Armoured breast plate ID please

Ken Maddock · 21st November 2014, 06:14 PM

Last of pictures above is the indentation of the armoury mark on the neck of the breast plate, the proceeding ones are the inside of the breast plate showing the stud remnants, I used a triangle of paper to show the remnant on one side of the armour which is quiet small
Note the shinyness is all due to the varnish on the inside
Regards
Ken

A Senefelder · 21st November 2014, 08:12 PM

Ken, at this period armour of munitions quality like this were being produced in large quantities so the stamp at the neck line is as likely to be an armoury control mark as any sort of makers mark. As for cleaning it, that of course is your call but I left things as they were baring aggressive active rust on armour. If it was varninshed I left the varnish in place.

21st November 2014, 06:14 PM	#1
Ken Maddock Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Ireland Posts: 104	Last of pictures above is the indentation of the armoury mark on the neck of the breast plate, the proceeding ones are the inside of the breast plate showing the stud remnants, I used a triangle of paper to show the remnant on one side of the armour which is quiet small Note the shinyness is all due to the varnish on the inside Regards Ken

21st November 2014, 08:12 PM	#2
A Senefelder Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 214	Ken, at this period armour of munitions quality like this were being produced in large quantities so the stamp at the neck line is as likely to be an armoury control mark as any sort of makers mark. As for cleaning it, that of course is your call but I left things as they were baring aggressive active rust on armour. If it was varninshed I left the varnish in place.