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Armor (Yoroi) of Ashikaga Takauji (1305–1358)early 14th century

 

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[releventchair]

Someone snuck a dozen eggs outside the door.
The neighbor who said they had more "butt nuggets" for us the other day.

 

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Armor (Gusoku)16th and 18th centuries

 

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If anyone would like "more" about one of the items i have posted... quote the post with "more".

 

[releventchair]

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Crossbow of Count Ulrich V of Württemberg (1413–1480)dated 1460

Rule #1 before firing. Where is your thumb that is involved in holding the stock?

Many has been the decapitation when an errant thumb protruded above the no go zone where the string acts like a very powerful cheese slicer.
While others" just" got a horrid gash out of the deal.

In this picture we can see the "sweet spot" for the thumb to ride in relative safety. Which can be felt without looking.
And possibly it can be guessed how the thumb can find it without looking due to design .

Very interesting piece. Not crude in design or casually engineered.
Then embellished outrageously as so many high ranking and nobility's relics being pictured by the Cap'n are.

 

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Powder Horn dated 1759
This example is engraved with the owner's name, Peter Myer; the British coat of arms, and a map of the forts in the Hudson and Mohawk valleys.

 

[JVA5th]

Great morning all wishing you all an amazing day.

 

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Armor of Emperor Ferdinand I (1503–1564)dated 1549 - The ownership of this armor by Ferdinand I (1503–1564) is indicated by the heraldic emblems on the toe caps: the imperial double-headed eagle surmounted by a royal crown, which signifies Ferdinand’s honorific status as king of the Romans and designated successor to his brother, Emperor Charles V. The image of the Virgin and Child on the breastplate was also used by Charles V on his own armors. The backplate is decorated with crossed staves and firesteels, the insignia of the Order of the Golden Fleece, an elite chivalric society of which Ferdinand was a member.

 

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Sword ca. 1400 - The silver-embellished pommel and the crossguard made of copper alloy (rather than steel) wrapped with silver wire suggest that this sword was intended for presentation or for ceremonial use rather than as a fighting weapon. The Latin quotation inscribed on the pommel reads in translation, "here, too, virture has its due reward" (Virgil, Aeneid, book 1, line 461). The inscription (now illegible) on the blade is an early example of the use of etching for the decoration of a weapon. Approximately a century later, acid etching became a popular way to embellish arms and armor and an important technique in printmaking.

 

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Pair of Flintlock Pistols of Empress Catherine the Great (1729–1796)1786 - These pistols are part of a deluxe garniture of ivory-stocked hunting arms made for Empress Catherine the Great (reigned 1762–96), whose intial (E for Ekaterine) is on the escutcheons of the grips. The garniture, which originally consisted of these pistols, a fowling piece dated 1786 (National Museum, Warsaw), and a rifle (whereabouts unknown), was later given to her favorite, Prince Stanislas August Poniatowski (1732–1798), whom she backed as king of Poland (reigned 1763–95). Firearms with ivory stocks, generally out of fashion in western Europe by the eighteenth century, were in vogue in the ostentatious Russian court during the last quarter of the century.

 

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Shield of Henry II of France (reigned 1547–59)ca. 1555 -
The battle scene at the center is thought to depict the victory of Hannibal and the Carthaginians over the Romans in Cannae in 216 B.C., which here could be interpreted as an allusion to the struggle of France against the Holy Roman Empire during the sixteenth century. In the strapwork borders are the intertwined letters: H for Henry II (reigned 1547–59); C for Catherine de Médicis, his queen; and possibly also D for Diane de Poitiers, his mistress. Interspersed with the initials are crescents, the king's personal badge and a reference to the moon goddess Diana and her namesake Diane de Poitiers.

The design is very similar to a series of drawings for the decoration of armor attributed to Etienne Delaune, Jean Cousin the Elder, and Baptiste Pellerin, all artists active in Paris.

 

[releventchair]

Great morning all wishing you all an amazing day.

Mornin JVA!
You have a great one too!

Alright , alright.
At least have a good one!

 

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Sallet in the Shape of a Lion's Headca. 1475–80 -

This helmet is the earliest surviving example of Renaissance armor all'antica (in the antique style). The lion's head is an outer shell made of embossed and gilt copper that is fitted over an underlying plain steel helmet. It represents the head of the Nemean Lion, whose pelt was worn as a headdress and cloak by the mythological hero Hercules. He was frequently portrayed in Renaissance art as a symbol of indomitable strength, courage, and perseverance.

 

[JVA5th]

Mornin JVA!
You have a great one too!

Alright , alright.
At least have a good one!

Thank you very much and same to you

 

[WannaDig3687]

Savvy, Lady WD. Pepper has a birthday in 2 days. What to get a ship mate that has everything.

Taking a page from traveller’s RCT most frequently posted words…..

Pepperj, Pepperj, Pepperj,
all I ever hear. Come on you two, give it a break.

 

[WannaDig3687]

Good morning, JVA5th and releventchair!

 

[JVA5th]

Good morning, JVA5th and releventchair!

Thank you WD, hope you're doing well.

 

[traveller777]

Taking a page from traveller’s RCT most frequently posted words…..

Pepperj, Pepperj, Pepperj,
all I ever hear. Come on you two, give it a break.


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Good come back.

 

[WannaDig3687]

Thank you WD, hope you're doing well.

Better thanks. The packing and cleaning out going well?

 

[JVA5th]

Better thanks. The packing and cleaning out going well?

Eh it's going surely but slowly. Many heads living here lots of stuff to move around. There's escrow going on so dealing with house inspections and all that stuff that goes with that. Been a process that's for sure.