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AN ENGLISH CIVIL WAR CUIRASS ARMOR

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:NA Estimated At:400.00 - 500.00 USD
AN ENGLISH CIVIL WAR CUIRASS ARMOR
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...
The siege-weight breastplate of characteristic form with rolled collar and gussets, central ridge and flared waist, struck with armorer’s marks MM near the neck opening. The backplate likewise with rolled neck and gussets and flared waist. Belt and straps well-restored, the straps with applied steel plates. With contemporary black-painted surface overall. Second quarter of the 17th century. Moderately pitted. Height of breastplate 43.2 cm. MANNEQUIN NOT INCLUDED.
Condition IV