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Lot 178
An English Civil War Period Harquebusier's Half-ArmourMid-17th Century
25 July 2007, 10:30 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £2,880 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistAn English Civil War Period Harquebusier's Half-Armour
Mid-17th Century
Mid-17th Century
Of steel, comprising pot helmet with two-piece skull and low turned comb, pivoted pointed fall with recessed turned edge and three-bar face guard joined at the bottom to form a blunt point, and bluntly pointed neck-guard of three simulated lames with turned border (cheekpieces missing), breast-plate with low medial ridge drawn out to a blunt point and with turned neck and arms, the last and short skirt bordered by incised lines, back-plate en suite and numbered '196' beneath the neck, and later riveted adjustable shoulder-straps reinforced with riveted steel plates (rust patinated overall) (3)
The first 35.5 cm. high
The first 35.5 cm. high








