Gauntlet (glove)
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A gauntlet is a type of glove that protects the hand and wrist of a combatant.
Almain rivet gauntlets of Emperor Maximilian I, c. 1514. Museum of Fine Arts (Kunsthistorisches Museum), Vienna
Pair of gauntlets, Germany, late 16th century
Gauntlets, about 1614. V&A Museum no. 1386&A-1888
Japanese (samurai) Edo period gauntlets (han kote).
Plate armour
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Plate armour is a historical type of personal body armour made from bronze, iron, or steel plates, culminating in suits of armour which entirely or mostly encased the wearer. Full plate steel armour d
Gauntlet (glove)
…during combat but offered no protection against crushing blows. It wasn't until the early 14th century that armorers began to design fully articulated plate armor: along with this development of the use of plates as a means of protecting the body from blows was the development of hand protection in the form of…
Full plate armour for man and horse commissioned by Sigismund II Augustus of Poland, held at the Livrustkammaren in Stockholm, Sweden (1550s).
Bronze muscle cuirass, Italy, c. 350–300 BC
A Japanese 16th–17th century suit of plate armour with a western-style cuirass (nanban dō gusoku)
Italian suit of armour with sallet, c. 1450, by Antonio Missaglia from Canzo.