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AN INDIAN SUIT OF MAIL ARMOR

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military / Armory - Amour Start Price:2,250.00 USD Estimated At:4,500.00 - 5,000.00 USD
AN INDIAN SUIT OF MAIL 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 coif, coat and breeches composed of fine, unriveted gangajamuni or iron and brass rings in continuous lehrian or zigzag patterns throughout. The coif of characteristic form with a circular plate supporting a plumeholder at its apex, and a triangular flap which protects the wearer?s face, the bib covering the entire upper chest and back. The coat with long sleeves and a high collar, and a small brass arsenal plaque affixed at the hem inscribed in Devanagari, SHRI MAHARAO RAJA RAM SINGHJI SAHIB BAHADUR , BUNDHI, (indicating it was at one time the property of Lord Maharao Raja Ram Singh Sahib Bahadur (b. 1811 - d. 1889) who ruled Bundi from 1821- 1889.) The breeches en suite with high waist, each leg tapering continuously and terminating in a point to cover the instep, and a large triangular flap over the groin, thus doubling protection to a critical area for a horseman.Mid-17th century.Oiled overall.Minor losses throughout. Such mail was designed for wear by high-ranking field officers as protection from arrows while retaining lightness and flexibility. Coat 65 cm from nape to hem, breeches 103 cm from waist to point.
Condition II