12-06-2007, 11:11 PM
That's right- I do now remember reading of that idea Jim although now having worn the thing, I can't say I really agree; the thumb doesn't seem to me to be really in much danger as the guard protects it, and the exposed portion of the arm doesn't seem excessively exposed really- in fact it's less so when bent than if the guard covers the front because then the bent elbow projects rather further. The main reason I saw the forward end as being for the back of the hand as opposed to over the thumb is that the shortest lame from Newstead is exactly the right length to cover my hand while holding a sword, and the taper fits the lines of the arm as I've worn it quite naturally.
Either way I suppose, it's a very simple matter of bending the thing a little differently for however one cares to wear it- another great feature of the thinner lames :wink:
Either way I suppose, it's a very simple matter of bending the thing a little differently for however one cares to wear it- another great feature of the thinner lames :wink:
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