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Iagoba Ferreira
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 Posted: Thu 26 Sep, 2019 9:37 am Post subject: This breastplate resembles any historical one? |
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Saw some over the years in reenactments, but never got the chance to ask the owners if they did their research.
IMO, it's just horrible  , but I'm still curious about it. No intention to buy one, and if I can, I will take that idea from anyone who may buy it if I can 
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Edward Lee
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I've seen these alot from ebay or amazon, they were dubbed as Gothic Cuirass by the sellers from India. The price varied so greatly that some sellers would try for over a hundred USD. As you can see from the link below the actual armor is very different.
http://myArmoury.com/feature_gothic_armour.html
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Mikko Kuusirati
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Well, it is very superficially similar to some 16th Century cuirasses, e.g. the third one down in this article: http://myArmoury.com/feature_16c_armour.html
"And sin, young man, is when you treat people like things. Including yourself. That's what sin is."
— Terry Pratchett, Carpe Jugulum
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Anthony Clipsom
Location: YORKSHIRE, UK Joined: 27 Jul 2009
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Agreed it seems to draw inspiration from early 16th century armour - the so-called maximillian style. But the shape seems wrong - it should be more rounded (globose, I think they call it)
Anthony Clipsom
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This is a standard topic