Horse Armor Made for Johann Ernst, Duke of Saxony-Coburg (1521–1553)

dated 1548

Steel, leather, copper alloy, textile · Horse armor (a–h): Wt. 60 lb. 9 oz. (27.5 kg); Wt. including saddle approx. 92 lb.(41.73 kg); shaffron (a): Wt. 5 lb. 13 oz. (2637 g); crinet (b): Wt. 11 lb. 1 oz. (5018 g); central peytral plate (c): Wt. 3 lb. 12 oz. (1701 g); right peytral plate (d): Wt. 3 lb. 15 oz. (1786 g); left peytral plate (e): Wt. 3 lb. 7 oz. (1559 g); crupper (f): Wt. 27 lb. 8 oz. (12.47 kg); right flanchard (g): Wt. 2 lb. 8 oz. (1134 g); left flanchard (h): Wt. 2 lb. 9 oz. (1162 g); saddle (i–n): Wt. 28 lb. 14 oz. (13.1 kg); bit: H. 6 in (15.2 cm); W. 11 in (27.9 cm)

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