In pictures: Prosthetics through time



Once thought to have belonged to a German knight, Gotz von Berlichingen, who lost his arm at the battle of Landshut in 1503 and had his armourer make a metal replacement. However, it has been shown that the knight lost his right arm, whereas this prosthetic is for the left.

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