Hourglass gaunts.

MigueldZ · Post by **MigueldZ** » Thu May 12, 2005 10:31 am

Is there any evidence of solid (forge welded or raised from one piece) hourglass gaunts or were they all riveted together at the cuff?

InsaneIrish · Post by **InsaneIrish** » Thu May 12, 2005 10:39 am

Actually I think the forge welded, one piece raised ones are the extant examples. The riveted ones are modern and done for cost reasons.

Alcyoneus · Post by **Alcyoneus** » Thu May 12, 2005 12:30 pm

Both are period.

Hm, that may depend on how you define 'hourglass'...

MigueldZ · Post by **MigueldZ** » Thu May 12, 2005 1:14 pm

Ok, thanks.

Alcyoneus, whatcha mean? I'm sure I'm not up on the right terminology.

Zanetto · Post by **Zanetto** » Thu May 12, 2005 5:45 pm

If you mean gauntlets from the late fourteenth century, I have yet to see an example of a cuff that was not formed from a single piece. If your definiton of hourglass includes the gauntlets from the first quarter of the fifteenth century, then there were cuffs made from two pieces.

Cheers,
Rob

Brian W. Rainey · Post by **Brian W. Rainey** » Thu May 12, 2005 8:01 pm

What Zanetto said.

Of the ~20+ examples of 14th century gauntlets in the "hourglass" style of which I am aware.... none have a riveted joint at the wrist.