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Work in progress gridiron, been interested in them for a while, might make a large one like you see in medieval and early modern depictions of Saint Lawrence or a Roman one based on the findings from Pompeii.
Size adjustments cleaning, decorations and riveting will be done late.
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I've finished a couple of maille commissions recently.
This one's a long-legged brayette, all riveted, made from 7mm links. It is designed to extend just below the knee, and so includes a lozenge-shaped gore near the end of each leg.
And here, another standard. Mixed solid/riveted with a 9mm dagged mantle and 6mm collar. The liner is five layers of linen.
Overall, I'm pretty pleased with my progress, and both of these clients seem pretty happy with their commissions!
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A beautifully embossed Corinthian style helmet,
Height: 12.75 in/32.4 cm
Width: 7.25 in/18.4 cm
Depth: 10 in/25.2 cm
Greek, 495 BC, housed at the Houston Museum of Fine Arts.
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Elements of a gothic styled armor that belonged to Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I, attributed to Lorenz Helmschmid,
Harness Weight: 21.7 lbs/9.9 kg
Helmet Weight: 7.7 lbs/3.5 kg
Augsburg, Germany, ca. 1485, housed at the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.
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A shielded Dueling Gauntlet with a folding blade,
Length: 37.8 in/96 cm
Width:10.6 in/27 cm
Depth:9.3 in/23.5 cm
Weight:4.6 lbs/2.1 kg
Italy, before 1596, housed at the Kunsthistorischesmuseum, Vienna.
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A spiked Dueling Gauntlet mounted with two blades,
Length: 32.9 in/83.5 cm
Width: 5.5 in/14 cm
Depth: 4.9 in/12.5 cm
Weight:3.9 lbs/1.75 kg
Italy, ca. 1540, housed at the Kunsthistorischesmuseum, Vienna.
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An elegant Closed Burgonet made for Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II, attributed to Kunz Lochner,
Height: 13.4 in/34 cm
Width: 10 in/25.5 cm
Depth: 12.6 in/32 cm
Weight: 6.5 lbs/2.95 kg
Nuremberg, Germany, 1544, housed at the Kunsthistorischesmuseum, Vienna.
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A blued Wheellock Pistol with a rotating cylinder fabulously decorated in gold,
Length: 29.5 in/75 cm
Weight: 4.4 lbs/2 kg
Germany, late 16th century, housed at the Kunsthistorischesmuseum, Vienna.
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A beautifully etched and fluted Close Helmet which belonged to Baron Wilhelm von Rogendorf,
Height: 11.8 in/30 cm
Width: 9.5 in/24 cm
Depth: 13.8 in/35 cm
Weight: 8.3 lbs/3.75 kg
Augsburg, Germany, ca. 1520-1535, housed at the Kunsthistorischesmuseum, Vienna.
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A Burgonet with a wonderful grotesque Buffe,
Height: 10.6 in/27 cm
Width: 9.3 in/23.5 cm
Depth: 11.2 in/28.5 cm
Weight: 5.3 lbs/2.3 kg
Germany, ca. 1540-1550, housed at the Kunsthistorischesmuseum, Veinna.
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A lovely pair of fluted Gauntlets,
Length: 9.1 in/23 cm
Width: 4.3 in/11 cm
Depth: 3.7 in/9.5 cm
Weight: 10.6 oz/300 g
Nuremberg, Germany, ca. 1525, housed at the Kunsthistorischesmuseum, Vienna.
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The Fugger Armors, a matching Full Harness and Half-Harness with Rotella owned by Christoph Fugger, Augsburg, Germany, ca. 1560, housed at the Kunsthistorischesmuseum, Vienna.
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A Mace of unusual form,
OaL: 25.9 in./65.7 cm
Diameter: 4.5 in/11.5 cm
Weight: 5.2 lbs/2.4 kg
Germany, ca. 1520, housed at the Kunsthistorischesmuseum, Vienna.
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A fabulously chased, etched, and gilt Shaffron for Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I, attributed to Konrad Seusenhofer, Innsbruck, Austria, 1514 housed at the Kunshistorischesmuseum, Vienna.
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A pair of openwork Tournament Gauntlets owned by Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I or King Philip I of Spain,
Length: 12.6 in/32 cm
Width: 4.3 in/11 cm
Depth: 4.3 in/11 cm
Weight: 17.6 oz/500 g
Augsburg, Germany, ca. 1495-1500, housed at the Kunsthistorischesmuseum, Vienna.
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A closed Burgonet with a removeable visor made for Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, attributed to Desiderius Helmschmid,
Height: 12.4 in/31.5 cm
Width: 9.1 in/23 cm
Depth: 12.2 in/31 cm
Weight: 5.3 lbs/2.4 kg
Augsburg, Germany, ca. 1535-1540, housed at the Kunsthistorischesumuseum, Vienna.
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A pair of heavily articulated Gauntlets, attributed to Kolman Helmschmid,
Length: 8.1 in/20.5 cm
Width: 4.9 in/12.5 cm
Depth: 4.9 in/12.5 cm
Weight: 14.1 oz/400 g
Augsburg, Germany, ca. 1530, housed at the Kunsthistorischesmuseum, Vienna.
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