A South German Gothic full armour for the field,... Lot 31

A South German Gothic full armour for the field, partly Innsbruck, circa 1480-1500 The heavy skull of the Gothic sallet forged in one piece. The flattened comb pierced with three holes for the crest. A continuous row of sturdy, spirally fluted lining rivets. The pivoted visor fitted with a spring-loaded catch, with trefoil perforations on either side. The neck guard sliding on several lames, the lower edge of the helmet turned outwards. The neck guard a later replacement, the visor possibly also not original. The expertly reconstructed bevor of Innsbruck type, with a lightly ridged plate and the falling face guard with a turned edge. Breastplate with a pronounced ridge, the gussets moving on sliding rivets (the left gusset replaced). A screw-mounted, hinged lance rest. Three faulds with short tassets sliding on three lames. The clover-leaf mark of the Treytz family of Innsbruck struck below the neck opening. The breastplate reworked in modern times, the V line on the upper edge probably added at a later date, some of the edges cut. Two faulds and the tassets are museum-quality replacements. The backplate of multi-plate construction, with prominent V-shaped fluting and flanged edges. A clover-leaf mark struck at the upper edge. The central lame of the backplate and the three skirt lames well replaced. The arm defences with small pauldrons, each of six lames, three ornamental ridges on each of the lowest lames. The besagues are good replacements. Half-closed couters with copper-lined eyelets. One couter heavily restored, the second is possibly a 19th century replacement. Gauntlets with long, ridged cuffs. The metacarpal lames and finger guard lames assembled and replaced, using several old components. Full leg defences involving fluted cuisses. The composite cuisses adapted and reconstructed using several old parts. The clover-leaf mark stamped into each of the original side plates. The poleyns sliding on five lames, the greaves probably dating from the 19th century. Original, tapering sollerets, two marks stamped into each of the foremost lames. Th