A fine composite tournament armour Dating: circa 1500 Provenance: Italy Consisting of an interlocking helmet, with one-piece skull, comb, and twisted, iron plume-holder, decorated with few outlines; heavy visor, long eye-slots and two round holes on each side (covered by the ventail once the visor is down); strong, ribbed ventail with double outline; round air holes on the right side, nine creating a rose, two side by side; flower-shaped hubs, a fastening screw at the bottom; ribbed beaver with double-outlined front opening; gorget of outlined plates engraved with bands, pointed at the front and roped at the borders; smooth neck-plates fastened with brass rivets, the straps on the sides. Chest-plate ribbed at the center and engraved with bands of segments ending in the outlines at the margins; arm-holes and neckline with simple roping and rows of brass rivets; at the right side a “L”-shaped, iron folding rest, with small engraving at the margins. Waist-plate with linear engravings and leather straps for the tassets. The back-plate en suite with the chest; provided with leather strings covered with iron sheets; smooth roping at the protuberance. Eight-plate pauldrons, with central risers and brass rivets; protective the left one, with roped borders and double-lines alt the margins; the right one worked en suite. Twelve-plate brassards with roped and outlined wrists, ribbed elbow-pieces with small wings, vambraces with closing clips. Gauntlets with cuffs ribbed at the center, and roped, twisted border, recessed border; backs of nine plates, the last one with relieved and ribbed knuckles; scales fingers; brass rivets. Nine-plate tassets outlined at the margins. Jambs ribbed at the center; the cuisches with recessed upper margin and twisted, roped border; double-outlined five-plate knee-cops, with central roping at the center, recessed margins and lateral wings; twisted greves, closed with buckles. The feet covered with a mail of closed rings. Restored leather strings. Even though few components have necessarily been replaced, the armour is outstanding, considering the eye impact and the manufacture. condition report: very good