Tasset early 17th c.
Constructed of 5 plates. Shaped to the fauld and tapered to the leg. Top plate slightly taller than the next 3 and the bottom plate taller than the rest. Bottom plate with narrow inward roll at the base. Top plate with 2 buckles to attach to the straps hanging from the fauld flare. Plates secured to each other with one line of pivoting rivets near the lateral edge and internal leather strips at the center and near the medial edge. Leathers secured to the plates with one rivet each. Leathers replaced. Surface rough from the hammer retaining most of the old black finish. Each plate marked internally with 6 short chisel marks. These are normally described as assembly marks - they allow the armourer to keep track of which parts go with each other. These are normally described as assembly marks - they allow the armourer to keep track of which parts go with each other. Since the marks, style and size match these are almost certainly a pair. For the right leg.
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