I was hoping for some help on an arm I am trying to make, its a loose copy of the typical 1440 Milanese left arm, I haven't been able to handle originals or take the measurements I want so I was trying to make this using pictures alone, as you will see I haven't made much armour. The question I had was what is the typical width of a couter, the piece I have made (pictured below) has a couter 5" wide narrowing to 4" at the lower cannon, It just seems to bulky to me but any narrower I think I would struggle to move well in it.
If it helps my elbow is 4" wide with my arm out stretched I am a fairly normal build.
Many Thanks
Ian



