Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - An Interesting 15th C. Nuremberg Mail Shirt Fragment With Mark

Swordfish · 7th April 2012, 02:37 PM

Good find! With an experts eye!
Do you have acquired it?
Unfortunately its clearly a fake!
I have not seen it in reality, but no doubt. Two of the holes of the shield have no rings, the third is broken, and the fourth surely as well.
The same mark was on a mail fragment of clearly different shape, sold at the same auction house October 2009 lot 421.
The same mark again on a complete shirt, sold October 2008 lot 388 at the same auction house.
The mark without mail fragment, described as genuine, is actually for sale in the USA.

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7th April 2012, 02:37 PM	#4
Swordfish Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 129	Good find! With an experts eye! Do you have acquired it? Unfortunately its clearly a fake! I have not seen it in reality, but no doubt. Two of the holes of the shield have no rings, the third is broken, and the fourth surely as well. The same mark was on a mail fragment of clearly different shape, sold at the same auction house October 2009 lot 421. The same mark again on a complete shirt, sold October 2008 lot 388 at the same auction house. The mark without mail fragment, described as genuine, is actually for sale in the USA. Best