Lot 5360

Description

Zischägge with two-piece skull decorated with 19 continuous distinct ridges. In the centre a riveted blossom-shaped plaque with small knob. The lower edge with continuous brass-plated lining rivets. Riveted, pointed peak with turned edge, adjustable nasal bar. Attached cheek pieces with turned edge, drop-shaped boss with perforated openings for hearing. Riveted neck guard of three lames with decorative fittings of brass-plated rivets. Hinged gorget with brass edge and formally applied brass cross. Heavy cuirass breast plate of three lames with distinct central ridge and rich decorative fittings of brass. Matching backplate of three lames decorated with brass fittings. Large shoulders sliding on six lames. Hinged vambraces with distinct ridges and decorative brass fittings. Leather cover partly replaced. Mounted on a modern iron stand. Height approx. 85 cm, with stand 165 cm. The winged hussars, also called husaria, were a Polish-Lithuanian cavalry unit that emerged from the hussars and formed the core of the Polish-Lithuanian army in the 16th and 17th centuries. They achieved their major victory in the battle at Kahlenberg mountain in 1683, where they fought under the command of King Johann III Sobieski and succeeded in defeating the Ottoman army, which had besieged the city of Vienna.

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