Vamplate (Hand Guard for a Lance), ca. 1490, Landshut, German, Landshut, Steel, H. 16 3/8 in. (41.5 cm); W. 11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm), Shafted Weapons, The vamplate, for a lance used in the Scharfrennen (a joust fought on horseback with sharpened lances), has an upper plate designed to break away on impact, signaling to the judges and the audience a well-aimed hit
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Vamplate, Hand Guard, Lance, ca, 1490, Landshut, German, Steel, H, 16 3/8, 41.5 cm, W, 11, 28.9, Shafted Weapons, vamplate, lance, Scharfrennen, joust fought, horseback, sharpened lances, upper plate, designed, break away, impact, signaling, judges, audience, well-aimed hit
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