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the-wicked-knight:

armor - horse’s neck by Rich


Knight’s ArmorItaly (likely Milan) ca. 1565Steel and copper alloy with gilding, leather, and textile
Milanese craftsmen were considered the top armor fabricators of Europe. The armor on the horse weighs 98 lbs. and the rider’s weighs 60 lbs.
Nelson-Atkins Museum of ArtKansas City, Missouri

the-wicked-knight:

armor - horse’s neck by Rich

Knight’s Armor
Italy (likely Milan) ca. 1565
Steel and copper alloy with gilding, leather, and textile

Milanese craftsmen were considered the top armor fabricators of Europe. The armor on the horse weighs 98 lbs. and the rider’s weighs 60 lbs.

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Kansas City, Missouri

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the-wicked-knight:

1)Persian khula-khud (helmet), char-aina (chahar-aina, chahar a’ineh), literally the four mirrors, chest armor with four plates, bazu band (vambrace/arm guards), zirah (mail shirt), sipar (shield).

2)Persian khula-khud (helmet), char-aina (chahar-aina, chahar a’ineh), literally the four mirrors, chest armor with four plates, bazu band (vambrace/arm guards).

3)Persian or Indian kulah khud (helmet) and bazu band (vambrace/arm guards), both with gold koftgari (damascene work in which steel is inlaid with gold).

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effervescentaardvark:

Gauntlet for the Freiturnier, from the ‘1550’ garniture of the future Emperor Maximillian II.Made by Matthaus Frauenpreiss I, etched by Jorg Sorg, Ausburg 1549-50. Weight 0.6kgsource: “Masterpieces of European Arms and Armour in the Wallace Collection” by Tobias Capwell. ISBN: 9780900785863

effervescentaardvark:

Gauntlet for the Freiturnier, from the ‘1550’ garniture of the future Emperor Maximillian II.

Made by Matthaus Frauenpreiss I, etched by Jorg Sorg, Ausburg 1549-50. Weight 0.6kg

source: “Masterpieces of European Arms and Armour in the Wallace Collection” by Tobias Capwell. ISBN: 9780900785863

art-of-swords:

Sword & Armour

Sword: German two-hand sword for the field

  • Dated: circa 1520-30
  • Measurements: Blade 132 cm. Overall length 180 cm

Armour: German Landesknecht Armour

  • Dated: circa 1510-40 

Source: © Hermann Historica

purplefigtree:

Breastplate

Iran, 16th-17th century.  Steel with silver inlay.

effervescentaardvark:

Composite Field Armour - Italian, German and Flemish, c.1470-19th century. Weight - 20.66kgsource: “Masterpieces of European Arms and Armour in the Wallace Collection” by Tobias Capwell. ISBN: 9780900785863

effervescentaardvark:

Composite Field Armour - Italian, German and Flemish, c.1470-19th century. Weight - 20.66kg

source: “Masterpieces of European Arms and Armour in the Wallace Collection” by Tobias Capwell. ISBN: 9780900785863

sharanga:

Circa 1590, this armour was engraved with the letter M for the Duke of Medina Sidonia. The background darkened to contrast with the raised gilded decoration makes it simply beautiful. Source: http://thewalters.org/

sharanga:

Circa 1590, this armour was engraved with the letter M for the Duke of Medina Sidonia. The background darkened to contrast with the raised gilded decoration makes it simply beautiful. Source: http://thewalters.org/