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Arms and Armor

Kolman Helmschmid (German, Augsburg 1471–1532)

Kolman Helmschmid (German, Augsburg 1471–1532) Date: ca. 1525 Accession Number: 24.179; 26.188.1, .2; 29.158.363a, b

Portions of a Costume Armor

Helmet attributed to Kolman Helmschmid (German, Augsburg 1471–1532)

Helmet attributed to Kolman Helmschmid (German, Augsburg 1471–1532) Date: ca. 1515 and later Accession Number: 04.3.286

Kolman Helmschmid (German, Augsburg 1471–1532) Date: ca. 1525 Accession Number: 14.25.828

Left Shoulder Defense (Pauldron)

Pauldrons and vambraces attributed to Kolman Helmschmid (German, Augsburg 1471–1532)

Pauldrons and vambraces attributed to Kolman Helmschmid (German, Augsburg 1471–1532) Date: ca. 1525 and later Accession Number: 29.151.3a–s

Three-Quarter Armor

Helmet and reinforcing pieces attributed to Kolman Helmschmid (German, Augsburg 1471–1532)

Helmet and reinforcing pieces attributed to Kolman Helmschmid (German, Augsburg 1471–1532) Date: ca. 1510–20 and later Accession Number: 29.150.6

Half Armor

Kolman Helmschmid (German, Augsburg 1471–1532) Date: ca. 1525 Accession Number: 24.179

Backplate and Hoguine (Rump Defense) from a Costume Armor

Kolman Helmschmid (German, Augsburg 1471–1532) Date: ca. 1525 Accession Number: 26.188.1, .2

Pair of Vambraces (Arm Defenses) from a Costume Armor

Kolman Helmschmid (German, Augsburg 1471–1532) Date: ca. 1525 Accession Number: 29.158.363a, b

Top Lames of Vambraces (Arm Defenses) from a Costume Armor

Helmet, pauldrons, and vambraces attributed to Kolman Helmschmid (German, Augsburg 1471–1532)

Helmet, pauldrons, and vambraces attributed to Kolman Helmschmid (German, Augsburg 1471–1532) Date: ca. 1525 and later Accession Number: 29.151.3a–s; 29.150.152; 50.237.2

Kolman Helmschmid (German, Augsburg 1471–1532) Date: ca. 1510–15 Accession Number: 29.150.6d, f, m–p

Reinforcing Pieces for the Tourney

Kolman Helmschmid (German, Augsburg 1471–1532) Date: ca. 1530–40 Accession Number: 29.150.1d, e

Pair of Tassets of Emperor Charles V of Austria (1500–1558)

Attributed to Kolman Helmschmid (German, Augsburg 1471–1532)

Attributed to Kolman Helmschmid (German, Augsburg 1471–1532) Date: ca. 1515 Accession Number: 04.3.286a

Close Helmet with Mask Visor in Form of a Human Face

Attributed to Kolman Helmschmid (German, Augsburg 1471–1532) Date: ca. 1515–20 Accession Number: 29.150.6a, b

Armet for the Tourney

Attributed to Kolman Helmschmid (German, Augsburg 1471–1532) Date: ca. 1525 Accession Number: 29.153.1

Jousting Sallet (Rennhut) Made for Louis II (1506–1526), King of Hungary and Bohemia

Attributed to Kolman Helmschmid (German, Augsburg 1471–1532) Date: ca. 1525 Accession Number: 50.237.2

Armet

Attributed to Kolman Helmschmid (German, Augsburg 1471–1532) Date: ca. 1510–20 Accession Number: 38.143b–d

Cuirass and Tassets (Torso and Hip Defense)

After a model by Hans Kels the Younger (German, 1508/10–1565)

After a model by Hans Kels the Younger (German, 1508/10–1565) Date: dated 1532 Accession Number: 2015.597

Medal of Kolman Helmschmid (1471–1532)

Kolman Helmschmid (German, Augsburg 1471–1532) Date: 1534–36 Accession Number: 40.135.4

Buffe (Face Defense)

Kolman Helmschmid (German, Augsburg 1471–1532) Date: ca. 1520 Accession Number: 32.75.92

Right Arm Defense

Kolman Helmschmid (German, Augsburg 1471–1532) Date: ca. 1520 Accession Number: 29.158.123a

Left Arm Defense

Date: ca. 1525 Accession Number: 29.150.152

Gorget

Attributed to Kolman Helmschmid (German, Augsburg 1471–1532) Date: ca. 1530–40 Accession Number: 14.25.621

Close Helmet for a Boy

Attributed to Kolman Helmschmid (German, Augsburg 1471–1532) Date: ca. 1525 Accession Number: 38.143a

Attributed to Kolman Helmschmid (German, Augsburg 1471–1532) Date: ca. 1525 Accession Number: 27.159.19

Falling Buffe

Attributed to Kolman Helmschmid (German, Augsburg 1471–1532) Date: ca. 1525–30 Accession Number: 27.159.18

Closed Burgonet

Attributed to Lorenz Helmschmid (German, Augsburg, ca. 1445–1516)  or Kolman Helmschmid, German, Augsburg 1471–1532

Attributed to Lorenz Helmschmid (German, Augsburg, ca. 1445–1516) or Kolman Helmschmid, German, Augsburg 1471–1532Date: ca. 1515–20 Accession Number: SL.5.2019.25.4

Date: ca. 1530 Accession Number: 2013.28

Breastplate with Tassets

Date: ca. 1510–20 Accession Number: 27.183.43

Peytral

Date: ca. 1525–30 Accession Number: 29.158.619a, b

Pair of Ear Guards from a Shaffron (Horse&#39;s Head Defense)

Date: ca. 1475–1500 Accession Number: 23.261s

Tournament Shield

Wolfgang Grosschedel (German, Landshut, active ca. 1517–62)

Wolfgang Grosschedel (German, Landshut, active ca. 1517–62) Date: man&#39;s armor, ca. 1535–40; horse armor, dated 1554; saddle steels, later restorations Accession Number: 23.261

Armor for Man and Horse Presumably Made for Baron Pankraz von Freyberg (1508–1565)

Date: ca. 1540 Accession Number: 14.25.886a, b

Pair of Couters (Elbow Defenses)

Date: ca. 1520 Accession Number: 42.102.6

Toe Cap for a Foot Defense (Sabaton)

Date: ca. 1520 Accession Number: 42.102.3

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