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Italian Close Helmet circa 1580 One-piece skull, visor, upper and lower bevor and 3 neck lames front and back. The skull rising to a tall roped comb (small holes near the top of the comb and one small brazed repair) swept slightly back, bordered by incised lines, with circular holes over the each ear in the form of a circle of 8 holes with a central hole. A plume holder is secured to the base of the skull around the back of the crest. The edges of the plume holder decorated with filed notches and cusps, the surface engraved with a series of lines forming downward pointed chevrons. Pointed visor with horizontal vision sight divided centrally, pointed lifting-peg fitting into the upper bevor. The upper bevor fits the visor exactly, the upper edge curved in at the back of the eyeslot. Pierced with circular breaths in the form of a circle of 8 holes with a central hole (matching the holes in the skull, but forming a larger circle). on the right and pivoted at the same points as the chin-piece. Chin-piece and upper bevor secured by hooks which engage in to flattened pegs pierced with a hole. Face hole of the chin-piece bordered by a roped inward-turned roll. Face edge of the skull plain with single engraved line. Lining rivets around the face hole flush on the outside. Three neck-plates at front and rear (lower two rear plates replaced), the bottom ones each with turned and roped border and an additional roped ridge parallel to the border. Similar to the helmet on B-13 from Mantova. Displayed as part of item number A-114. Weight: 6 pounds 11.2 ounces (3,045 g). Thickness: Ventail .040-.070 mostly .045-.055. Variable from one spot to the next. Skull mostly .035-.045 in the back and sides, thicker in front. Still quite variable but larger areas .050-.070. Bevor mostly .045-.060 with a few spots on the left side up to .09. In general relatively thin and quite variable. [inv. num. A-114a]
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Italian Breastplate and Backplate circa 1580 Breast-plate of deep peascod form with medial ridge and two embossed volutes at the top, armhole gussets, single plate skirt, and later fixed lance-rest (removed). Tall inward-turned, finely roped rolls at the neck and armholes. The armholes on the main plate have a line incised parallel to the edge. Fauld lame with incised line parallel to the upper edge and inward-turned roped roll central arch. Steel buckles at the shoulders. Back-plate shaped to the back, embossed with rounded ribs in the form of a 'V' towards the top and parallel to the arm holes. With incised vertical line at the center. Inward-turned, roped rolls at the neck, arms and on the edge of the narrow waist flare. Breast of heavier form, consistent with those made for cavalry use. Breast and back associated. Similar to those on B-13 from Mantova. Displayed as part of item number A-114. Breastplate - height 15 from base to center to neck hole. Width 10 in. at the waist and 13 1/2 in. under the arms. Neck roll 1/4 in. wide and 3/8 in. tall at the center. Backplate - height 14 3/4 in. width under the arms 14 3/4, 10 1/4 in. at the waist. 11 1/4 in at the upper edge. Breastplate - thickness at the outer edge .035 at the upper corner under the arm to .080 near the waist. At the holes for mounting the lance rest .075-.110, primarily in the .080-.095 range. Center .110-.130 in. Upper area thins to .055 in. at the upper corner, but generally .070-.085 in. Peascod thins to .055 at some spots, but generally .065-.080 near the center. Overall, the center is app. .125 in. thick, tapers out to .070-.080 in. at the sides before thinning to app. .060 in. very near the edge and top. Backplate - varies between .022 in. and .060 in. Most of the area is .030 in. to .040 in. Thickness is much more variable. It does not seem to be intentionally thickened in any specific area. [inv. num. A-114b]
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Italian Gorget circa 1580 Gorget of two main plates with single neck-lames at the front and rear. The outer edges of the main plates are bordered by a half roll and recessed border, the half roll roped. The neck edge of the main plates with matching roped half-rolls. The neck plates with roped full rolls. The neck plates are secured by an internal hinge at the left and a pin in the rear plate engaging a hole in the front plate on the right. The main plates are secured by a turning hook on the right which engages in a keyhole slot. Very similar to that on Corselet II.47 in the Royal Armouries (illustrated on plate LIX in European Armour in the Tower of London). The large round rivets are replacements, likely from a 20th c. refit. At the time the upper neck plates were secured to hte main plates using the holes intended for leathers and the outer false rivet. The left side of the main plates have holes which would have been a pivot. Since the piece no longer has leathers, this allows the gorget to open. The hinge securing the neck plates on the left appears to be a replacement, likely from the same restoration as the large headed rivets. Displayed as part of item number A-114. Measurements: Top of collar 6 in. wide and 6 3/16 in front to back. 11 1/4 in. wide at the widest part of the back. Thickess of the main plate generally .030-.040, the collar plate .020-.030. Weight 1 pound 9.6 ounces (725g). [inv. num. A-114c]
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Tassets circa 1580 Two tassets each of five upward-lapping lames. Well matched in form, style and size. The rounded bottom edge of the final lame with a full inward turn and parallel ridge, each roped. The ends of each plate with roped half-rolls. Each tasset with a central crease and small filed notch at the center of the top edge. Remains of single engraved lines parallel to the upper edge of each plate. Upper edges also beveled. Tassets originally designed for 3 buckles, re-fitted for 2 buckles to match the fauld lame on the breastplate A-114b. Right tasset with 2 notch assembly marks on inside of the plates. These are located on the bottom of the plates - including the bottom plate where they are filed into the inside of the roll. Displayed as part of item number A-114. Right shows that the plates were originally secured by two leathers (front and center) and a line of sliding rivets at the outer edge. Left was originally different. It may have been constructed like the tassets on item number A-306 - with two lines of rivets (front and outside) and a central leather. When it was last assembled, it had two leathers (front and center) and pivoting rivets at the outside. There are enough spare holes which are empty or which contain rivets from various modern periods that the exact original configuration is not certain. When purchased with the suit, these were coated inside and out in varnish. The images show what this looked like after several decades. It was not a wise decision. As the varnish aged, it cracked and rust formed underneath. The varnish has also browned. During a restoration (late 19th- mid 20th c. before or when the piece was varnished) rivets replaced. One leather replaced with solid rivets. Separated right tasset shows the state after removal of the structural (modern) rivets and a very light cleaning to remove the varnish and surface rust. Thickness: Bottom plate of the right tasset - .040-.050, 4th plate of the right tasset - .035-.045, top plate .023-.040 (mostly .035). [inv. num. A-114d]
