Intercession

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Intercession
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Information
Weapon type: Protective weapon
Designations: Fürbug, Horse Pectoral
Use: armor
Creation time: around the beginning of the 15th century
Region of origin /
author: 		Europe , armory
Distribution: Europe
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The Fürbug (Engl.) Horse Peytral , ( span. ) Pechera O Petral , pectoral , Poitral , Poitrinal , is a piece of armor of a Ross the harness that protects the breast of the horse.

description

The interbows are usually made of steel . It is the foremost part of armor for horses and is made in such a way that it protects the entire chest area of ​​the horse from blows and stings. It is attached to the rest of the horse's armor with leather straps or lapel clamps. On most of the interbows you can see strong bulges on the right and left, which serve to not restrict the horse's freedom of movement. These bulges are roughly level with the horse's shoulder joint and offer enough space for natural movement. In the manufacture of the Fürbug , as much emphasis was placed on the craftsmanship and material quality as the armor itself. There are versions that are very simple, but also splendid designs that are decorated with gilding , engravings , inlays and figurative representations . The intercourt is only found on horse armor that is built as plate armor . These armor parts were already in use by the Romans. A well-preserved copy is in the Rheinisches Landesmuseum in Bonn (see link no. 2).

literature

  • Annual report of the Historical Museum in Bern. 1918, ZDB -ID 217896-5 , pp. 92, 95.
  • Eduard von Sacken : The Imperial and Royal Ambraser Collection. Volume 1: Historical introduction and the armories. Braumüller, Vienna 1855, p. 104.
  • George Cameron Stone : A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor in All Countries and in All Times. With an Introduction by Donald J. LaRocca. Courier Dover Publications, Mineola NY 1999, ISBN 0-486-40726-8 , pp. 495-496.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Wendelin Boeheim : Handbook of Armament. The weapon system in its historical development from the beginning of the Middle Ages to the end of the 18th century (= Seemanns Kunstgewerbliche Handbücher. Vol. 7, ZDB -ID 53757-3 ). Seemann, Leipzig 1890, pp. 215-217 (reprint. Fourier Verlag, Wiesbaden 1985, ISBN 3-201-00257-7 ).

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