Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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To understand armor both as a military technology and as an art object, it is essential to notice the intricacies of its shape. How do features like thickness and curvature inform both the form and function of the piece?

Wade Allen, collector, student, and maker of armor for over 30 years, walks us through examples from his personal collection to point out the aesthetic and functional details of historical Western European gorgets.

*VIDEO CONTENTS*
00:00 - Intro
00:39 - 17th Century Gorget
03:11 - A Very Bad Piece
06:13 - Mid-16th Century German Gorget
11:25 - The "Jelly Roll"
12:19 - 17th Century Child's(?) Gorget
14:01 - Maximilian Tasset Lame
16:03 - Fluted Tasset Lame
19:04 - Puffed and Slashed Tasset Lame
21:20 - Outtro

*WADE’S WEBSITE: ALLEN ANTIQUES*
european-armour.com/allenIndex.html

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