What Kind of Armor is this?

Battara · 28th April 2015, 12:28 AM

Greetings,

This is from a friend. It is armor, but is it Spanish, a Victorian copy, a fantasy piece? It is certainly European looking.......

Thank you for any help you can provide.

NeilUK · 28th April 2015, 12:52 AM

I reckon this is a piece of fantasy armour, mid-20th century, for somebody who wants something 'original' to decorate the hallway. it would be quite impractical as real armour to fight in and less than impressive as parade armour when compared to genuine 16th-17th century harnesses.
Neil

A Senefelder · 28th April 2015, 01:11 AM

This was made by one of several companies in Spain that have produced this sort of " den decorator " armour for 50 or 60 years. They're non functional decorator pieces. I've seen exactly this suit several times over the years including oddly enough in a small town country hardware store in the southerntier of New York state.

Battara · 28th April 2015, 10:33 PM

I wondered if it were fantasy. Certainly later and more recent. Thank you for your help.

28th April 2015, 12:28 AM	#1
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,220	What Kind of Armor is this? Greetings, This is from a friend. It is armor, but is it Spanish, a Victorian copy, a fantasy piece? It is certainly European looking....... Thank you for any help you can provide. Attached Images

28th April 2015, 12:52 AM	#2
NeilUK Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Scotland Posts: 125	I reckon this is a piece of fantasy armour, mid-20th century, for somebody who wants something 'original' to decorate the hallway. it would be quite impractical as real armour to fight in and less than impressive as parade armour when compared to genuine 16th-17th century harnesses. Neil

28th April 2015, 01:11 AM	#3
A Senefelder Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 214	This was made by one of several companies in Spain that have produced this sort of " den decorator " armour for 50 or 60 years. They're non functional decorator pieces. I've seen exactly this suit several times over the years including oddly enough in a small town country hardware store in the southerntier of New York state.

28th April 2015, 10:33 PM	#4
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,220	I wondered if it were fantasy. Certainly later and more recent. Thank you for your help.