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Two Arms with pauldrons mid 16th c. Pauldrons formed of a large main plate and two underlapping upper plates which extend forward over the chest and back over the back and two additional small plates below that underlap the central plate and connect to the upper plate of the rotating collar of the arms. The outer edges of the pauldron plates with inward turned, roped rolls and a recessed border. Each pauldron has a buckle at the center line of the top plate which would be used to secure the pauldrons to the gorget. In this instance, there is a strap securd to the inside of the pauldron that would engage the buckle. This appears to be a method that was used, but I expect that it was not done orignally on these. Arms of closed upper and lower canons articulated to elbow cops with lames above and bellow (one each on the right arm, two each on the left). Cops of deep rounded form and large wings that wrap half way around the inside of the elbow. Center of the cop with a large raised roped ridge that extends through the center of the wing. Upper canons formed of two tubular plates forming a rotating collar. Each plate closed by an overlapping and riveted seam. The upper plate with raised ridge that engages a flared edge on the top of the lower plate. Lower canons formed of two plates joined by two exterior hinges at the back and a pin on the interior plate that engages a hole in the outer plate. Each with an interior turned and roped roll at the wrist. The lames, cop and lower edge of the rotating collar on the left with cusps filed into the exposed edges. The pauldrons well matched, almost a pair. The arms less well matched, but likely from the same period. It appears that the left arm and pauldron were originally a unit, the right likely associated - the arm and lower lames of the pauldron having been mated to the upper three lames of the pauldron. The central roped ridge and style of the wings indicate that these arms are almost certainly from the mid 16th c. and Italain or Flemish in origin. These are well matched to item number A-1. The condition as purchased makes them look similar to item number A-114, with which they are initially displayed. [inv. num. A-339]
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Italian Gauntlets circa 1550-1580 A pair of fingered gauntlets. Pointed cuffs of one piece with a central crease and joined at the inside of the wrist by 2 flush rivets. The seam stepped so that the outside is flush. The cuff is flared evenly thoughout its length. The outer edge of the cuff is bordered by a roped inward roll and a recessed border. The border includes a raised central ridge. The roll, central ridge and recessed border with single engraved lines. The back of hand is formed of 4 narrow plates toward the wrist and one wider plate at the knuckle. Each of the plates has a central crease with a notch in the edge aligned with the crease and a pair of incised lines parallel to the visible edge. The ends of the metacarpal plates have a shallow semi-circular extension with a small notch cut at the end of the extension. The extension allows the rivets to be mostly aligned with the edge of the plates. The knuckles are covered by a single plate with a central raised and roped ridge and the outer edge is shaped to the fingers. Thumbs of one large plate with a raised central tear-drop and scales covering the thumb. The main thumb plate is attached to the larger metacarpal plate by a hinge with one rivet on each end. The metacarpal plates are slightly boxed. Small finger and thumb plates replaced. Fingers re-leathered. Rivets replaced. Cleaned over-all. Cuff at the wrist roughly three and one half inches in diameter. Outer edge of the cuff tear-drop shaped 6 inches by 5 one half inches. Cuff 5 inches long at the point and 2 inches long at the inside of the wrist. Metacarpal app. 4 inches across at the knuckle plate. [inv. num. A-46]
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Closed burgonet circa 1620 Two piece skull joined at the high flat crest with a roll. The crest flat, with a thickness mimicing the roll. Roll formed with the right side rolling over the left side. Base of the roll with a narrow rounded recess similar to the rolls on other parts of the harness. The front and back of the bowl with flat overlapping seams at the ends of the crest. Bevor and brim pivoted at a common point. Base of the skull and bevor with a row of lining rivets. The bevor and skull each with a single large neck lame secured to the skull and bevor with solid rivets on each side, the outer edge with simple inward turns bordered by a row of lining rivets. Visor, brim and hooks excellent replacements by Albert Collins - master armourer in Sweden. [inv. num. A-331-a]
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Gorget circa 1620 Formed of a single plate front and back with a low extension at the neck. Top edge of the neck with a simple inward turn. Large front plate extending to a rounded point. Lower edges of the plates with simple bumps simulating a roll. Plates secured by a rivet on the left and keyhole slot and peg at the right. Right side with older and new repairs to stabilize the keyhole and peg. Carries a pair of steel plate mounted rectangular loops to secure the straps to which the pauldrons are buckled. Straps new. One mount likely new. Other mount? [inv. num. A-331-b]
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Breast and back circa 1620 Well matched breast and back. Breast with with a central crease extending to a simple, narrow peascod at the waist. The bottom of the breast flared to carry the tassets. Neck and arm holes with simple inward turned rolls. Right side of the breast with a small proof mark. Breast of heavier, shot proof weight. Well matched backplate formed to the shoulder blades and with simple inward turns at the neck and arms, and narrow flare at the waist bordered by a narrow inward turned roll with a narrow recess. Recess bordered by a row of rivets to secure a lining strip. Breast with replaced leather straps at the shoulders. Back with matching rectangular buckles mounted with pointed metal mounting plates at each shoulder. Breast and back secured at the sides by a peg in the backplate and hinged mounts in the breastplate. These are an older replacement for the original waist belt that would have been secured to the backplate at each side at the (now filled) holes. [inv. num. A-331-c]
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Arms and Pauldrons circa 1620 Two well matched arms. Pauldrons of 7 plates the center one (third from the top) larger and overlapping the upper and lower plates. The top three plates extended to cover the shoulder and overlap the breast and back plate. The outer edge of these plates with a simple inward turned roll bordered by a narrow, rounded recess and a line of rivets that secure remains of a lining leather. The bottom four plates shaped to the arm. The seven plates creased vertically at the center. Top 3 plates secured front and back with pivoting rivets. The upper plates include interior leathers to limit movement. Two in the case of the left and one in the right. The bottom five secured by sliding rivets at the back and leathers at the center and front. Permanently secured to the arms with turning collar. Turning collar engaging a closed upper canon. Closed lower canon formed of an inner and outer plate with a simple inward turned roll at the wrist (the left with a matching turn at the elbow), the plates secured by a pair of hinges at the back and pin at the front. Bracelet couter with central horizontal crease in the cop and wing bordered by a plain inward turn matching the pauldrons. The bracelet is closed by a riveted seam at the back. The cop is secured to the canons by one plate above and one plate below. All overlapping edges of the plates with rough bevels bordered by a single engraved line. The left slightly longer. [inv. num. A-331-d]
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Gauntlets circa 1580 One piece bell cuffs with 4 plate back of hand and a knuckle plate with a raised roped ridge. Hand plates with a single engraved line parallel to the edge. Cuffs with lightly roped inward turned rolls with parallel recessed border at the edge. Main thumb plate secured to the metacarpal by a leather strip. Scaled fingers and thump plates secured to leather. Restorations to the cuffs, fingers and thumbs by David Hewitt in 2021. Associated with the rest of the harness in 2021. Reasonably well matched, but liklely Italian and earlier. [inv. num. A-331-e]
