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Composed Armor, Matthes Deutsch  German, Steel, iron, copper alloy (latten), leather, brass, European, Italian and German
Armorer Right pauldron (shoulder defense) marked by Matthes Deutsch
15th century and later
Composed Armor, Julian Arrechia  Spanish, Steel, copper alloy (latten), leather, Italian
Armorer Left tasset made by Julian Arrechia
Armorer Left pauldron made by Raymond Bartel
ca. 1450–60 and later, restored and composed in the 1920s
Composed Armor, Steel, leather, European, Italy, Spain, and Germany
European, Italy, Spain, and Germany
ca. 1480 and later
Left Half of a Breastplate, Steel, copper alloy, textile (linen), Italian
Italian
ca. 1400–1450
Backplate from a Brigandine, Steel, copper alloy, Italian
Italian
ca. 1400–1450
Brigandine Plate, Metal, tinning, Italian
Italian
1400–1450
Brigandine Plate, Iron alloy, Italian
Italian
1400–1450
Helmet (<i>Hoshi Kabuto</i>) in the 13th Century Style, Iron, lacquer, gilt copper, leather, silk, Japanese
Japanese
late 17th or early 18th century
Armor for the Tilt, Anton Peffenhauser  German, Steel, brass, leather, German, Augsburg
Armorer Attributed to Anton Peffenhauser
ca. 1580
Helmet (<i>Hoshi Kabuto</i>) and Mask with Gorget, Iron, lacquer, gilt copper, leather, silk, Japanese
Japanese
late 17th or early 18th century
Brigandine Armor, Steel, latten, velvet, brass, Italian
Italian
ca. 1400 and later
Lower Plate of a Bascinet, Iron, Italian
Italian
early 15th century
Brigandine Plate, Iron alloy, copper alloy, textile (linen), Italian
Italian
1400–1450
Arm Defense, Steel, Italian
Italian
ca. 1450–70
Jousting Armor (<i>Rennzeug</i>) 
and Matching Half-Shaffron, Steel, copper alloy, leather, German, probably Dresden or Annaberg
German, probably Dresden or Annaberg
ca. 1580–90
Composed Armor, Wolfgang Grosschedel  German, Steel, gold, leather, textile, copper alloy, German, Landshut and Augsburg; gorget, Italian
Armorer Helmet, arm defenses, gauntlets and leg defenses by Wolfgang Grosschedel
Armorer Helmet, arm defenses, gauntlets and leg defenses by Franz Grosschedel
ca. 1550–80
Brigandine Plate, Steel, copper alloy, Italian
Italian
1400–1450
Brigandine Plate, Metal, tinning, Italian
Italian
1400–1450
Upper Arm Defense (Rerebrace), Steel, Italian
Italian
ca. 1430–40
Armor for the Tilt, Steel, leather, Italian
Italian
ca. 1585
Upper Arm Defense (Rerebrace), Steel, Italian
Italian
ca. 1430–40
Brigandine Plate, Iron alloy, Italian
Italian
1400–1450
Armor from a Small Garniture for Field and Tournament, Kunz Lochner  German, Steel, leather, copper alloy, textile, German, Nuremberg
Armorer Kunz Lochner
dated 1548, with later restorations
Elbow Defense (Couter), Steel, Italian
Italian
ca. 1430–40
Armor, Steel, leather, German, possibly Lower Saxony
German, possibly Lower Saxony
ca. 1540–50 and later
Jousting Armor, Anton Peffenhauser  German, Steel, leather, German, Augsburg
Armorer Attributed to Anton Peffenhauser
ca. 1580
Brigandine Backplate, Steel, textile (hemp), Italian
Italian
1400–1450
Brigandine Plate, Iron alloy, textile, Italian
Italian
1400–1450
Brigandine Plate, Iron alloy, Italian
Italian
1400–1450
Armor for the Tilt, Anton Peffenhauser  German, Steel, brass, leather, German, Augsburg
Armorer Attributed to Anton Peffenhauser
ca. 1580
Elbow defense (Couter), Steel, Italian
Italian
ca. 1430–40
Armor for Field and Tilt, Steel, Italian
Italian
ca. 1550–75
Cuirass, Steel, iron, brass, Indian
Indian
18th century
Brigandine Plate, Iron alloy, copper alloy, Italian
Italian
1400–1450
Armor, Steel, leather, German, Nuremberg
German, Nuremberg
ca. 1520 and later
Brigandine Plate, Iron alloy, copper alloy, Italian
Italian
1400–1450
Brigandine Plate, Iron alloy, Italian
Italian
1400–1450

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