Breastplate 1500-1510
Italian/Flemish. Likely for infantry use. One piece breastplate with central crease. Angular outward-turned rolls at the neck and arms tapering toward the ends. Flared bottom edge for a fauld. The top corner at the right shoulder has been bent after its working life. This is a plain, lower end version of the same style of breastplate seen in item number A-321 and item number A-66. The lower quality is reflected in the smaller size of the rolls and their cruder excecution. The shape is still good. It may have been for a larger person, or it was less fitted since it would have not been custom fit.
Measurements: 13 in. tall, 13 1/2 in wide below the arm holes, 11 3/8 in. wide at the waist. Thickness: center mostly .120-.140 with thick spots up to .150, side tapers down to .080, shoulders taper to .050, but only right at the edge more of the shoulder area is no thinner than .080. Rolls up to app. 1/2 in. tall at the center.
Weight: 5 pounds 11.6 ounces (2.595 kilo).
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