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A VICTORIAN FALLING BUFFE WITH GORGET

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 200.00 USD
A VICTORIAN FALLING BUFFE WITH GORGET
Auctions Imperial is pleased to announce our 2013 sale, to be held March 16 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Timonium, Maryland. Over 300 lots of choice antique arms and armor including armor, helmets, shields, swords, daggers, battleaxes, maces, halberds, matchlocks, flintlocks and percussion pieces will be offered. Our fine selection for 2013 includes broadswords, baskethilts, shamshirs, shashkas, palas, kindjals, khanjars, tulwars and spears, as well as chain mail and breastplates. This sale will also include important swords and daggers from the Greek War of Independence and the armor of the K...
A rarely-encountered armor element of characteristic form, designed for wear with a burgonet. Composed of four steel plates, three elaborately pierced, the gorget with rolled edge, affixed with a series of round-headed rivets. Replaced leather strap .Late 19th century .Rubbing and minor dents .Overall height 26.3 cm. Condition II