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Right Poleyn (Knee Defense) from an Armor of Claude Gouffier (1501–1570), Steel, copper alloy, gold, French
Right Poleyn (Knee Defense) from an Armor of Claude Gouffier (1501–1570)
French
ca. 1555–60

Right Thigh and Knee Defense (Cuisse and Poleyn) for the Armor of Sir John Scudamore (1541 or 1542–1623)

Jacob Halder
ca. 1587
Right Thigh and Knee Defense (Cuisse and Poleyn) for the Armor of Sir John Scudamore (1541 or 1542–1623), Daniel Tachaux French, Steel, gold, leather, American, New York

Right Thigh and Knee Defense (Cuisse and Poleyn) for the Armor of Sir John Scudamore (1541 or 1542–1623)

Daniel Tachaux
dated 1913
Pair of Thigh Defenses (Cuisses) with knee defenses (Poleyns), Steel, German, Nuremberg
Pair of Thigh Defenses (Cuisses) with knee defenses (Poleyns)
German, Nuremberg
16th century
Pair of Thigh Defenses (Cuisses) with Knee Defenses (Poleyns), Steel, German, Nuremberg
Pair of Thigh Defenses (Cuisses) with Knee Defenses (Poleyns)
German, Nuremberg
16th century
Pair of Thigh Defenses (Cuisses) with Knee Defenses (Poleyns), Steel, German, Nuremberg
Pair of Thigh Defenses (Cuisses) with Knee Defenses (Poleyns)
German, Nuremberg
16th century
Left Thigh Defense (Cuisse) with Knee Defense (Poleyn), Steel, German
Left Thigh Defense (Cuisse) with Knee Defense (Poleyn)
German
16th century
Pair of Thigh Defenses (Cuisses) with Knee Defenses (Poleyns), Steel, German
Pair of Thigh Defenses (Cuisses) with Knee Defenses (Poleyns)
German
16th century
Pair of Thigh Defenses (Cuisses) with Knee Defenses (Poleyns), Steel, Italian, Milan or Brescia
Pair of Thigh Defenses (Cuisses) with Knee Defenses (Poleyns)
Italian, Milan or Brescia
ca. 1590
Pair of Thigh Defenses (Cuisses) with Knee Defenses (Poleyns), Steel, Italian
Pair of Thigh Defenses (Cuisses) with Knee Defenses (Poleyns)
Italian
ca. 1400
Pair of Thigh Defenses (Cuisses) with Knee Defenses (Poleyns), Steel, Italian
Pair of Thigh Defenses (Cuisses) with Knee Defenses (Poleyns)
Italian
ca. 1450, with later restorations
Right Thigh Defense (Cuisse) with Knee Defense (Poleyn), Steel, German
Right Thigh Defense (Cuisse) with Knee Defense (Poleyn)
German
16th century
Right Thigh Defense (Cuisse) with Knee Defense (Poleyn), Steel, German
Right Thigh Defense (Cuisse) with Knee Defense (Poleyn)
German
16th century
Pair of Thigh Defenses (Cuisses) with Knee Defeneses (Poleyn), Steel, German, Augsburg
Pair of Thigh Defenses (Cuisses) with Knee Defeneses (Poleyn)
German, Augsburg
16th century
Pair of Thigh Defenses (Cuisses) with Knee Defenses (Poleyns), Steel, German
Pair of Thigh Defenses (Cuisses) with Knee Defenses (Poleyns)
German
16th century
Knee Defense (Poleyn), Steel, Italian
Knee Defense (Poleyn)
Italian
ca. 1430–40
Knee Defense (Poleyn), Steel, Italian
Knee Defense (Poleyn)
Italian
ca. 1430–40
Left and Right Knee Defenses (Poleyns), Steel, Western European
Left and Right Knee Defenses (Poleyns)
Western European
ca. 1460
Left and Right Knee Defenses (Poleyns), Steel, Italian
Left and Right Knee Defenses (Poleyns)
Italian
ca. 1450 and later
Pair of Knee Defenses (Poleyns), Steel, Italian
Pair of Knee Defenses (Poleyns)
Italian
ca. 1460 and later
Right Knee Defense (Poleyn), Steel, Italian
Right Knee Defense (Poleyn)
Italian
ca. 1460 and early 20th century
Knee Defense (Poleyn), Steel, Italian
Knee Defense (Poleyn)
Italian
ca. 1450–75
Pair of Thigh Defenses (Cuisses) with Knee Defenses (Poleyns), Steel, leather, Italian
Pair of Thigh Defenses (Cuisses) with Knee Defenses (Poleyns)
Italian
ca. 1425–50 and later
T-29 Prototype Right Thigh and Knee Defense ( Poleyn), Leonard Heinrich German, Steel, textile, metal alloy, American, New York
T-29 Prototype Right Thigh and Knee Defense ( Poleyn)
Multiple artists/makers
1944
Pair of Knee Defenses (Poleyns)
British
14th century
Part of a Couter (Elbow Defense) or Poleyn (Knee Defense)
Western European
late 15th century
Knee Defense (Poleyn)
German
16th century
Pair of Thigh and Knee Defenses (Cuisses with Poleyns)
Italian
ca. 1400
Pair of Thigh Defenses (Cuisses) with Knee Defenses (Poleyns)
Italian
ca. 1400
Thigh and Knee Defense (Cuisse with Poleyn)
German or Austrian, Innsbruck
ca. 1530–40
Pair of Cuisses with Poleyns for a Boy
German, Nuremberg
left, ca. 1500; right, late 19th century
Lower Lame of a Knee Defense (Poleyn)
German, possibly Augsburg
ca. 1480–90
Right Knee Defense (Poleyn)
Italian
ca. 1500
Pair of Thigh Defenses (Cuisses) with Knee Defenses (Poleyns)
German
16th century
Pair of Thigh Defenses (Cuisses) with Knee Defenses (Poleyns)
German
ca. 1530–40
Left Thigh Defense (Cuisse) with Knee Defense (Poleyn)
German
ca. 1510–25