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Tassets circa 1620 Designed to be worn in two configurations, long and short. The two parts secured to each other by a keyhole and peg at the outside and smaller keyhole and turning pin at the center. The overall tassets extending from the base of the breastplate to covering the knee with a polyene with single lower plate. Secured to the breastplate by (newer) hinged hasps. The upper tassets formed of a larger first plate with a central horizontal crease where the line changes from that of the flare on the bottom of the breastplate to the more vertical line of the pendant tassets. This top plate is overlapped by four narrow plates and a final longer plate. The bottom edge of the final plate with a narrow inward turn bordered by a narrow semi-circular recess. This allows the front of the roll to be roughly aligned with the body of the plate so that the lower tasset plates will align correctly. The lower formed of four narrow plates with one larger plate at the bottom which carries a poleyne of 4 plates. The main poleyn plate with a rounded wing on the outside with a simple inward turned roll the cop edges forming a blunt point at the center of the top and bottom. This is articulated to the main plates by a single lame top and bottom, the center of the upper lame rising to a point mimicing that on the cop. The lowest plate formed to the knee at the top and with a simple inward turn on the lower arched edge. The tassets currently secured by a central leather and rivets at the inside and outside. The inside line of rivets would originally have been a leather. Thickness: measurements taken from the lower half of the left tasset - "large" plate above the knee lame .021-.042 in. top lame .038-.055 in. cop .034-.051 in. [inv. num. A-331-f]
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Gorget circa 1560 South German, probably Augsburg. Of bright steel composed of 4 plates front and back. The top one with inwardly-turned and roped roll, the bottom one drawn down to a blunt point in the front. Hinged on the left side with an integral hinge in the top collar plate and a rivet in the main plates. Secured by a rivet on the rear plate engaging a keyhole in the front plate and two pins engaging holes in the upper plate on the right. Two pins are relatively rare. This may be to keep the upper plates aligned perfectly if the collar is meant to engage a roll on the bottom of the helmet. The upper one is secured to the rear plate and engages a hole in the front plate, the lower one is secured to the front plate and engages a hole in the rear plate. The top corners of the second rear plate are notched to allow the gorget to open, the plates to fit nicely and still allow for an overlap. With brass-capped rivets throughout. The rivets that secure the straps for the pauldrons are modern. The other rivets may be original, which would make the leathers original. Possibly some form of mark on the main front plate. Very nice form with tapering neck plates. The gorget includes two straps for securing the pauldrons which appear to be later replacements. Details of the contruction including the difference in thickness between the front and back plates, the double pins, beveled edges, inset hinge, brass capped rivet heads and finished edges of the inner plates indicate this likely formed part of a high quality armour. This is very similar to the gorget on Wallace A45 catalogued as A45.02 and WAM 2014.1175.2 formerly in the John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection. The leathers are old and collapsed so the images do not show the plates sitting as they should. The gorget should be much taller. Ex. Coll. Peter Parsons (2011), Robin Wigington (1977), Part of a South German armour sold by Sotheby , Co. London 12 Feb. 1974, lot 172. 10 3/4 in wide at the back, 8 3/4 in wide at the front. Thickness varies on the front main plate between 0.070 in. and 0.095 in. It is generally in the 0.080 in. range. The main rear plate is thinner - 0.040 in. to 0.055 in, mostly .040-050. Weight: 2 pounds 8 ounces (1,130 g) [inv. num. A-201]
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Almain collar circa 1540 Three plates front and rear. Upper plates with inward turned, roped border at the neck (turn at least somewhat of jelly-roll form and fine very angular roping), secured by an integral hinge on the left and pin on the right (there are two holes on the right side, the top one secured to the rear plate and engaging the hole in the front plate). Main front and rear plates with triple raised lines curving up to a central point. Originally part of an almain collar, right side with a turning hook to secure the leather for the right shoulder. Cleaned and re-blacked. Together with (detached) shoulder defense for the left shoulder of 6 plates. The lower plate with an inward turned ropped roll, buckle and raised flutes ensuite with the main plates. All aparently originally finished bright. Collar cleaned, re-leathered and with modern blackened finish. Shoulder cleaned and preserved but not restored. Remains of old leather at the front and center. The center of the front of the gorget and the shoulder creased, edges beveled and notched at the center. Buckle mounted to the front of the lower shoulder plate with a decorated plate. There is a slot behind the buckle which was probably used to secure the end of the strap. The shoulder plates of typical form - the top plate basically flat, the next dished more than the others, the next 3 lightly dished. The bottom plate slightly dished in the back half. The current shape of the shoulder is curled up due to deformation of the old leathers. This does mean that it illustrates how the arm could bend forward in use. From the Armoury of the Princely House of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, removed from Schloss Langenburg. Painted on the inside of the front and back plates of the gorget with inventory number 444. Weight: 2 pounds 5.4 ounces (1065g). [inv. num. A-247]
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Breast and back plates circa 1560 breast-plate with medial ridge drawn-out to a central point and with a separate waist lame forming a flange at the base, the upper edge prominently turned and roped above an inverted double ogee-shaped border, movable armhole gussets with edges roped en suite, single riveted skirt and back-plate with two small side plates, waist lame and culet all en suite with the breast-plate. Almost certainly from the same series and well matched in style. Both the breast and back of relatively heavy construction for munition pieces. The back may be from a somewhat shorter cuirass. The rolls on the breastplate and gussets are nicely tapered and elegantly roped. Roping changes direction at the center where the center is accented with a central bump with roping. Bottom of the fauld and culet lames with inward turned roped rolls. Ends of the rolls on the backplate under the arms and on the culet terminate allowing for easy overlap under the breastplate. Originally rough from the hammer and blackened. Breast marked with 5 round punch marks near the neck and 4 chisel marks on the inside of the neck roll. Lightly cleaned. Most rivets replaced. Some do appear to be original. There are four rivets that secure the breast to the waist lame which have remnants of pewter rosette washers, patches and some laminations secured with original rivets. Re-leathered. Buckles replaced. There are some internal patches. Two apparently modern patches in the fauld lame. Two in the backplate appear to be working life. One at one end of the culet is modern. There are some marks near the center of the breastplate that resemble those left by arrows impacting armour. Measurements: Breast varies in front between .17 and .21 in tapering down to .12 at the sides. Fauld lame varies somewhat randomly between .030 and .060, mostly .045-.055. Main plate of the back varies .05 in. to .10, mostly .06-.08 except at the sides. Culet lame .04-.06 thinning to .03 at the sides. Atypically there seems to be some attempt to thin the backplate on the sides. This continues into the small additional side plates that are .04-.05 thick. The thickest part of the main plate is in the lower left.Weight: Breast 8 pounds 11.2 ounces (3.950 kg), back 4 pounds 10.8 ounces (2.125 kg). [inv. num. A-291]
