A South German polished breastplate, circa 1560 Breastplate with three medial ridges, drawn out to a pronounced central point. The neck opening with roped flanges, the edges turned in, below which a grooved decorative line. Movable articulated arm-gussets with pronounced roped flanges. Matching skirt of three articulated lames with three ridges, the lowest lame with a semi-circular, turned and roped opening for the codpiece, and a grooved decorative line, in the middle two locking bolts to fasten the tassets. Original riveting with traces of the , Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available

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