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Old 19th April 2023, 09:26 AM   #18
LeonymusBosch
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It would be interesting to know how these brass boarders were made. On lesser examples they appear to be die struck or stamped from quite thin material. Where the better examples lost wax castings as they seem very uniform and finely detailed. Attached from the Wallace collection. Perhaps LeonymusBosch could venture an opinion as to wether the boarders are stamped or cast ?

I think you're on the right track. I have been studying dr. Goll's Iron Documents PhD thesis and he does say that all these applications on extant pieces of armour were made by lost wax technique and usually by different craftsmen, and not the armourers themselves.

Here's a little screenshot of the pdf (pp 124-125.). It's available for free online and it's an amazing resource for plate armour.
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