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German fingered Gauntlet (possibly Brunswick) circa 1540-60 Long, pointed cuff formed with a gentle even flare over the entire length of the cuff. Central point. Border rolled and roped with an additional double row of raised decoration. Lining rivets around the edge of the cuff. Back of the hand covered by 5 articulated plates, the final plate larger than the rest. Knuckle plate decorated with a roped ridge with additional decorative grooves at the end and center. Thumb plate attached by a hinge. Fluted plate joining the knuckle plate to the fingers. One finger remaining. Interior cuff plate missing. Originally it would have been secured by a hinge on one side (half of the hinge remains) and a pin on the other side that would have engaged in the hole in the outer plate. A gauntlet of similar form with similar edge decoration is in the Keinbusch collection in Philadelphia. Weight: 15.2 ounces (425g). [inv. num. A-28]
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Two elbow gauntlets circa 1550-1575 Two gauntlets of similar form. Gauntlet cuffs decorated with arched raised 'white' bands instead of the more usual bands parallel to the edge. With older black paint. Measurements: Weights: right gauntlet 1 pound 6.4 ounces (635 g), left gauntlet 1 pound 8.8 ounces (695 g) [inv. num. A-156-e-f]
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Gauntlet finger circa 1370-1400 English. Three finger plates from a fourteenth century English gauntlet, most likely an hourglass gauntlet. Comprising the first, knuckle and second plates. Main plates decorated with raised ridges at the center bordered by pairs of engraved lines. First plate with slightly domed areas at both ends bordered with a lightly engraved line. Third plate with a slightly domed area at the front that is bent down slightly. Knuckle of domed form with a raised ridge the edges with an engraved line parallel to the edge with plain file decoration like simple roping. Each plate with two rivets to secure them to the foundation arranged down the length of the main plates and on the sides of the knuckle plates. Made of iron. Old, mostly stable oxidized finish on the exterior. Found at Queenhithe, London. Publications:
Measurements: First plate 2 3/32 in. long, 1 3/32 in. wide at the back end, 7/8 in wide at the front (measured at the very end before the corners are beveled back). Knuckle 1 3/16 in wide, 31/32 long at the side, 15/16 at the center. Third plate 1 3/4 in. long, 1 in wide at the back and 7/8 in wide at the line demarking the shaped area at the end where it starts tapering more. All width measurements performed flat under the curved plates. Thickness: generally .040-.050 with some thick spots up to .060 in. Weight: 1.2 ounces (30g). [inv. num. A-236]
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German Gauntlet (part) circa 1490-1500 Finger, knuckle and 1 1/2 metacarpal plates of a German Gothic mitten gauntlet. The finger lames are fluted to simulate fingers, the knuckle plate with rounded and creased knuckles. The first metacarpal plate is fluted with v-shaped puckers to accommodate the flutes in the knuckle and finger lames. There is half of the hinge used to attach the thumb plate, and half of the second metacarpal plate remaining. Each of the articulations is formed with sliding rivets with slots app. 1/4 in. long. 2 rivets have been lost, the parts held together by bolts. Formerly in the collection of Leonard Heinrich - armourer to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY. Thickness: Generally around .030 in. The back of hand plate is pretty consistently .028-.032. The knuckle plate varies more, generally .025-.030, the finger plates vary even more - .020-030. The hinge is folded over. The overall thickness of the two layers is .060 at the bend, the actual metal is likely a little thinner. The pin is .090 in diameter, the hinge is .450 wide at the pin. The partial plate is 3/4 in. wide at the center, .7 in. at near the bulge at the end, .85 at the bulge for the rivet. The second finger plate is just over 1 in. wide. The first plate is app. 1 1/16 in. wide. The main hand plate is 2 in wide at the first knuckle tapering to 1 11/16ths at the fourth knuckle. Weight: 4.6 ounces (130 grams) There are often questions about how the flutes can work through the range of movement, esp. where the knuckles interact with the metacarpal. The last two images posted show the interaction between the metacarpal and knuckle plates when the hand is straight and when the sliding rivets are fully compressed and fully extended. These show that they really don't work all that well when fully compressed and straight. They do look and work pretty well when somewhat bent and extended. This is just sort of the nature of movement when one plate has tapering flutes. [inv. num. A-47]
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German black and white mitten gauntlets circa 1530-50 Short, almost straight cuffs formed of 2 plates rivited together. Cuff with rolled, roped and recessed border. Black surface rough from the hammer. White areas raised and ground smooth. Back of the hand formed of 5 plates. Knuckle plate fromed with a raised and roped ridge. Fingers covered by 5 articulated plates. Raised bands are normally associated with Augsburg. These gauntlets are relatively crudely formed, most likely for an arsenal armour. Small thumb lames replaced. Weights: left 1 pound 2.6 ounces (525 g), right 1 pound 3.4 ounces (550 g). [inv. num. A-26]
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Pair of finger gauntlets. late 16th-early 17th century Probably Augsburg. Of blackened steel, each comprising a flared, boxed cuff with low medial ridge, and slender turned and roped border with a line of domed brass-headed rivets, roped boss over the ulna, seven overlapping metacarpal plates, a knuckle plate embossed over each knuckle, and an additional plate to which the fingers are secured all articulated with domed brass-headed rivets, overlapping finger plates riveted to leathers, separate hinged thumb guards and leather wrist straps with iron buckles. The final metacarpal plate is wider than the rest and is formed to the knuckle plate. Most of the rivets in the cuff, metacarpal and thumb are original. Remains of lining leathers. The wrist strap and buckle on the right appear to be original, the one on the left later (possibly working life) repair. Some finger lames original (most often these are all modern replacements). The cuffs are formed of an inner and outer plate, riveted together. The inner plate is boxed to go over the vambrace but fit close the wrist. There are assembly marks in the metacarpal plates. The plate to which the finger leathers are secured has pairs holes at the inner edge for attachment of the finger leathers (these are not currently used, instead they are attached by single rivets at the center of the plate). Provenance: The collection of John Wilmot. Weight: right 1 pound 0.4 ounces (465g), left 1 pound 3.6 ounces (560g). [inv. num. A-121]
