Armour & Shields

A Japanese Samurai Helmet or Namban Kabuto,
A Samurai Helmet, c. 1590 - 1640
An etched Comb Morion, or Morione tondo,
An etched Comb Morion, c. 1590 - 1600
A Medieval Bascinet,
A Medieval Bascinet, c. 1400
An Etched and Gilt Comb Morion worn by a member of the Trabantenleibgarde of the Prince- Electors of Saxony,
A Saxon Comb Morion, c. 1570 - 1600
A Tibetan or Bhutanese Plate from a ‘Four Mirrors’ Cuirass, or Chahar A’ineh,
A Tibetan or Bhutanese Cuirass, c. 1650
A Vambrace, or Dastana,
A Dastana, c. 1700
An Important Augsburg Light Field Armour, attributed to the Habsburg Court Armourer Desiderius Helmschmid (1513-79) and to the etcher Jörg Sorg (1522-1603),
An Exceptional Armour, dated 1545
An Embossed and Gilt Breastplate for a Foot or Light Cavalry Armour,
An Embossed and Gilt Breastplate, c. 1550 - 60
A Shield, or Dhal,
A Shield, or Dhal, 19th century
An Indian Mughal Shield,
An Indian Mughal Shield, 18th – 19th century
A Jingasa,
A Jingasa, Edo Period, c. 1850
A Japanese Military Hat, or Jingasa,
A Jingasa, Edo Period, 19th century
A Jingasa,
A Jingasa, 19th century
A Cuisse for the Left Leg, in the Manner of Jörg Sorg,
A Cuisse for the Left Leg, c. 1550
A Spinning Jingasa,
A Spinning Jingasa, Edo Period, c. 1800
A Fine and Exceptionally Rare Bohemian Cavalry Shield,
A Rare Bohemian Cavalry Shield, c. 1450
A Large Rare Tibetan Cane Shield,
A Rare Tibetan Shield, 15th century or earlier
An Elbow-gauntlet for a Harquebusier, for the left hand,
An Elbow-gauntlet for a Harquebusier, c. 1650 - 70
A Flemish Shaffron,
A Flemish Shaffron, c. 1520 - 30
A Sallet,
A Sallet, c. 1490
A Vamplate,
A Vamplate, c. 1560
An Early Fluted ‘Maximilian’ Three-Quarter Length Field Armour,
A ‘Maximilian’ Field Armour, c. 1505 - 1515