[Ansteorra-rapier] Chain mail gauntlet
Jay Rudin
rudin at ev1.net
Mon Oct 29 16:14:40 PDT 2007
Gassion wrote:
> Don Tivar, did you use the gauntlet on your sword hand? I don't think
> they
> were intended to be used with a sword. I think they were used as
> protection
> for the open hand when in-fighting, blade grabing, hand parries, and
> commanding techniques. But, I've been wrong before.
It's not the intent, but when you lose your right hand, you fight on with
your left, chain-mail gauntlet not withstanding.
Robin of Gilwell / Jay Rudin
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