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Breastplate - A-260-a Breastplate - A-260-a-left-angle Breastplate - A-260-a-left-slight-angle Breastplate - A-260-a-left-side Breastplate - A-260-a-right-angle Breastplate - A-260-a-inside Breastplate - A-260

Breastplate 1550-80

German. Black and white with rough from the hammer surface with raised polished bands. The neck with a tapered inward turned roped roll. The arms fitted with gussets (left gusset associated) with inward turned tapered rolls, the right roped en suite with the neck. Retains fauld of 3 plates. Cleaned bright over its entire surface. Reblackened with paint to simulate the original appearance. The interior of the breastplate marked with assembly marks which match those on the second fauld lame and appear to match the marks (less distinct) on the original gusset. Polished bands at the center, middle of each side and sides of the breastplate which continue on the fauld (except on the right side of the upper two fauld lames where it appears the original maker omitted the bands). The bands on the breastplate are very roughly formed on the outside, tooling appearing to be made by very small, narrow pien. The bands in the fauld more cleanly made, likely because raising bands on the thinner material is easier. A single line of holes in the center of the fauld lames for a (lost) internal leather. The terminal lame of the fauld with pairs of empty holes left and right of the center along with an additional hole past the articulation rivet. These would have been used to secure a pair of straps on each side for suspension of tassets.




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