A PAIR OF FULL ARM DEFENCES AND MATCHING GORGET FOR A
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A PAIR OF FULL ARM DEFENCES AND MATCHING GORGET FOR A GERMAN CUIRASSIER ARMOUR, CIRCA 1620-40
comprising symmetrical large pauldrons each of six lames formed with a low medial ridge, vambraces with tubular turners, the turners embossed about their turned upper edges with a cabled pattern formed as an encircling series of dispersed very short diagonal bands and cut with conventional bands of cabling over the raised flanged joints with the upper-cannons, hinged lower-cannons, winged bracelet couters, the pauldrons and vambraces with matching very narrow turned cabled edges, together with a hinged gorget formed of a single plate front and rear and retaining the original buckles for suspending the pauldrons, and all of the elements with their individual lames lightly incised with matching double-linear borders (small repairs, the outer surfaces chemically cleaned and with later darkened finish, the leathers and some rivets replaced)
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comprising symmetrical large pauldrons each of six lames formed with a low medial ridge, vambraces with tubular turners, the turners embossed about their turned upper edges with a cabled pattern formed as an encircling series of dispersed very short diagonal bands and cut with conventional bands of cabling over the raised flanged joints with the upper-cannons, hinged lower-cannons, winged bracelet couters, the pauldrons and vambraces with matching very narrow turned cabled edges, together with a hinged gorget formed of a single plate front and rear and retaining the original buckles for suspending the pauldrons, and all of the elements with their individual lames lightly incised with matching double-linear borders (small repairs, the outer surfaces chemically cleaned and with later darkened finish, the leathers and some rivets replaced)
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A PAIR OF FULL ARM DEFENCES AND MATCHING GORGET FOR A
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