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Mitten Gauntlet late 16th century Of russet steel. Hand formed of 5 overlapping plates articulated to allow the wrist to bend down and up. Fingers covered by mitten plates formed of 5 separate plates, the final one with a narrow, inwardly turned, roped roll. Hand joined to the fingers by a roped knuckle plate. Cuff of slightly tapered tubular form made from an inner and outer plate. There is a small roll on the inside of the elbow. This was most likely intended to be used without a vambrace as a simple elbow gauntlet. The end of the cuff has a line of rivets to secure a leather strip, the terminal finger plate has a line of rivets to secure the glove and there are remains of a palm strap secured to the main hand plate. Half of the hinge for the thumb remains. The articulations on this gauntlet are very well executed. The rivets appear to be original. From the George F. Harding Collection, previously ex collection Henry Griffith Keasby. 14 5/8 in long. Thickness - cuff .030-.042 back of hand .040-.050 fingers .025-.040 primarily around .032. Measurements: Close inspection of the finger lames shows the center of the lames are 1.1-1.3 in. wide, the thumb side at the bend are just under an inch and the other side app. .93 in. Rivet tabs are app. .2 in. Weight 1 pound 4.8 ounces (585 g). [inv. num. A-122]
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Gauntlet circa 1580 For the right hand. With flared cuff drawn out to a point in the center with one large fixed inner plate and a smaller additional plate on the inside of the wrist secured to the larger plate by two sliding rivets. There are two small holes at the center. These were likely to allow the small plate to be secured to the liner so that it would extend when the hand moved. The outer edge of the cuff with an inward-turned roped border. The outer wrist covered by two plates - the second larger and with an embossed ulna. Five plates over the back of hand and six plates over the fingers. The back of hand and fingers joined by a knuckle plate. The knuckle and finger plates embossed to simulate fingers. Decorated with incised lines. Iron rivets capped in brass. There is a strap and buckle at the wrist and an additional strap securing the fingers. There are signs of an additional palm strap. Old leather remains at the finger tips, end of the cuff and at the back of the wrist. This gauntlet appears to be original and untouched since its working life apart from a recent cleaning. There are some small, old modifications. One of the rivets securing the cuff to the first wrist lame has torn out and been replaced with one that also secures the buckle for the wrist strap. The rivets securing the final two finger plates and the leather strap are also more crude than the rest of the rivets. The thumb has been lost but half of the hinge remains. This gauntlet is very similar to A271 in the Wallace collection (identified as of Brunswick origin and c. 1560) Weight: 1 pound 10.4 ounces (745 g). [inv. num. A-196]
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German Gauntlet circa 1580 Probably Brunswick. For the right hand. With flared cuff drawn out to a rounded point. Seven plates over the back of hand and four plates over the fingers. The knuckle and finger plates embossed to simulate fingers. Decorated with incised lines. Iron rivets capped in brass. The back of hand plates extend to cover the base of the thumb. The metacarpal plates include a set of false rivets simulating the end of the plates on a gauntlet built with a separate thumb defense. These line up with the rivet that secures the last hand plate. The metacarpal and finger plates are joined by a knuckle plate embossed to simulate knuckles. Part of the cuff plate is missing along with the inner plate. The cuff and back of hand plates are decorated by recessed lines. Many rivets with brass caps. One lining rivet with a rosette washer remains. From the Royal House of Hanover. Weight: 1 pound (455 g). Hand, finger and washers similar to gauntlets on item number 18 in the exhibition of Brunswick armor at the Tower of London in 1952. Decoration also matches other parts of the armor. [inv. num. A-197]
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Gauntlet circa 1600 Gauntlet. Full bell cuff. Metacarpal formed of articulated lames. Knuckle plate in the form of knuckles. Fingers and most of the thumb lacking. Base plate of the thumb protection remains. Shows atypical thumb protection used on some italian gauntlets where the entire thumb depends from a plate rivetted to the cuff instead of from a hinge attached to a metacarpal plate. Weight: 10.8 ounces (300g). [inv. num. A-78]
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Gauntlet circa 1620-30 English, Almost certainly Greenwich. Cuff of flared form with a small point at the center and with a central crease. The cuff is formed of a large, shaped outer plate and a small inner plate. The inner plate is fitted with a wrist plate that extends over the base of the thumb. The end of the cuff borndered by a plain inward roll, a recessed border and two parallel engraved lines. The forward edge of the inner thumb plate with a plain inward turn and a pair of engraved lines. The back of the hand and base of the thumb covered by five metecarpal plates and a plate shaped over the knuckles. The fingers and thumb covered by pointed scales with a longer scale covering the finger tip. The edges of all of large plates bordered by pairs of engraved lines. The finger plates bordered by single engraved lines. Lining and articulation rivets capped with brass. Remains of lining leathers at the outer edge of the cuff, along the edge of the wrist/thumb plate and under the articulation rivets opposite the thumb. The back of the hand is elegantly shaped. The points at the center of the metacarpal plates and the centers of the knuckles identify this as a 17th century piece. The central crease in the cuff and metacarpal plates is curved to allow it to follow the center of the natural bend of the hand away from the thumb. The two close up images of the back of the hand show the plates (almost) fully collapsed and fully extended. Measurements: Weight: 1 pound 6.8 ounces (650g). Exhibited: Feb. 10 2023-Feb. 29 2024 Orange County Historical Museum Hillsborough NC [inv. num. A-227]
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Burgonet circa 1580 Once piece skull rising to a high comb and extended at the front and back to form a brim and tail. Small cheek plates at each side. Etched in the Pisan manner. When purchased coated in old, browned varnish with some rust underneath. After cleaining, the surface is in reasonable shape with most of the etching remaining with good detail. There is some brazed repair to the top of the crest and a larger soldered repair to a small portion of one side of the crest. The point of the brim is slighly bent. Cheek plates not quite a pair. Nice full form with high comb and small cheekplates typical of the style. Currently displayed on the half suit item number A-249. [inv. num. A-301]
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Gauntlet circa 1580-1610 Italian. Generally described as Pisan. Widely flared cuff drawn out to a blunt point with central crease and an inward turned roll . Back of hand consists of 5 plates the terminal one lightly formed to the knuckles. Etched in bands. Border etched to simulate a recessed border. Knuckle plate etched to simulate a raised roped ridge. Cuff and back of hand with a wide central band of etching with two additional bands on the cuff. Iron rivets with copper alloy caps. [inv. num. A-357]
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Gauntlet circa 1590 Italian. Good quality Italian gauntlet for the left hand (fingers and thumb missing) etched in the characteristic Pisan fashion. One piece cuff joined with a rivetted overlap at the inside of flared form with inward turned, roped roll at the edge and a parallel raised, roped line with etching in between. Plain inward turn at the wrist. Back of hand covered by 5 plates and a knuckle plate with rounded areas over each knuckle. Hand plates with internal assembly marks in the form of 5 chisel marks at the edge. Retains some gilding. Ends of the metacarpal plates at the thumb side with multiple decorative notches, single notches on the opposite side. Associated with a lower quality modern copy of a right gauntlet with similar etching. Modern copy not forming a pair. [inv. num. A-244]
