The Art of Chivalry: European Arms and Armor from the Metropolitan Museum of Art : an Exhibition |
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armor arms attached backplate Bashford Dean blued brass breastplate breech Brouilly burgonet Caliber century Steel chiseled Cosson crossbows dagger damascened decoration Detail of cat Dresden Duc de Dino edge embossed engraved etched Ex collection firearms flintlock floral foliate foliate scrolls French front gauntlet German Gift of William glaives gold Grancsay grip grooves Grossenhain gunmakers halberd helmet hilt hunting inlaid Innsbruck iron Italian Jean Jacques Reubell knight knuckle guard lance leather Length of barrel Length of blade lock plate mark medallions Metropolitan Museum monogram motifs mounted octagonal ornament oval Paris Gift Paris Rogers Fund partly gilt pauldrons Périgord pierced pistols pommel Prince quillons rapier References ricasso Riggs rivets rococo sabatons sallet Saxony shape shield side silver sixteenth century SMALL-SWORD Solingen stamped Střckel straps strapwork sword tang tassets trigger guard trophies Uboldo visor weapons Weight 1 lb wheellock William H wood Length overall Zschille