PROBABLY MID-17TH CENTURY
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A Composite Trooper's Cuirass
Probably mid-17th Century
Comprising heavy breast-plate with low medial ridge, struck with marks below the neck, narrow flange at the bottom, and two strap-hooks below each arm-hole, and back-plate struck with a mark at the neck, with turned edges, and rivets bearing the remnants of the shoulder- and waist-straps (the surfaces discoloured and with some pitting) (2)
Probably mid-17th Century
Comprising heavy breast-plate with low medial ridge, struck with marks below the neck, narrow flange at the bottom, and two strap-hooks below each arm-hole, and back-plate struck with a mark at the neck, with turned edges, and rivets bearing the remnants of the shoulder- and waist-straps (the surfaces discoloured and with some pitting) (2)
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