Curious cuirass

[Victrix]

Originally Posted by cel7

yes it was. I don't understand the point of it either, but the "German" cuirasses seem to have it all. More or less in the same place.

Same with the Swedish ones. Mine is end 17thC-beginning/18thC Carolingean era cavalry breast plate. Maybe the Swedes and the Germans took the term “bullet proof” just literally. In Sweden this was an official requirement to demonstrate the effectiveness of the kit. On the inside it’s marked with a crown and weight. There’s a small smith’s mark in the centre just below the collar. It’s very heavy at around 7kg.