The reins were tangled in the buckles of the metal bracer on his arm.

Alsvindr gnawed on his bit impatiently, and Anya said, “Hang on,” as she pulled her bracer from where it was fastened to her quiver strap.

Men saunter in for a ‘shot’ as other men drop in at a saloon on the way to business for a morning bracer.”

I don't have time for full armor, but I buckle on my chest plate and bracers.

Viewers might find a stiff bracer a necessity.