Early to Mid 14th Century Shoulder Cops

Early to Mid 14th Century Shoulder Cops

Finished December October 23, 2019

The steel cops are made from 0.050"/18ag/1.3mm 4130 alloy steel with 4mm leather trim. The helmet was heat treated to a HRC48 hardness.

Patterns

CAD DXF file of the pattern can be used to machine cut the metal plates.

shoulder_cops.dxf
shoulder_cops_leather_trim.dxf

Documentation

Stone Carving: Bargello Palace Carving
Dating: 1320-1330
From: Florence, Italy
URL: Bargello Palace Carving, Florence c. 1320-1330

Stone Carving: Avignon BM MS.136 Roman Missal
Folio: 327v-1
Dating: 1320-1330
From: Bologna, Italy
Holding Institution: Bibliothèque municipale Livrée Ceccano
URL: Avignon BM MS.136 Roman Missal

Stone Carving: Biblioteca Trivulziana MS 691 De Bello Civili
Folio: 85
Dating: 1373
From: Italy (exact location unknown)
Holding Institution: Biblioteca Trivulziana
URL: Biblioteca Trivulziana MS 691 De Bello Civili

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