#gorget

[armthearmour]

A fabulous blackened and gilt Gorget bearing the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece made for King Philip II of Spain, attributed to Kolman Helmschmid,

Weight: 2.9 lbs/1310 g

Augsburg, Germany, ca. 1549-1553, housed at the Real Armería, Madrid.

[steellegacy]

Gorget, late 15th century

~

Горжет, конец XV века

[wearemercs]

Landsknecht by yziua8938

[dungeonsanddrow]

what’s the hottest piece of armor sound off below

[offizierstiefel]

Feldgendarmerie

"Kettenhunde" (Chain Dogs): This is how Feldgendarmerie soldiers were colloquially called by ordinary Wehrmacht soldiers because of the large metal shield (gorget) worn on a chain across their chests.

[wingedjewels]

Intruder Alert!! by Debbie Meader Via Flickr: Flash, Jr., our resident male Anna's Hummingbird, paused sipping nectar, as another Hummingbird had flown into our backyard! He was immediately on it, and chased the intruder out of our yard. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.

[mewymarsher]

Wine-throated-hummingbird

[archerinventive]

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams". -Eleanor Roosevelt

Spent some time recently playing with the prism in my windowsill again.

I hope you all have a lovely evening with adventurous dreams. :)