16th October 2016, 10:56 AM | #1 |
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Ottoman breast plate for comments
Hi all. Not something special but interesting though....any comments are welcome. The chain mail must be a later period. Any thoughts?
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19th October 2016, 09:32 PM | #2 |
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Interesting, in that it varies from the norm. Typically, these armors
are chiseled with a continuous series of grooves which radiate from a central hub, and run to within 1cm of the edge. This one appears to have been made privately, perhaps by a culture influenced by the Ottoman, but not of it. |
19th October 2016, 10:19 PM | #3 |
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On the second picture there is a vague arsenal stamp: St. Irene? If so, that would make it very Ottoman I guess.
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19th October 2016, 10:28 PM | #4 |
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It would mean simply that it was deposited at the St. Irene's arsenal at one time or another; captured arms as well as Ottoman were stored there in profusion.
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Forum has very little coverage of Armour and I thought to put that right. I would like to float a few items in broad support of this thread and see where that goes thus in the end produce a sizeable collection overall on the styles of armoured suits, footwear, helmets, shields, and also Horses armour to give a general picture of the subject... So in no particular order here goes;
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I like it. I especially love Ottoman helmets! Thanks and zukran!
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From Wikepedia it statesQuote" The lobster-tailed pot helmet had an oriental origin, being derived from the Ottoman Turkish 'chichak' (Turkish - çiçek) helmet, which developed in the 16th century. It was adopted by the Christian states of Europe in the early 17th century. The chichak was almost identical to the later European helmets - it had a forward projecting peak, sliding bar nasal, cheekpieces and neck guard; only its tendency to have a conical rather than rounded skull was distinctive.[1] The European derivative of this helmet saw widespread use during the Thirty Years War when it became known as the zischägge, a Germanisation of the original Turkish name.
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More Helmets Ottoman...
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The Ottomans used a special kind of armour called Krug; This was mirror armour and had talismanic beliefs attached to the idea that highly polished or Mirror armour could reflect the evil eye...arrows etc...
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20th October 2016, 08:42 PM | #10 |
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Note that the last helmet shown above is a modern copy
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20th October 2016, 11:12 PM | #11 |
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Salaams and Thank you Oliver and on reflection it does have a lot of sharp edges and no wear ...
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Horse Armour.
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21st October 2016, 01:01 PM | #13 |
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Thank you all for your replies, however i believe it is an ottoman simpler form of breast plate. Im sure that all these ottoman soldiers couldnt afford such an armour you have posted up here. Also in museums only the best pieces are on display. It is exactly the same as weapons decoration.
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21st October 2016, 04:37 PM | #14 |
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The top left chanfron is also a modern copy, ya karim.
It's fine to show these for comparison, but they should not be taken as authentic. |
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21st October 2016, 07:52 PM | #16 |
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Some further considerations...Note the shin armour sometimes mixed up with vambrace arm armour...
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21st October 2016, 07:55 PM | #17 |
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Shields... often made with wicker / bamboo and wound with silk...
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AN EXPERTLY WRITTEN WORK EXISTS FREE ON THE WEB AT~ https://books.google.com.om/books?id...ELMETS&f=false
The above work covers everything so far and in minute detail alongside beautiful illustrations... It is far reaching dealing with the similar items in Russian, Persian, Indian, and other works in the Regions... Last edited by Ibrahiim al Balooshi; 21st October 2016 at 09:07 PM. |
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I love the helmets and shields!!!
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Battle Report #17 :Vienna 1683.
Here I switch to the first of what I call an Ethnographic history...of the Ottomans... the siege of Vienna. This was the second attempt and one of the greatest sieges in history.. I therefor redirect your focus to a sizeable read but one which is filled with action at http://defence.pk/threads/battle-rep....386899/page-1 in two parts. Parts 1 and 2 are easily accessible at the top of the webpage.
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