Turkish-Persian Gorget
| Turkish-Persian Gorget | |
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| Weapon type: | Protective weapon |
| Designations: | Turkish-Persian Gorget. |
| Use: | armor |
| Region of origin / author: |
Ottoman Empire , Persian Empire , armourers |
| Distribution: | Persian Empire, Ottoman Empire |
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A Turkish-Persian gorget is a protective weapon from Persia and Turkey.
description
A Turkish-Persian gorget is made of steel . In contrast to the European neck or ring collars, it not only covers the neck, but also the shoulders (see picture info box, bottom right). Additional epaulettes are attached to the sides for this. The neck area is cut out on the front and two strong beads are worked out in the middle for reinforcement and stiffening. The collar also serves to connect the front and back of armor, for example jug armor . The inside is covered with chain armorequipped and often upholstered with thick fabrics. This chain armor also connects the epaulets to the main part of the collar.
literature
- H. Russell Robinson : Oriental Armor. Jenkins, London 1967, p. 29 (Reprinted. Courier Dover Publications, Mineola NY 2002, ISBN 0-486-41818-9 ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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 , p. 245.