Spaulder (part) 1530-60
South German. The upper two lames of a spaulder. The upper lame shaped to the shoulder with a file roped inward turn and recessed border at the top. The second lame overlapping the first and transitioning the shape from the shoulder to the arm. The armor described as Italian c. 1560 for the joust illustrated on plate 7 of L'Ameria Del Museo Civido Medievale Di Bolonga appears to have similarly shaped (but complete) spaulders, in that case with an additional small lame between the two on this one.
Includes an image that compares this to item A-214a. Both are spaulders with an upper moving lame and transition to the arm shape, but this one is much larger and the transition is much more aggressive.
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