European forged iron breastplate of siege weight, 1700s to early 1800s, with bullet musketball impact. 4750 grams, 17" tall, 14" wide. Heavy iron breastplate of the type worn by artillery and siege engineers and in naval boarding actions, hooks for a belt and hanging straps, small holes around the edges for attaching a padded liner (now missing), a sizable dent from a musketball right in the heart area, and small maker's touch mark. With photo-certificate. ($600-900)