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Breastplate circa 1590 Italian. Of deep peascod form with a roll at the neck and a flare at the waist. Etched in typical Pisan fashion. Gussets lacking. Flare would have originally carried a fauld of (most likely) one lame. [inv. num. A-235]
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Gorget circa 1580 Composed of a single plate front and rear of rounded form. Decorated with etched cabled bands filled with trophies-or-armour in the style typically described as 'Pisan'. Patches at the ends of the front plate at the pivot and closure. Originally would have had an additional pair of small neck plates. [inv. num. A-149]
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Arms circa 1590 Italian. Good quality Italian arm harness and pauldrons etched in the characteristic Pisan fashion. Assymetrical pauldrons the left covering more than the right. Formed of a main plate overlapping two plates above and four smaller plates below. The lower plates on sliding rivets at the back and leathers at the center and front. The top most plates secured by pivoting rivets at the front and back. The next plate is secured to the main plate by a pivoting rivet at the back and a leather at the front and in the center of the back. Left formerly fitted with a mount for a reinforce. Arms with tubular upper cannons, two piece lower cannons connected by a bracelet couter with one lame above and one below the cop. The upper incorporating a turning collar, the upper section with two smaller plates articulated at the ends. Etching in bands along borders and at the center of each element primarily consisting of cable patterns and trophies of arms. Some leathers replaced, others missing. Some later rivets used to secure plates in the pauldrons. Some loss at the back of the left pauldron and some wear in the etching in the center of the back of the left pauldron. [inv. num. A-242]
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Arm harness circa 1560-65 For the left arm. Consisting of an upper cannon 4 plates, two small ones at the top, and the two large plates forming a turning collar with slots on the inner plate and rivets. Small cop with embossed quatrefoil at the point and small wing with rolled edges. Lower canon of 2 plates. Cop secured to the vambrace by one lame above and below. The inside of the elbow covered by thirteen small plates. Brunswick, from the house of Hanover. The details of the inside elbow lames illustrate how it was constructed. Originally the plates would not be exposed in the way they are in the images since it would have been secured to the upper and lower cannons of the vambrace. Since these leathers are for the most part lost or broken, I have exposed the plates. The central plate is formed like a narrow football. This plate is the inner-most plate. There are 6 curved plates on each side. They are articulated near their ends. The central two are riveted through the same point and the central plate, the rest are each secured to the one before. The total assembly was originally then secured to the upper and lower cannons of the vambrace by three leather straps each. These straps remain on the lower cannon of the vambrace and the rivets that used to secure them to the elbow plates can be seen on the loose plate. One of these still secures the lames to the upper cannon, the other 2 have been lost. The rivets that secured these straps to the upper and lower cannons can be seen in the external pictures of the arm. This arm was nicely etched. Etching is in bands down the outside, and sides of the arm, around the borders, covering the wing, and on each of the plates inside the elbow. The style and details can be seen in the pictures of details after much of the paint and some rust was removed during restoration. The etching is a combination of foliate scroll work, roped bands, bands, fruit, granular backgrounds and playful faces. The small wing is etched in the center of the wing, in the border band, up onto the cop and the edge is decorated with a narrow rolled and roped border where the roping changes direction on each side and is accented by 3 vertical lines. [inv. num. A-195]
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Arm harness circa 1580 Left arm formed of a tubular upper cannon fitted with a turner of 3 lames. The upper and lower are secured by rivets which slide on long slots in the lower plate. The top edge of the turner is bordered by a narrow outward-turned roped roll . Where the plates overlap the roll is stepped to that it fits cleanly when fully extended. The two turner plates are overlapped, riveted and stepped so that the seam is flush on the outside. The cop of bracelet form which joins at the back with a single lame above and below. The vambrace formed of an inner and outer plate secured by one inset hinge on the inside (secured by 3 rivets on each side) and two pins on the outside. The main edges with roped inward turns. These have a typical Brunswick form with a crease along the outside. Most main rivets with dapped brass caps, many of them with rosette washers. There is a small clip on the inside of the turner which would secure the pauldron strap. Ex. Royal House of Hanover. [inv. num. A-171]
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Cuisse with poleyn circa 1580 Comprising a one-piece cuisse with poleyn of 4 plates. The cop of deeply rounded form with a small wing. The edge of the cop rises to a point at the center, the outer edge of the lames are cut to form a point in the center and points over the rivets. The top edge of the cuisse, wing and bottom plate with inward-turned rolled roped edges. The rolls are fairly even, the one on the top of the cuisse does taper a little bit. The rolls on the edge of the cop wing are full rolls on the flat portion of the wing but they flatten out and finally disappear in the indented area. The cuisse is shaped to the thigh, creased at the center and has an additional raised and roped line parallel to the top edge. The leg has a band of etched decoration in the form of a set of trophies of armour flanked by roped bands along the center line. The band between the top roll and roped line is etched with a foliate design. The edges of the cop and lame are filed with a simple roped decoration and have notches at the center crease. There are single filed notches on the inner ends of the cop, lame, lower plate and cuisse. The image of the leg with the knee bent illustrates the extent of motion allowed by the armour (almost, it does move a little more under pressure). Strap mounting rivets remain near the top of the cuisse and on the cop. The lower lame has a central slot to be secured to the greave. Height 14 1/4 in. tall. Generally varies between .030 and .050 inch thick, mostly .035-.040 in. with some places where it is as thin as .020 in. on the lower plate. [inv. num. A-169]
