Breast plate cuirasse information please

[Kmaddock]

Hi
It looks v similar to a french one i once had
Mine had the armoury name and a date engraved on the inside just above the peascod
Regards
Ken

[Mel H]

Originally Posted by Kmaddock

Hi
It looks v similar to a french one i once had
Mine had the armoury name and a date engraved on the inside just above the peascod
Regards
Ken

Thanks Ken, I've been all over it but it is rather patinated, the only thing I can see is an unprecise stamped letter at the inside top right.

Mel.

[fernando]

Originally Posted by Mel H

... the only thing I can see is an unprecise stamped letter at the inside top right...

Still it would be interesting to have a look at it .

[Mel H]

Originally Posted by fernando

Still it would be interesting to have a look at it .

Photo attached, First thought is a Broad arrow, but I'm not convinced that an arrow could be so badly mis-stamped , it could be a '1' or a poor 'K'

[corrado26]

May be it is this French M 1804 cuirass? At least the number of the rivets seems to be correct!

[fernando]

Originally Posted by Mel H

Photo attached, First thought is a Broad arrow, but I'm not convinced that an arrow could be so badly mis-stamped , it could be a '1' or a poor 'K'

Maybe a poor "K", yes; only sort of a control mark, not the smith's signature ... i would say.

[Richard G]

Could the poor 'K' be Klingenthal?
Regards
Richard

[fernando]

Originally Posted by Richard G

.... Could the poor 'K' be Klingenthal?...

Shouldn't that be a more stylized K.
... And shouldn't inspector marks be present ?


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