A set of four wootz or ‘damascus’ steel plates comprising a Char Aina set of antique Indian armour, to be worn over a mail shirt, and an early Turkish Ottoman Iron gorget , worn over the back shoulders with two separate plates fixed by rivetted steel mail links, originally worn as part of the set of plates by the armies of the Ottoman empire which invaded eastern and central Europe during the period of this piece of early armour. Offered for sale on our new site Now added
This entry was posted by admin on April 2, 2011 at 11:27 PM under and armour, helmets and armour, New items coming soon..., turkish arms and armour. Tagged antique arms and armour, arms armor, arsenal of st Irene, gorget, hagia sophia, indian char aina, indo persian armour, islamic, krug plates, mail and plate, medieval plate armour, oriental, siege of vienna, st. eirene, turkish armour, wootz steel.
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