Fig. 362.—Breastplate, &c., Maximilian armour, 1535.
Fig. 363.—Backplate, Maximilian armour, 1535.
The taces of three plates have the tassets fastened to the lower lame. The pauldrons ([Fig. 364]) are large and of a different pattern for each shoulder, the right being hollowed for the lance, with a roundel to protect the opening. The inside bend of the arm has fourteen splints for protection, as may be seen from the illustration ([Fig. 365]). Strange to say, the inner bends of the knees have the same protection ([Fig. 366]).
The sabbatons present a very fine example of the “bear’s paw” pattern; they are attached to the jambarts, which, as usual in this style, are not fluted ([Fig. 367]). In many of the European collections, suits of armour of this pattern may be found.
Fig. 364.—Pauldrons, Maximilian armour, 1535.