A Reproduction English Civil War Period Pikeman's Armour In Mid-17th Century Style
Lot 27
Of steel, comprising wide-brimmed pot made in two pieces with domed skull embossed with a design of recessed triangulars on each side above two rows of dome-headed brass rivets, the brim with recessed turned border with a row of rivets en suite, triangular ear-pieces, gorget of two pieces, breast-plate with medial ridge drawn-out to a point at the base and with double recessed turns at the neck and arms, back-plate with adjustable shoulder-straps reinforced with riveted plates and secured by pivot-hook catches, deep skirt carrying rectangular embossed tassets each with double recessed and turned borders, decorated at the bottom with a row of three circles formed of dome-headed brass rivets, and secured by pivot-hook catches engaging with pierced hinges, and decorated overall with rows of dome-headed brass rivets en suite
Of steel, comprising wide-brimmed pot made in two pieces with domed skull embossed with a design of recessed triangulars on each side above two rows of dome-headed brass rivets, the brim with recessed turned border with a row of rivets en suite, triangular ear-pieces, gorget of two pieces, breast-plate with medial ridge drawn-out to a point at the base and with double recessed turns at the neck and arms, back-plate with adjustable shoulder-straps reinforced with riveted plates and secured by pivot-hook catches, deep skirt carrying rectangular embossed tassets each with double recessed and turned borders, decorated at the bottom with a row of three circles formed of dome-headed brass rivets, and secured by pivot-hook catches engaging with pierced hinges, and decorated overall with rows of dome-headed brass rivets en suite