For a long time the neckplate or gorget was retained as part of the regular equipment and it even became exaggerated in size; but it finally became so small that […] it was little more than an ornament […]
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Neckplate
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Some gorget (neckplate) leather linings recovered from the Batavia (1629) were found to be in a very good state of preservation after 350 years' immersion (50). Under water, where it will invariably also be in a buried ...
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The military gorget is an ornamental and symbolic reminder of the neckplate on a suit of armor, and was originally worn in conjunction with a nape plate at the back of the neck. Between 1650 and 1700, the nape plate was ...
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542. Half Suit. … German, about 1540. Consisting of - Open Casque with spherical skull finishing in a pointed apex, umbril, neckplate and hinged earpieces. Gorget and Pauldrons combined. Breastplate with strong tapul and laminated gussets.
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