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Vamplate (defense for the hand on a lance)
Gauntlet
Close Helmet
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This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 373
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.
Marking: Stamped on the lower plate with the linden leaf mark of Matthes Deutsch, and with the "Landshuetl" mark of the city of Landshut.