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AN ENGLISH CIVIL WAR CUIRASSIER?S ARMOR

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military / Armory - Amour Start Price:1,000.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD
AN ENGLISH CIVIL WAR CUIRASSIER?S ARMOR
Auctions Imperial is pleased to announce our 2013 sale, to be held March 15 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Timonium, Maryland. Over 650 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 a
Comprising a typical English helmet with movable three-bar faceguard and peak struck with an A armorer?s mark, earguards, and articulated ?lobstertail? neckguard, and a heavy breastplate with rolled collar and connecting studs. The set with most black-painted surface intact overall.Second quarter of the 17th century. Some wear. Height of breastplate 39.8 cm. Mannequin and garment not included.
Condition II