A fine sample of a caliverman's frog, Nuremberg, ca. 1600, the obverse covered with a grayish velvet (obviously made for a guardsman; only the primary layer preserved, with the surface rubbed).
Please note the characteristic Nuremberg heart-shaped ornamental piercings.
The Royal Armouries Leeds; author's photos, 1997.
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Last edited by Matchlock; 23rd July 2012 at 02:42 AM.
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