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A pair of elegantly chased and etched pauldrons,

Height: 9.1 in/23.2 cm

Width: 8.5 in/21.3 cm

Weight: 1.2 lbs/526 g

Austria, ca. 1550, housed at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

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An Arming Sword found near Castillon-la-Bataille,

OaL: 37.9 in/96.2 cm

Weight: 3.3 lbs/1489 g

England or France, ca. 1450, housed at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

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A single-edged Longsword,

OaL: 45.7 in/116.1 cm

Width: 10.4 in/26.3 cm

German or Austria, ca. 1525-1550, housed at the Philadelphia Musuem of Art.

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A rare example of a complete field armor, this armor, which was made ca. 1500-1510 in the Kingdom of Germany, is an excellent example of armor made for a larger individual than is typically seen on surviving armors. The crack that appears on the upper right-hand side of the breastplate shows that the armor was severely damaged and then repaired at some point, possibly in its working life,

Height (as mounted): 70.5 in/179.1 cm

Weight: 61.4 lbs/27.85 kg

Housed at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

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An astonishingly repoussed Shaffron,

Length: 25.2 in/64 cm

Width: 10.75 in/27.3 cm

Depth: 6 in/15.2 cm

Weight: 5.6 lbs/2540 g

Italy, ca. 1540-1550, housed at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

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A beautifully decorated gothic style Cuirass,

Height: 24.1 in/61.3 cm

Width: 16.2 in/41.1 cm

Depth: 7.2 in/18.3 cm

Weight: 7.5 lbs/3429 g

Austria or Southern Germany, 1480-1490, housed at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

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A Maximilian style Close-Helmet altered into a Burgonet,

Height: 11 in/28 cm

Width: 9.5 in/24 cm

Depth: 12.6 in/32 cm

Weight: 6.3 lbs/2.87 kg

German or Austrian, ca. 1515-1520, housed at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

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A transitional Cup-hilt Rapier, Northern Europe, ca. 1670, housed at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.