Composite Armor
Object type: Composite armor
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Italian and German
Date: ca. 1485 and later, composed in the early 20th century
Medium: Steel, leather, brass
Dimensions: Wt. of armor approx. 40 lb. (18.14 kg); Wt. of mail shirt 15 lb. 8 oz. (7030.7 g); 29.150.5m (left forearm defense); H. 7 3/16 in. (18.3 cm); W. 4 in. (10.2 cm); D. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); Wt. 9 oz. (255.1 g); 29.150.5n (right forearm defense); H. 7 in. (17.8 cm); W. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm); D. 4 1/16 in. (10.3 cm); Wt. 12 oz. (340.2 g)
Classification: Armor for Man
Credit line: Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Bequest of Bashford Dean, 1928
Accession year: 1929