Three-Quarter Armor
ca. 1525 and later
Medium
Steel, leather
Dimensions
Wt. 48 lb. 7 oz. (21.97 kg); helmet (a); H. 12 in. (30.5 cm); W. 11 in. (27.9 cm); D. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm); Wt. 6 lb. 1.2 oz. (2755.6 g); gauntlet (p); H. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm); W. 5 in. (12.7 cm); D. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 4.5 oz. (581.2 g); gauntlet (q); H. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm); W. 5 in. (12.7 cm); D. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 5.5 oz. (609.5 g); mail sleeve (r): L. 25 1/2 in. (65.0 cm); H. at shoulder 10 3/16 in. (26.0 cm); Diam. (outside) of chest links 5/16 in. (7.6 mm); Diam. (inside) of chest links 3/16 in. (4.8 mm); Diam. (outside) of sleeve links 5/16 in. (7.7 mm); Diam. (inside) of sleeve links 7/32 in. (5.8 mm); mail sleeve (s): L. 26 13/16 in. (68.0 cm); H. at shoulder 11 in. (28.0 cm); Diam. (outside) of chest links 11/32 in. (8.6 mm); Diam. (inside) of chest links 3/16 in. (4.8 mm); Diam. (outside) of sleeve links 9/32 in. (7.1 mm); Diam. (inside) of sleeve links 7/32 in. (5.6 mm).
Classification
Armor for Man-3/4 Armor
Culture
German, Augsburg
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Gift of Mrs. Bashford Dean, 1929
Accession Number
29.151.3a–s
About the Artist
Kolman Helmschmid · 1471–1532
**Kolman Helmschmid: Master Armourer of the Renaissance** Kolman Helmschmid (1471–1532), born in Augsburg, Germany, emerged from one of Europe's most illustrious families of armourers, the Helmschmieds, whose name aptly means "helmet smith." The son of the renowned Lorenz Helmschmied (active 1467–1515), Kolman trained within the family workshop, taking control after his father's death in 1515 and...