John C Posted February 28 Report Posted February 28 I was wondering if iron jingasa can be dated by their construction. Most iron ones I have seen are made with plates and rivets or folds like the first pic. The second one pictured is clearly a single curved piece with a unique fastening system. Were multiple methods used throughout the history of the jingasa or can a period be determined by the construction method? Thank you, John C. Quote
uwe Posted March 1 Report Posted March 1 That’s a good question, John! Jingasa are the often overlooked stepchildren of the armor family, maybe except the very shiny ones of high quality… Although l guess a lot of collectors will have one or two in their collection, very little was written about the subject. Unfortunately, it seems that I can’t answer your question due to the lack of references. I would be happy to learn whether there is a serious publication dealing with this?! BTW, the second picture looks like a leather piece reinforced with iron parts??? Quote
John C Posted March 1 Author Report Posted March 1 9 hours ago, uwe said: BTW, the second picture looks like a leather piece reinforced with iron parts??? It could be - and maybe that's the reason for the different construction, however the auction description is "Iron" so I just took their word for it. John C. 1 Quote
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