Set of arms for a heavy cuirassier
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Dating: second quarter of the 17th Century
Provenance: Central Europe
Description: Made of an armor Gustav II Adolf style, shield, sword and wheel gun.
The armor's skull is \Totenkopf\" style, breast-plate, back-plate, tassettes, pauldrons, brassands and knuckle-shields.
Round, slightly convex shield with bullet proof mark (diam. 56 cm).
Long, double-edged sword of octagonal sections, with a groove at the forte with small engravings; a six bridge hilt, the small guards fretwork with floral motifs, \"S\"-shaped quillons, three-branch guard and faceted pommel, wooden grip covered with iron wire-band and moor's heads (134 cm long; wheel-lock gun with a two-stage, smoothbore barrel with front and rear sight; wheel-lock in the typical military shape, the surface with strong pitting; wooden full stock (repairs) with iron mounts, restored ramrod (102.5 cm long).
Mounted on a wooden support. Rare.A fine set, suitable to be exhibited in a museum."
Provenance: Central Europe
Description: Made of an armor Gustav II Adolf style, shield, sword and wheel gun.
The armor's skull is \Totenkopf\" style, breast-plate, back-plate, tassettes, pauldrons, brassands and knuckle-shields.
Round, slightly convex shield with bullet proof mark (diam. 56 cm).
Long, double-edged sword of octagonal sections, with a groove at the forte with small engravings; a six bridge hilt, the small guards fretwork with floral motifs, \"S\"-shaped quillons, three-branch guard and faceted pommel, wooden grip covered with iron wire-band and moor's heads (134 cm long; wheel-lock gun with a two-stage, smoothbore barrel with front and rear sight; wheel-lock in the typical military shape, the surface with strong pitting; wooden full stock (repairs) with iron mounts, restored ramrod (102.5 cm long).
Mounted on a wooden support. Rare.A fine set, suitable to be exhibited in a museum."
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Set of arms for a heavy cuirassier
Estimate €20,000 - €25,000
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