Thread: Curious cuirass
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Old 8th August 2023, 02:55 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by Victrix View Post
Same with the Swedish ones. Mine is end 17thC-beginning/18thC Carolingean era cavalry breast plate. Maybe the Swedes and the Germans took the term “bullet proof” just literally. In Sweden this was an official requirement to demonstrate the effectiveness of the kit. On the inside it’s marked with a crown and weight. There’s a small smith’s mark in the centre just below the collar. It’s very heavy at around 7kg.
That's a very nice cuirass you have there!
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