A German right armoured gauntlet, ca. 1560
Four-lame sliding metacarpal defence, the knuckle bar with a roped ridge. Four-lame sliding finger defence with a turned and roped border. Laterally hinged thumb plate with three finger scales. Ridged cuff with a struck-out knuckle and a tapering, turned and roped border. The cuff slightly distorted, the riveting of the lower clasp partially detached. Original leather covering. An exceptionally well-preserved, arsenal-maintained example. Length 29 cm.
353599
Condition: II +
Four-lame sliding metacarpal defence, the knuckle bar with a roped ridge. Four-lame sliding finger defence with a turned and roped border. Laterally hinged thumb plate with three finger scales. Ridged cuff with a struck-out knuckle and a tapering, turned and roped border. The cuff slightly distorted, the riveting of the lower clasp partially detached. Original leather covering. An exceptionally well-preserved, arsenal-maintained example. Length 29 cm.
353599
Condition: II +
