Falling Buffe
Object type: Falling buffe
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: German, Augsburg
Artist: Kolman Helmschmid
Artist bio: German, Augsburg 1471–1532
Artist role: Armorer
Artist nationality: German
Date: ca. 1525
Medium: Steel, textile (wool, canvas)
Dimensions: H. 10 in. (25.4 cm); W. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
Classification: Armor Parts-Buffes
Geography:  Augsburg     
Credit line: Gift of George D. Pratt, 1927
Accession year: 1927