Dagger Guard
44PG302/EU 2105 F-435 S-III Dagger Guard —any kind of sheath knife may be called a dagger. A guard of the same type as this archaeological example is illustrated on a dagger […]
Helmet PG300
44PG300/1E-69 Peaked Burgonet —a burgonet is an open-type helmet generally found with ear flaps, a brim, a comb or a peaked finial, and sometimes a faceguard. This example, the only helmet […]
Breastplate 1100
44PG307/EU48 F-2 S-3 Breastplate 1100 Breastplate Section: From around the 17th century, this section (lower right proper) includes part of a wide “skirt” along the bottom. Two rivets with brass diamond-shaped washers are barely visible […]
Cuff Buttons 523
44PG302/EU1 Glass Cuff Buttons — with iron fastener loops. Rows of similar buttons are shown on cuffs, pockets, and other areas on clothing of both the pikeman and musketeer in […]
Strap 756
44CC178/3D-2 Shoulder Strap —17th century. Decorative iron shoulder strap for the breastplate. These straps were sometimes made of leather. Similar decorative metal straps are shown on the pikeman’s suit illustrated in […]
Breastplate 1394
44PG302/EU2129-198 Breastplate 1394 Breastplate Section: This large section of an early 17th-century breastplate has been flattened while buried in a trash pit, thus it appears distorted. The rolled edges and brass rivets […]
Tasset Lames from DHR Collections
Tasset Lames The tasset was attached to the breastplate “skirt” and covered the upper front portion of the legs. It is composed of lames, metal strips that may have been manufactured in separate articulated […]
Tasset Lames 2031
44PG302/EU2129-96 F-430A S-2 Rear View Side View Tasset Lames —early 17th century. These two lames, strips of sheet metal, were riveted together as part of a tasset that protected the upper leg. […]
Basket Hilt 803
44PG302/EU1002/F-404 Basket Hilt 803 Basket Hilt: The English adopted the basket hilt by the mid-16th century, about the same time as the Scots. This high-quality decorated example is similar to an English broadsword […]
Helmet and Helmet Parts from DHR Collections
Helmet Few complete helmets have been recovered archaeologically in Virginia. Several of the cabasset type that were commonly worn by infantrymen in the 17th century exist in the collections of Jamestown Island […]
