Rerebrace
Armour piece protecting the upper arm
A rerebrace (sometimes known as an upper cannon) is a piece of armour designed to protect the upper arms (above the elbow). Splint rerebraces were a feature of Byzantine armour in the early medieval period. The rerebrace seems to have re-emerged in England, in the early 14th century. As part of the full plate armour of the Late Middle Ages and Renaissance the rerebrace was a tubular piece of armour between the shoulder defences (spaulder or pauldron) and the elbow protection (couter).
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- Pauldron and Rerebrace MET LC-04 3 111-003.jpg by Unknown author, CC0
- Upper Arm Defense (Rerebrace) MET 29.150.59 001august2014.jpg by Unknown author, CC0
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