FireStryker Living History Forum : Graz armoury half armours

my profile | register | search | faq | forum home

»	FireStryker Living History Forum » History » Arms & Armour » Graz armoury half armours

UBBFriend: Email this page to someone!

Author

Topic: Graz armoury half armours

Thomas james hayman
Member
Member # 655

posted 11-03-2005 07:50 PM

Hi there, i currently have a roughed out breastplate of the aforementioned style sitting in my workshop but am stuck. I have looked at many photos but can't seem to find a decent profile view of a half armour. I need to make a template to get the shape right but it is proving hard without adequate photos. Does anyone have any that they could share please?
It should sit around the 1540-50 mark and have quite a deep point.

Thank you for any help you can provide.

--------------------

The allotment spot
http://tomsallotment.blogspot.com/

Registered: Aug 2004 | IP: Logged

Gordon
Member
Member # 597

posted 11-06-2005 12:06 AM

Try out the Zeughaus Museum site. They have a half-armour displayed that gives you a 360 degree view:

http://www.zeughaus.at/frameset_e.html

It's not an infantry harness, but one for a Man-at-Arms, so if that's not sufficient, I'll try to dig up some more pics for you.

Cheers!

Gordon

[ 11-06-2005: Message edited by: Gordon ]

--------------------

"After God, we owe our victory to our Horses"

Registered: Apr 2004 | IP: Logged

Thomas james hayman
Member
Member # 655

posted 11-06-2005 09:38 AM

MY, that is pretty handy. That's spot on for what i need, thank you very much.

If you have a spare moment, i'd be very interested to see what photos you have please.

Yours gratefully

Thomas Hayman

--------------------

The allotment spot
http://tomsallotment.blogspot.com/

Registered: Aug 2004 | IP: Logged

Gordon
Member
Member # 597

posted 11-10-2005 01:52 PM

Thomas;

Glad that the website was of some help to you. HAndy indeed to have a full immage of an armour!

Here are a couple of others I scrounged up for you. First is the Greenwich garniture of Sir John Smythe in the Light Horse mode, with maille sleeves and burgonet. Probably 1580 or so, and it lives in Leeds. The second is a mismatched piece that was posted on myArmoury.com's museum album. I would guess it to be of a similar vint, perhaps a little older.

Cheers!

Gordon

[ 11-10-2005: Message edited by: Gordon ]

--------------------

"After God, we owe our victory to our Horses"

Registered: Apr 2004 | IP: Logged

All times are ET (US)

Hop To:

Copyright � 2000-2009 Wolfe Argent Living History. All Rights reserved under International Copyright Conventions. No part of this website may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system, without permission of the content providers. Individual rights remain with the owners of the posted material.