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Stacey Jimenez
Location: Arizona Joined: 23 Aug 2010
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 Posted: Mon 23 Aug, 2010 7:15 pm Post subject: Need help to identify My armour breastplate. |
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Hello. I am new to collecting Armour. I just bought this from an online auction and I was wondering if some one could help me to identify it. I do not know if it is real or not. I also am not sure when it was made. I thank you for any help that you can give me.
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James Arlen Gillaspie
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Location: upstate NY Joined: 10 Nov 2005
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What is is made of? Some sort of iron, or copper?
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Stacey Jimenez
Location: Arizona Joined: 23 Aug 2010
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I am not to sure. The auction said that it was made of Iron. Do you know anything about it? Is It real or a fake?
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Stacey Jimenez
Location: Arizona Joined: 23 Aug 2010
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I Bought it this past weekend. They are going to ship it today, so I really am going on the pics.
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Jojo Zerach
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I'm not very experienced with armour like this, though if it was real it looks like some sort of late parade armour, maybe. Did they mention what year/time period or country it was from? That would probably help a lot of people here who know more than I do.
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Allan Senefelder
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Looks to be one of the cast iron wall hangers that were popular for decorating halls and foyers in the 19th century. The rivets around the bottom flange don't seem to be seperate but one piece with the breast plate. Are there any pics of the back?
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Stacey Jimenez
Location: Arizona Joined: 23 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Tue 24 Aug, 2010 11:49 am Post subject: |
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No pics of the back. I only have them of the front.
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Stacey Jimenez
Location: Arizona Joined: 23 Aug 2010
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The auction add said that it weighs 13 pounds, 20 inches long and 15 inches wide.
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Adam Smith
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At 13 pounds and the odd angle of the fauld i agree with Allen, looks like it was made to lay flat against the wall but if from the 19th c it is an anttque. Period armour is becoming extremely difficult to find.
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Dan Howard
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I was thinking 19th century. It is more likely to be a wall ornament rather than body armour.
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This is a standard topic