# Top Lames 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: Right: H. 11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm); W. 1 7/8 in. (4.7 cm); D. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm); left: H. 12 5/16 in. (31.3 cm); W. 2 in. (5 cm); D. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
- Culture: German, Augsburg
- Credit line: Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Funds from various donors, 1929
- Museum: [The Metropolitan Museum of Art](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/23307)
- Rights: [Public domain (Open Access, CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/aa/web-large/DP298836.jpg
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