Backplate (armour)
Category
Arms and armour
Date
1650
Materials
Metal
Measurements
41 cm (H)35 cm (W)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Chastleton House, Oxfordshire
NT 1429704
Summary
HARQUEBUSIER'S BACKPLATE; With a raised neck and a narrow flange at the waist. The main edges have plain inward turns. At either shoulder is the first plate and leather of a replacement shoulder strap, with a pair of rivet holes for the original attachment near the edge. The ends of replacement leather waist straps are attached by two rivets at either side of the waist.Stamped at the neck with an indistinct mark, probably the crowned IR mark of the Tower arsenal during the reign of James II. Inside is a construction serial number comprising 9 wedge-shaped punch marks.