A VERY GOOD PAIR OF 16TH/17TH CENTURY EMBOSSED (FRENCH?) GAUNTLETS, ca. 1580-1620: In overall very good dark & untouched condition with generally smooth steel surfaces. Of very good "Munitions Grade" quality, late 16th/Early 17th Century (French) manufacture, as made of cold-hammered sheet-steel with fully articulated lames and riveted borders. The cuffs deeply embossed with raised Fleur De Lis' of classic French design. Of classic 16th/17th Century Style with fully articulated joints and knuckle-defenses: the fingers missing. The inner surfaces with dark, black-colored, forge-roughened patination and traces of a black-painted finish. Riveted wrist borders with finely rope-turned edges. Fully articulated hand-guard and knuckles with decoratively sculpted forward lames and embossed rope decorations. In overall very good condition. The interior with a dark and oxidized age patina with some pitting and rusting. A very nice Pair of Original 16th/17th Century Embossed (French) Gauntlets, ca. 1580-1620—for a fine quality suit of armour. Overall length, 12".