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Lot 238
Italian style suit of armour Suit of armour in Italian 16th century style, with closed helmet and hinged visor, breast and back plate with gorget, the arms with vambraces, pauldrons and gauntlets, knee length assets above cuisse, poleyn, greave and sabaton leg armour, mounted on padded dummy and wood base, late 19th / early 20th century with some later replaced parts.189cm high overall, the suit measures 170cm and the base 19cm high.The suit of armour has some replaced parts, these are given away by the lack of overall pitting marks that the rest of the suit has. The replaced parts are the two Rerebraces between the elbows and the shoulders. The toe caps of each sabaton and the back plate. The helmet has two modern looking bolts inside that hold the visor to the main part of the helmet, the pins which secure the arms to the breastplate/ body section are also replaced. There are leather pads underneath most of the joints in the armour, these look to be original and whilst in a stable condition they are perishing in areas. The leather straps and buckles outside of the suit look to be later replacements. The suit has overall pitting but also just the occasional rust spot that would be easily cleaned up. The dummy the suit is mounted on has adopted a slight forward lean on the left foot as it the figure was preparing to take a shot with shotgun. This does not affect the stability of the suit on the base or its presentation.
