The retiarius was lightly armoured, wearing an arm guard (manica) and a shoulder guard (galerus).
In close quarters, the net-man had only his galerus shoulder guard for defence; its design forced him to keep his head ducked down behind it.
The retiarius is the most readily identifiable gladiator type, due to his signature equipment: arm guard (manica), shoulder guard (galerus), net (rete), trident (fuscina or tridens), and dagger (pugio).
"We didn't do jihad to have a gun on the shoulder guarding foreigners' bad habits," he said.
Umpires sweat more than ballplayers, especially since they wear a mask, chest protector, shoulder guards, shoes with golf cleats & steel tips on the toes.
Its basic sartorial components included shoulder guards, shin guards, sleeves, thigh protectors, a skirt and a chest protector, along with a helmet, gloves, mask and boots, and a cushioning layer of silk underwear.
Christie's notes: "To say it is screen-used is difficult as there would be several production-made helmets, masks and shoulder guards, just to cope with the sheer intensity and requirements of filming".
Across the road, a boy of around 13 stands watching out at the city's buzzing business district and across the Guanabara Bay, pistol gleaming in his pocket, an AK-47 slung over his shoulder, guarding against a possible police invasion on their territory.
They were laden with helmets, shin pads, shoulder guards, tear gas, and firearms.
Archaeologists have excavated three engraved shoulder guards from the gladiator barracks at Pompeii: one is engraved with illustrations of an anchor, a crab, and a dolphin; another with cupids and the head of Hercules; and a third with weapons and the inscription RET/SECUND ("retiarius, second rank").
Make shoulder guards to know how to make them.
