An interesting meeting last night. Mr B brought along one of his armours, and gave a very interesting talk on the 16thC German armour industry with reference to this particular armour. This was followed by a hands on session with the armour. Photo's below. Please pardon the poor quality, taken with my phone.
There were also some very interesting Japanese blades brought along by another member, including the blade of a very rare Kikuchi Yari 菊池槍 (very like a tanto or dagger but made for use as a spear) of the Momoyama period.
All in all, a rewarding evening out for all of us who were able to attend.
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