{"title":"Kote — Armored Sleeves","description":"\u003cp\u003eArmored sleeves — cloth over the arm, with iron plates and chainmail sewn onto it, running from shoulder to the back of the hand. The \u003cem\u003ekote\u003c\/em\u003e is the component that most often reveals whether armor was made by someone who understood the body.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDone well, a sleeve articulates: the elbow plate rides over the joint rather than fighting it, the chainmail between plates gives where it needs to, and the hand cover sits without catching. Done badly, it binds at the elbow within ten minutes, and no amount of good lacquer elsewhere compensates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEarly \u003cem\u003esamurai\u003c\/em\u003e often wore only one, on the bow arm, leaving the drawing arm free — a detail worth knowing if you are assembling a historically specific impression rather than a full suit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOurs come as matched pairs with plates, hand covers (\u003cem\u003etekkō\u003c\/em\u003e), and chainmail on a cotton or brocade backing, in lengths sized by arm measurement. Backing fabric can be matched to the rest of a suit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese wear out before anything else on a suit that gets used. Buying a spare pair is not excessive.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/armourbuy.com\/collections\/kote-armored-sleeves.oembed","provider":"ARMOURBUY","version":"1.0","type":"link"}