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LATE 16TH CENTURY; THE DAGGER LATE 17TH EARLY 18TH CENTURY
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A COMPOSITE ITALIAN INFANTRY HALF-ARMOUR; AND A SPANISH LEFT-HAND DAGGER
Late 16th Century; The dagger late 17th early 18th Century
Comprising morion of 'Spanish' form punched and engraved with a coat-of-arms at the front and fitted with later cheek-pieces, later gorget, breast-plate of 'peascod' form with skirt lame and later arms gussets, a pair of short tassets, back-plate, a pair of full arm defences incorporating large spaulders, tubular vambraces on turners, bracelet cowters, hinged lower-cannons and later gauntlets, decorated throughout with a later pattern of recessed bands, and the edges turned and roped (all straps defective): on a stand; together with a dagger of characteristic type, with-stage blade formed with rings for sword-breaking
Late 16th Century; The dagger late 17th early 18th Century
Comprising morion of 'Spanish' form punched and engraved with a coat-of-arms at the front and fitted with later cheek-pieces, later gorget, breast-plate of 'peascod' form with skirt lame and later arms gussets, a pair of short tassets, back-plate, a pair of full arm defences incorporating large spaulders, tubular vambraces on turners, bracelet cowters, hinged lower-cannons and later gauntlets, decorated throughout with a later pattern of recessed bands, and the edges turned and roped (all straps defective): on a stand; together with a dagger of characteristic type, with-stage blade formed with rings for sword-breaking
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The illustrations for lots 8 and 9 have been transposed.