# Pair of Vambraces (Arm Defenses) from a Costume Armor

- By: Kolman Helmschmid (German, Augsburg 1471–1532)
- Date: ca. 1525
- Medium: Steel, copper alloy, gold
- Classification: Armor Parts
- Dimensions: As mounted with top lames (29.158.363a, b), right: H. 24 3/4 in. (62.9 cm); W. 14 1/8 in. (35.8 cm); D. 11 3/8 in. (29 cm); Wt. 7 lb. 4.95 oz. (3315 g); left: H. 25 1/8 in. (64 cm); W. 12 1/4 in. (31 cm); D. 13 in. (33.2 cm); Wt. 7 lb.…
- Culture: German, Augsburg
- Credit line: Mrs. Stephen V. Harkness Fund, 1926
- Museum: [The Metropolitan Museum of Art](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/22949)
- Rights: [Public domain (Open Access, CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/aa/web-large/DP298837.jpg
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