Espada De Concha is a shell type guard consisting of at least one shell or more to protect the hand.

The shell guard is characterized by having at least one flat metal shape plate which can be either concave or convex to protect the hand either on the inner guard or the outer guard. A shell guard can have loops or rings in addition to the metal plate for additional protection but is still categorized as a shell guard. They can have one or two quillons with or without a knuckle guard.

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