Jousting Armor (Rennzeug), ca. 1580–90, probably Dresden or Annaberg, German, probably Dresden or Annaberg, Steel, leather

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Jousting Armor (Rennzeug), ca. 1580–90, probably Dresden or Annaberg, German, probably Dresden or Annaberg, Steel, leather, paint, Wt. 65 lb. 2 oz. ( kg), Armor for Man-3/4 Armor, This armor was intended for use in the Scharfrennen, a joust fought in an open field by two contestants mounted on horses and armed with relatively sharp lances. The sport remained popular at the court of the prince-electors of Saxony long after it had gone out of fashion elsewhere in Europe

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