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Two Cuisses (part) Late 16th c. Augsburg. Typical of the form of well made armors. Not a pair, but of the same style. In each case with a polyene of five plates the third overlapping the others. Central plate formed to the knee and extended at the lateral edge to a wing. Cuisses of four (right) and two (left - top plates missing,top remaining one associated) plates. Cuisse separates between the bottom and next plate. Most rivets with dapped copper alloy caps. Inward turned full rolls stepped where plates overlap on the primary edges. Roll at the edge of the wings with a tapered recess. Each wing with with a central cusp. Upper cuisse plates originally secured with sliding rivets laterally and leathers at the center and medial edge. Rivets also remain for a narrower leather around the outer edge of the cuisse. The main cuisse plate and first lame of the poleyene also have rivets for an internal central leather. Sections of the cuisses formerly secured by a button engaging a keyhole slot at the lateral side, two holes at the center of the lower plate which can be used as lace holes when the cuisses are worn short. When they are worn with the uppers, a pin on the upper plate engages the lateral hole. The medial side was secured with a turning pin on the upper plate engaging a keyhole in the lower plate. When tassets can be separated, the upper sections can be worn without the lower sections, so they have rolled lower edges. Upper cuisses are not worn without the lowers, so the lower edge of the upper cuisses are not rolled. Cuisses which can be separated to be worn short or long are generally associated with garnitures and not munition armors. These have unfortunately been somewhat adapted to form tassets. The top plate on the right has been trimmed at the upper edge and a single hole added to engage the post at the waist of a cuirassier breastplate. The left has lost its (likely two) top plates. Weight (in their current partial state): left - 2 pounds 1.4 ounces (950g), right 2 pounds 9.4 ounces (1175g). Similar cuisses can be found on Wallace collection item numbers A44-A48 attributed to Anton Peffenhauser. Another similar pair form part of Detroit Institute of Arts 53.196 dated to c. 1580 and attributed to Anton Peffenhauser. Similar geometry is also found on some armors attributed to Jacob Topf and dated to the 1580's in the KHM (the very high end and decorated A 1277 and the plain armor WA 772). Another similar pair form part of an armor in the Philadelphia Museum of Art - 1977-167-30. [inv. num. A-369]
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Cuisse for the left leg circa 1510 Spanish (possibly Flemish or Italian). Formed of a short cuisse plate, a long demi-greave, a central cop and two lames above and below the cop. All formed with a central crease. The cuisse plate slightly boxed and the outside and dished to conform to the thigh. The upper edge of the cuisse bordered by a recessed band and hollow roll. The cop with a raised central ridge and another bridging the transition from the cop to the wing. The wing with a recessed border. The demi-greave cut away on the inside of the bottom and bordered by a recessed band and roll similar to the top of the cuisse. The outside cut off straight. A single buckle remains on the outside of the demi-greave. There are rivets for securing straps and buckles on the cuisse and knee cop. Sold from the Parsons collection as late 15th c. but the character of the piece - forms of the rolls and boxing much more closely approximates 1510 - similar in many ways to the cuisses on Henry VIII's Silvered and Engraved armour. It appears that this was likely originally rough from the hammer and would likely have been blackened. This is very similar in form to the knees illustrated in Albert F Calvert - Spanish Arms and Armour - plates 17(b) and 99. They are described as late 15th c. Other similar items can be seen in Mann - Notes on the Armour Worn in Spain - Archaeologia LXXXIII for 1933 p. 300 fig. 7 and item #183 in the Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Collection of Armor and Arms 1963 - again identified as late 15th century Spanish. There are also two similar pairs in the Harding Collection in Chicago. One of these has been adapted to appear to have a more 15th c. style. One pair and one left very similar pairs are illustrated in armamento Medieval No Espaco Portugues items 21 and 22. These come from Lisboa Museu Militar Inv. MML numbers 21/37 and 21/69. 21/69 is nearly identical to this item.. Provenance: Dr. Peter Parsons Collection (2011), Brian Powers (1980) Measurements - 15 in. overall height - others on the image. Thickness - cuisse .060-.070 in. cop .050-.060 in. demi-greave .040-.050 in. [inv. num. A-200]
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Pair of greaves mid 16th c. Nuremberg. Formed of two plates, front and rear. Nicely shaped to the leg. The plates are joined at the outside by a pair of inset hinges and at the inside by two strips of leather that would be laced together. The hinges are secured to the inside of the plates. They sit behind the edge of the front plate and are set into cut outs in the rear plate. The edges of the plates are filed with small decorative notches at the hinges. This style of greave was usually used for the joust. It allows a little more flexibility in size and can offer some more contact with the horse. Mail added later, cut from a piece of near or middle eastern mail. Mail at the feet was common on Italian armours, but this is likely a later adaptation. The strips of leather on the inside are late 19th c. or early 20th c. Leather showing signs of the red rot that is typical of leathers of that period. They reflect the correct original construction with strips of leather with lace holes. Each marked internally near the top with pearled gothic N mark of Nuremberg. This is similar to the example illustrated with Royal Armouries II.4 on plate XVII of "European Armour in the Tower of London" by Dufty. The pearled N mark seems to have been used internally sometimes in conjuction with the more typical shield mark on the exterior, in this case without any other marks. [inv. num. A-318]
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Greaves and Sabatons circa 1580 The greaves formed of two plates front and back formed to the leg hinged on the outside and secured by pins on the inside. Each with a sabaton of 9 plates (4 small plates overlapping a larger center plate then 3 smaller and terminal plate overlapping the central plate in the other direction) with terminal plate of boxed form turned over at the front and sides. Main plates creased at the center of the front and back. Sabatons creased at the center of the 4 plates closest to the greave, the crease ending in the main central plate. Small inward-turned, roped rolls formed around a wire at the bottom of the greave plates and very small, fine outward turned roll at the top of the back plate (behind the knee). The rear plate pierced with a hole for the spur. An additional plate rivetted into the inside of the plate to provide a threaded attachment for the spurs. 2 hinges on the outside of each greave. Hinges fully wrapped. The barrels cut into 4 sections (2 on each side). The ends rounded and filed to form simple flowers. Stamped with curved accents to emphasize the shape. Attached to the front and rear by one rivet each. Sabaton plates attached by sliding rivets at each side and originally 2 leather straps (one on each side of the instep, most of the inner remaining on both). Remains of leather strap in the base of the toe plate to secure sabaton to the shoe. 18 in. tall. Sabaton 11 3/4 in. from the back of the heel to the front of the toe. 80 painted inside the back plate of the right greave. From the George F. Harding Collection Thickness varies. Mostly .030 - .040, but with isolated areas that are thicker than .050. [inv. num. A-124]
