Armour & Shields

Plate from a ‘Four Mirrors’ Cuirass (Chahar a’ineh),
Plate from a ‘Four Mirrors’ Cuirass, 18th–19th century
An Indian Mughal Shield,
An Indian Mughal Shield, 18th – 19th century
A Japanese Military Hat, or Jingasa,
A Jingasa, Edo Period, 19th century
A Spinning Jingasa,
A Spinning Jingasa, Edo Period, c. 1800
A Jingasa,
A Jingasa, 19th century
An Early Fluted ‘Maximilian’ Three-Quarter Length Field Armour,
A ‘Maximilian’ Field Armour, c. 1505 - 1515
A Large Rare Tibetan Cane Shield,
A Rare Tibetan Shield, 15th century or earlier
A Vamplate,
A Vamplate, c. 1560
A Rare Samurai Mask, Meji Period,
A Rare Samurai Mask, Meji Period, c. 1870
A Jingasa,
A Jingasa, Edo Period, c. 1850
A Cuisse for the Left Leg, in the Manner of Jörg Sorg,
A Cuisse for the Left Leg, c. 1550
A Fine and Exceptionally Rare Bohemian Cavalry Shield,
A Rare Bohemian Cavalry Shield, c. 1450
An Elbow-gauntlet for a Harquebusier, for the left hand,
An Elbow-gauntlet for a Harquebusier, c. 1650 - 70
An etched Comb Morion, or Morione tondo,
An etched Comb Morion, c. 1590 - 1600
An Important Augsburg Heavy Field Armour, attributed to the Habsburg Court Armourer Desiderius Helmschmid (1513-79) and to the etcher Jörg Sorg,
An Exceptional Armour, dated 1545
A Japanese Samurai Helmet or Namban Kabuto,
A Samurai Helmet, c. 1590 - 1640
A Leg Defence, or Dizçek,
A Leg Defence, late 15th century
A Vambrace, or Dastana,
A Dastana, c. 1700
A Tibetan or Bhutanese Plate from a ‘Four Mirrors’ Cuirass, or Chahar A’ineh,
A Tibetan or Bhutanese Cuirass, c. 1650