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Sharing artworks from the AIC's Arms, Armor, Medieval, and Renaissance department.
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Pair of Cuisses and Poleyns https://www.artic.edu/artworks/116626/
George F. Harding Collection
February 20, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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Powder Flask with Bullet Pouch https://www.artic.edu/artworks/106441/
George F. Harding Collection
February 20, 2026 at 2:12 PM
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Remington New Army Model Revolver https://www.artic.edu/artworks/69888/
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Wielgus
February 20, 2026 at 12:45 PM
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Pair of Double-Barrel Flintlock Pistols https://www.artic.edu/artworks/116565/
George F. Harding Collection
February 20, 2026 at 9:12 AM
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Friuli Spear https://www.artic.edu/artworks/116260/
George F. Harding Collection
February 19, 2026 at 6:47 PM
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Flintlock of a Gun https://www.artic.edu/artworks/116775/
George F. Harding Collection
February 19, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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Breech-Loading Center-Fire Gun in form of a Walking Stick https://www.artic.edu/artworks/116736/
George F. Harding Collection
February 19, 2026 at 1:16 PM
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Wheellock Rifle https://www.artic.edu/artworks/108758/
Despite the invention of the simpler flintlock, the wheellock remained in use for hunting well into the 18th century, as the ignition was a split second faster. This could make a difference when hunting deer, sensitive enough to react to the sound of the ignition before the bullet left the gun. On later wheellocks, such as this example, the wheel is concealed under the lock plate. The decorative inlay of engraved mother-of-pearl, silver, and staghorn, with its florid designs of S- and C scrolls, reflects the newly developing Rococo style. George F. Harding Collection
February 19, 2026 at 11:17 AM
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Wall Gun (Hakenbüchse) with Stock and Stand https://www.artic.edu/artworks/116197/
George F. Harding Collection
February 19, 2026 at 8:24 AM
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Pair of Mitten Gauntlets https://www.artic.edu/artworks/116605/
George F. Harding Collection
February 18, 2026 at 7:07 PM
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Smallsword https://www.artic.edu/artworks/106261/
George F. Harding Collection
February 18, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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Shishak https://www.artic.edu/artworks/112118/
George F. Harding Collection
February 18, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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Fingered Gauntlet for the Left Hand https://www.artic.edu/artworks/116473/
George F. Harding Collection
February 18, 2026 at 11:44 AM
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Percussion Fowling Piece https://www.artic.edu/artworks/116955/
George F. Harding Collection
February 18, 2026 at 9:34 AM
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Brandistock https://www.artic.edu/artworks/116495/
George F. Harding Collection
February 17, 2026 at 7:04 PM
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Pair of Turning Rerebrace Plates https://www.artic.edu/artworks/116418/
George F. Harding Collection
February 17, 2026 at 5:05 PM
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Mitten Gauntlet for the Right Hand https://www.artic.edu/artworks/116435/
George F. Harding Collection
February 17, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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Armor for Heavy Calvary (Cuirassier) https://www.artic.edu/artworks/116229/
This harness represents one of the last vestiges of fully armored cavalry, known as cuirassiers, trained to charge the enemy with a lance. By the 17th century firearms dominated the battlefield. In response to this development, the armorer of this piece made the breastplate and helmet thicker to resist the impact of musket fire. The dent on the breastplate, visible under the right arm, is a "proof mark" made when the armorer fired a musket at the piece to guarantee to his client that the armor was indeed shot-proof. Remarkably, the small size and girth of this armor suggest that it was made for a teenage boy for use either in training or in actual war, perhaps to accompany his father on a military campaign. George F. Harding Collection
February 17, 2026 at 11:24 AM
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Sword of Winthrop Sargent (1753-1820), First Governor of Northwest Territories https://www.artic.edu/artworks/117165/
George F. Harding Collection
February 16, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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Model of a Bronze Field Cannon https://www.artic.edu/artworks/106294/
George F. Harding Collection
February 16, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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Mace https://www.artic.edu/artworks/117000/
George F. Harding Collection
February 16, 2026 at 2:25 PM
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Wheellock Spanner https://www.artic.edu/artworks/116746/
George F. Harding Collection
February 16, 2026 at 12:11 PM
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Wheellock Puffer (Pistol) for the Mounted Bodyguard of the Elector of Saxony https://www.artic.edu/artworks/116520/
George F. Harding Collection
February 16, 2026 at 10:07 AM
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Garniture for Field and Foot Tourney at the Barriers https://www.artic.edu/artworks/106279/
In the 16th century, Italian armorers produced spectacular armor garnitures for noblemen, professional officers, and bodyguards in the service of princely courts. An armor garniture consisted of many matching, interchangeable pieces that could be added or removed from basic field armor to make it suitable for different occasions. Like jousting armor, this armor for foot tourneys at the barriers—a sporting event in which knights on foot approached each other on opposite sides of a barrier—is quite specialized. It includes a close helmet that locked onto and rotated on the gorget (collar) and asymmetrical pauldrons (shoulder defenses) that provided maneuverability and protection from thrusting across the barrier. The blemish on the helmet of this armor, just above the eye slit, is the result of a glancing blow. This armor, embellished with gilded radiating bands contrasted with steel bands, as well as the Three-Quarter Armor, belonged to the Spanish Marquesses de Dos Aguas. George F. Harding Collection
February 15, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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Colt 1878 Double-Action Frontier Sheriff's Model Revolver https://www.artic.edu/artworks/69880/
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Wielgus
February 15, 2026 at 3:44 PM