Based on what i'm seeing constructionally i'm inclined to believe this piece to be original. While the gussets are a good sign, the edge beveling around the arm openings is as well as the slot rivet channels on either side of the flange of the breast plate to carry the first lame of the fauld that once existed there. All of these are constructional details are almost never done on Victorian copies. The somewhat uneven plate edges where the neck and gusset plates have been rolled over is also a good sign. The peascoding is a bit more pronounced than the more munitions Graz examples but this does not rule out a possible German origin, although without some sort of identifying makers or city control stamp it is tough to assign a country or origin as the style was in use throughout western Europe in the second half of the 16th century. My feeling is that this is a good original example, based only on photos of course, having the piece in hand may cast a different light on it.
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