- 1360
Couter is pointed in shape and is generally articulated with two or three
lames , but sometimes no lames are present, generally attributed to Italian workshops as opposed to the German method of attaching the couter via internal leather straps.- 1360 Disc-shaped couter
wings give way to heart-shaped wings.- 1360 Tulip-shaped
vambraces formed in Italian examples, bulging to match the form of the forearm muscle and flared to accommodate the wrist.- ~1360s developed the sliding
vambrace that could turn in the articulation to accommodate a greater range of arm movement and a reinforce was sometimes added to the vambrace just ahead of the
couter - ~1395 development of the
pauldron , where the
spaulder was enlarged to cover more of the armpit and part of the back and chest.
