The Armour Archive

I"m looking for images of armour and clothing from the Ottoman's around the time of the Fall of Constantinople. Particularly helmets of the period and clothing, arming clothes as well as civilian.


Much appreciation.

Good guys, or bad guys?

There are a couple Osprey's covering the topic, and I think I have them.

Baron Alcyoneus wrote:Good guys, or bad guys?

There are a couple Osprey's covering the topic, and I think I have them.

Can you not read? I said Ottoman's........so of course the good guys.......

I do not think that word means what you think it means...

I have a buch of photos from museums in Istanbul here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/derianlebr ... 245951449/

I haven't categorized them by date, but I did try to put the date in the description when it was available.

Edit: Most of the things labeled as "greaves" are cuisses that have been displayed upside down. Look at the big buckles at the bottom, and the general tapering of the pieces <i>towards</i> the knee cop.

Edit edit: Most of the armour was in the military museum and Topkapı Palace:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/derianlebr ... tarymuseum
http://www.flickr.com/photos/derianlebr ... 05;palace/

-Derian.

Derian le Breton wrote:I have a buch of photos from museums in Istanbul here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/derianlebr ... 245951449/

I haven't categorized them by date, but I did try to put the date in the description when it was available.

Edit: Most of the things labeled as "greaves" are cuisses that have been displayed upside down. Look at the big buckles at the bottom, and the general tapering of the pieces <i>towards</i> the knee cop.

Edit edit: Most of the armour was in the military museum and Topkapı Palace:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/derianlebr ... tarymuseum
http://www.flickr.com/photos/derianlebr ... 05;palace/

-Derian.

I have seen most of these photo's multiple times, many that I ravenously adore, I guess I will have to go through and check the dates more closely.


Thanks for the input guys.


Derian, these photo's are awesome.

Derian le Breton wrote:
Edit: Most of the things labeled as "greaves" are cuisses that have been displayed upside down. Look at the big buckles at the bottom, and the general tapering of the pieces <i>towards</i> the knee cop........
-Derian.

It is also well to know, that the things labeled "arm guard" are really greaves. (They only protect the outside of the lower leg)

Mac