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Hello all,
I have a quick question.
I know several manicae were found with plates to protect the hand of the wearer. But did all manicae that were found have such a handguard?
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The Bowe Manica, dating to approximately 400AD in England, indeed had a plate to protect the hand and the thumb of the handle. The Carlisle Manica had a plate to protect the back of the hand.
However, I do not know if all did, I can think of a few examples that didn't (of course they could always be missing plates) but I cannot recall the names.
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Several manica have been found with hand/finger coverage? I didn't even know we had recovered more than a few specimens that were complete enough. Hand/finger coverage although existing, wasn't universal
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I would agree that most did not - in the east (I believe there was a find at Dura Europos? correct me if I'm wrong of course) that did not. The Carlisle Manica had a plate that protected the back of the hand up to about the knuckles, while the Bowe manica protected both the thumb and back of the hand.
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Manicae did not protect your "hand" per se. They protected your index finger and a SMALL part of the back of your hand. So if you hold your sword pointing up and forward, it would defend against slashes coming downward on your hand.
Do any of you have info on this "Bowe Manica"? Google provided nothing. Literally.
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Mike, are you even capable of providing NOT useful information? I seriously doubt it. Cheers!
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