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Greave circa 1580 For the left leg. Consisting of two plates, front and back joined by two inset hinges on the outside and two pins on the inside. The top pin with a hook engaging a hole in the pin. Good full form rising high at the top and fully covering the heel. Fitted with pin and staples to secure the spur. Central creases in the front and back. Recessed border at the back of the knee and at the sides of the front plate. Narrow inward turned roped border at the back of the knee and a very fine outward turned roll at the bottom edge of the rear plate. Heavily oxidized with some holing. Modern patches at ankle. Pins and lower hinge replaced. Similar mechanisms for attaching spurs seem to be quite rare. In the 16th century, when the back of the greave extends near the base of the foot, it is common to have a slot in the back of the greave through which the spur protrudes. Another somewhat common method can be seen on item number A-124. The mechanism found here is similar to the mounts on Met. Museum of Art 19.131. The staples appear to be the same, the peg differs a little bit. The Met example is round with a hole for a pin. This example does not have a provision for a pin. Provenance:Property of a Distinquished scholar and collector, The Duke of Atholl, Blair Castle, Knight Frank and Rutley, London 26th July 1961 Lot 237 described as Scottish, circa 1500. Thickness varies significantly. Generally about .050 in. Thin spots .025 and at the rust hole at the upper back .15. Obvious corrosion loss. The measurements at about .050 or slightly above may be similar to the original thickness as there are some relatively smooth surface areas and there may be small remains of etching in the recessed bands. [inv. num. A-344]
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Pikeman's pot early 17th c. Typical two piece skull joined at a low turned comb and extended to form a downturned brim. Struck with crowned A mark of the London Armourer's Company on one side near the base of the brim. Base of skull and edge of brim with lines of rivets. Outer edge of brim with a plain inward turned roll and a parallel engraved line. Small riveted internal patch at the edge of the brim at the left rear. Overall pitted surface [inv. num. A-360]
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Pikeman's Pot Mid 17th c. Of typical form. Two piece skull secured by a rolled seam on a short comb at the top of the skull and an overlap in the brim and base of the skull. Decorated with a double line of engraved lines above and below the rivets along the lower edge of the skull. There is a single engraved line paralleling the comb. Wide brim turned down slightly at the sides. Edge of the brim with a plain inward turned roll (over wire) and recessed border. Brim marked at the rear with a cross of St. George. This appears to be a government mark from the period of the Commonwealth. There is a line of rivets for lining strips along the base of the skull and at the edge of the brim. There is a plain iron plume holder riveted to the back of the skull. The body of the skull and brim are covered in relatively rough grind or file marks. The pattern indicates that they may be from the original "bright" finish. The brim with a some later holes. Likely covered in older varnish or other coating. [inv. num. A-370-a]
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Gorget Mid 17th c. One plate front and back. Each plate flared at the neck to form a short integral collar. Plain inward turn at the neck. Lower edge with an inward turned roll with a parallel recessed border. The front plate drawn out to a point at the center. Rear plate more rounded in form but with a small point at the center. Each plate internally marked with chiseled XX marks to show the matching pieces. [inv. num. A-370-b]
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Breastplate with tassets Mid 17th c. Low medial ridge extending to a blunt point above a wide flare at the waist to carry tassets. Pegs and hooks to engage the terminal plates of straps attached to the backplate. Struck at the neck with a crowned IR mark (James II armoury mark) and armourer's mark "IW" possibly that of Joseph Whorewood or John Wright. Marked on the interior of the waist with X I X formed by chisel marks. Tassets each of one plate embossed to simulate multiple plates. Decorated with rivets. Each secured to the breastplate by a pair of hinges. [inv. num. A-370-c]
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Backplate Mid 17th c. Formed to the shoulders. Narrow flare at the waist. Rolls at the neck, arms and base of the flare. Marked with 'IR' and 'IC' marks possibly by John Collins. [inv. num. A-370-d]
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Munions Late 16th c. Consisting of a gorget of three plates front and back and shoulders of 6 plates. Gorget secured at the left by an integral hinge in the upper plate and a pivoting rivet in the main plates (pivot with a short slot). Secured at the right by a pin in the top rear plate engaging a hole in the front top plate and a keyhole in the front main plate engaging a peg in the rear plate. Upper neck plate with inward turned roll rolled onto itself like a "jelly roll." Main plates formed to the shoulders and neck. Right side with a keyhole in the front plate for the front shoulder leather. Shoulders formed to shoulder and arm. Central crease. Terminal plate formed to the elbow and with a plain inward turn at the end. Rectangular buckles formed from wire secured to the front of the terminal plate with iron plates. Extensive pitting. Leathers broken and lost. Shoulders secured at the front through the construction rivet holes with modern solid rivets. Details of construction including the integral hinge, slot at the pivot, roll style and form of the shoulders indicate that originally this was a nicer, higher end piece. [inv. num. A-365]
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Munion Shoulder circa 1560-1600 formed of 6 lames. 2nd lame with significant shape. Lower lame formed to the elbow with inward turn at the lower edge. Comparable items include item number A-118, item number A-23, item number A-76, and the now separate shoulder from item number A-247. [inv. num. A-138]
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Shoulder from a munion circa 1600 Formed of 5 plates with holes for attachment with leathers at the back, center and front. Currently secured with modern leathers at the front and center and solid rivets in the back. The top plate relatively narrow and the bottom one with an inward-turned roll at the bottom. The second plate is slightly more dished than the rest forming a primitive cop over the point of the shoulder. Each of the plates forms a slight arc and is wider at the back than the front. This munion is comparatively simply formed. Measurements: app. measurements of the hights of the plates - top 1 1/2, 2nd 3, 3rd 2 3/4, 4th 2 3/4, final 2 3/4. Top plate app. 8 1/2 in. long. Weight: 1 pound 2.8 ounces (530 g). [inv. num. A-118]
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German (possibly Brunswick) Munion shoulder from a pair of munions circa 1570 Very full shape, 6 plates, creased center line with filed notch. Bold roped lower border with double incised line decoration. Originally smooth finish, clean light gray patina. Lower buckle for attachment to arm. Original sliding rivets in rear and 2 bands of old leather. The lower plate is somewhat deformed, it is curled more than it would have been originally. This exaggerates the taper in the arm. Comparable items include item number A-118, item number A-138, item number A-76, and the now separate shoulder from item number A-247. [inv. num. A-23]
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Shoulder plates late 16th, early 17th c. Shoulders for a pair of munions. composed of 5 plates each. bottom plate with rolled edge. When purchased the plates were secured by rivets front and back. They have since been re-leathered with internal buff straps. Comparable items include item number A-118, item number A-138, item number A-23, and the now separate shoulder from item number A-247. Now temporarily secured to item number A-159 which matches well. This unit is now displayed as part of the composed half suit item number A-161. [inv. num. A-76]
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Cranequin circa 1591 Of large size. Dated 1591 with maker's mark (Neue Stockel 1808). Probably Augsburg. Maker's mark on the cover of the gearbox. Rachet bar engraved with the date and maker's initials AB at the top behind the claw terminal. [inv. num. SW-15]
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