A complete cuirassier’s armor, comprising a characteristic “death’s head†burgonet with two-piece combed skull, profiled plume holder and circular pierced vents. The pivoting peaked visor with sights in the form of eyes , well-modeled nose and incised and pierced breaths formed as a mouth, retained by a hook to the bevor, bevor sharing a pivot-point with the visor, fastening to the skull with a hook. The rims of the bevor and skull with single broad neck plate with studded and rolled borders. The broad gorget of two pivoting plates with studded and roped border and straps which retain the arm defences. Breastplate with central ridge and incised line decoration, with studs for shoulder straps and musket proof to left breast, rolled at the neck and arm gussets and flanged at the waist, the backplate likewise rolled at neck and arm gussets, with incised line decoration, the plate-set straps, and waist belt. With complete arm defenses, the pauldrons with four upper plates and flared rims, the upper canons with raised, roped ridge, and the inner arms protected by laminar panels, the right gauntlet well-articulated, with matching studded borders , the left gauntlet a period replacement, all with rolled borders throughout. Each cuisse composed of ten plates, each knee cop constructed of five plates with wings en suite with those of the elbows. The culet retained by a pair of hooks and composed of seven plates with studded and rolled borders. Mounted on an oak base with square plinth. 17th century or later. General wear and rubbing, remains of black painted finish, areas of old rusting, repairs to some straps. Overall height 196.1 cm _x000D_
Condition III _x000D_