{"title":"Suneate — Shin Guards","description":"\u003cp\u003eShin guards: vertical iron splints joined by chainmail, mounted on a padded cloth backing that wraps the lower leg and ties behind the calf. Simple, and almost unchanged across six centuries, because the design was right the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSuneate\u003c\/em\u003e were among the earliest components adopted by foot soldiers and among the last abandoned. A warrior could give up thigh armor, sleeves, even a face mask, but the shins were exposed to everything — spear shafts, horse hooves, and the sword strokes that came in low.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOurs are built as matched pairs with splints, chainmail, and knee covers where the form includes them. Some patterns add a leather panel at the inner calf to protect against saddle wear — the historical detail that tells you a suit was made for a rider.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSized by calf circumference and lower-leg length. Worn over \u003cem\u003etabi\u003c\/em\u003e and under the \u003cem\u003ehaidate\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe least glamorous component in the collection and the one most likely to be noticed if it is missing.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/armourbuy.com\/collections\/suneate-shin-guards.oembed","provider":"ARMOURBUY","version":"1.0","type":"link"}