Armour Accessories

Among the Dean Castle's collection of arms and armour, buckles, belts, and baldrics feature as finely-crafted and functional accessories for body armour. This section includes enhancements that would have found use as weapon holds, protective clothing, and connectors for plate armour.

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Leather straps for suit of armour

Leather straps like these were used to hold plate armour in place comfortably against the body. The

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Leather harness

Leather harness with brass lion head decoration. This harness would have been worn across the chest

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Leather sword belt with bronze shell decoration

Leather sword belt with bronze accents. The belt has lozenge and wave patterned stitching on the hid

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Leather and bronze sword belt

Leather and bronze sword belt with a linear lozenge pattern across the belt and foliate details on t

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Tunic for German Cuirass

The 8th Lord Howard de Walden was a keen collector of arms and armour during the 20th century, and h

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Red velvet tunic for under armour

This red velvet tunic was the 8th Lord Howard de Walden's choice for wearing underneath his persona

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European Sword Belt

A main necessity and accessory to the sword is the sword belt and scabbard used to carry such weapon

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