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A remarkable har- able the wearer to turn his head. The armpits were pro- 
ness is the jousting tected by large rondelles, and a shield fastened at a single 
armor made by a _ point served as a mark for a lance thrust. he lance of this 
German craftsman period was sometimes over sixteen feet long and weighed 
about 1500. ‘This is nearly forty pounds. It could not be held very well, but had 
an example of the to be balanced between a separate ‘‘fork,” attached to the 
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The flutes of this Maximilien suit imitate the 
ruffs and slashes of the court dress 
of the epoch (1530) An early double-barreled firearm in the Dino collection 
most specialized form of jousting armor. Its weight isnearly breastplate, and a long arm riveted to the backplate. Such 
ninety pounds. The helmet, weighing twenty-two pounds, was the weight of the armor, and the rapidity of the charge, 
was bolted to the breastplate, and is of sufficient size to en-_ that a lance which struck squarely would be splintered. 
Armor made by Colman of Augsburg about 1550. The A large portion of this highly-decorated An example of the most specialized form of jousting 
tournament plates for reinforcing the armor of suit belonged to Philip II. of Spain. armor. Its weight is nearly ninety pounds 
shoulder and face are added It bears the cross of Calatrava and d’Alcantara The helmet is bolted to the breastplate 
