A bracer is a leather or plastic strap or sheath that covers the inside of an archer's arm to protect it from the moving bowstring. It is also known as an arm-guard, due to its purpose.

External links

• Encyclopedia of historical weapons
• Archer's Gear: The bracer – from La Belle Compagnie
• Bhutan Archery

Manufacturer websites

• BuckWing Products
• Neet Products
• Precision Shooting Equipment
• Ravenswood Leather – pictures of medieval style costume bracers
• Saunders Archery - USA
• Werner Beiter
• Win & Win Arcery

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