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An English Civil War Period Harquebusier's Lobster-Tailed Pot And Shot-Proof Breast-PlateMid-17th Century
23 July 2015, 10:30 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £3,750 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistAn English Civil War Period Harquebusier's Lobster-Tailed Pot And Shot-Proof Breast-Plate
Mid-17th Century
Mid-17th Century
Of russet iron, the first with two-piece skull with low turned comb, pointed pivoted fall with turned edge and three-bar face-guard joined at the bottom to form a scroll, bluntly-pointed neck-guard of three simulated lames with turned edge, triangular ear-pieces (probably later), and dome-headed rivets; the second with low medial ridge drawn-out to a blunt point above a short flange at the base, engraved with converging lines down the front and punched overall with small concentric circles each centred on a dot, turned neck and arms, the former struck with a mark, and two studs for shoulder-straps (missing), the main edges with double line engraving and rows of domed brass-headed lining rivets (2)
24.5 cm. and 39 cm. high
24.5 cm. and 39 cm. high
Footnotes
The mark on the breast-plate appears to be the crowned 'IR' arsenal mark in use during the reign of James II. See Thom Richardson, The London Armourers Of The 17th Century, 2004, p. 19








