Gauntlets

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This model of gauntlets is made after certain historical references -
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effigies; dated of second part of the 14 century. It is so-called two-part gauntlets which consist of the articulations for the fingers, and a broad prolonged plate which covered the back of the hand and the wrist, also referred as cuff in hourglass; here-part ; model of gauntlets. Spikes on knuckles imitated with rivets, the same decoration laces the edge of the cuff.

As well, there are punctured leather straps on the tips fasten your gloves worn under gauntlets.

SOME HISTORICAL INFORMATION ON GAUNLETS YOU PROBABLY HAVE ALREADY READ OF:)
If read the first time only, I'd be glad to assist here

The Armour for the Hands was called Gauntlets, from a French word of that import.
The Gauntlets were sometimes of chainmail, but more frequently of small plates of iron, rivetted together to turn each movement of your hand free, providing complete protection. Some Gauntlets enclosed the whole hand, others were divided into fingers, each finger consisting of eight to ten smaller overlapping scales ; the inside gloved with buff leather. The division into fingers took place about the reign of Queen Elizabeth ( in Britain).Some Gauntlets cuffs reach a bit higher than the wrist.
Early gauntlets were made of chain mail, as well. Later gauntlets had hinges to ease movements of the hand. As part of their armor, knights wore leather glove covered with steel plates.
The Gauntlets of the fourteenth century exhibit a similar progress to the rest of the armour, beginning in chain-mail and ending in plate, offering as they advance various experimental examples in scale-work, stud-work, splintwork and other fabrics. In the second quarter of the 14 century we find gauntlets in which the cuff is formed of scales, of splints, or of leather only. About the middle of the century arose the use of plate gauntlets, the fingers being articulated, the remainder of a broad piece or pieces. These were principally of two kinds, which we may call the two-part and the three-part gauntlets. The two-part consisted of the articulations for the fingers, and a broad plate which covered the back of the hand and the wrist. The three-part had the articulated fingers, a plate for the back of the hand, and another plate forming a cuff. But best of all is the relic at Canterbury, the pair of gauntlets of this fashion, which once belonged to the Black Prince, and which still retain the interior glove of leather, forming a necessary part of their construction.
Another curious device was that of arming the knuckles of the gauntlets with spikes (gads or gadlings), by which they became weapons as well as defences. The real gauntlets of the Black Prince have gads on the middle of the fingers, while at the base of them are little figures of lions or leopards.
Towards the close of the century appears a singular ornament: the last joints of the gauntlet are formed in imitation of the nails of the finger.

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steel, if you edit your post,& place spaces between the image links, or hit the return button they will all fit on the screen & make the text you took the time to type readable. it looks to be a good post, but is a pain to read.

thank you

[Gaston de Clermont]

Beautiful!

[Sneblot]

Your gauntlets are really nice I hope when I get round to making some they look as good as that.

[Otto von Teich]

Those look great!

[steel-mastery]

Thanks

Nice to know that you like them:)

(Sorry for overlook in posting, supose because of large screen I have)