German armour in steel, polished and facetted, of 1526. The cuirass is rather rounded in shape and bears in the center of it the initials S.L. as monogram. The tassets and waist-piece are joined and the shoulder pieces have passe-gardes. the armet is very peculiar, having a movable double vizor. The solerets are club or paw-shaped, and the greaves not being ornamented. From Imperial Arsenal Of Vienna.
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