# Left Shoulder Defense (Pauldron)

- By: Kolman Helmschmid (German, Augsburg 1471–1532)
- Date: ca. 1525
- Medium: Steel, copper alloy, leather
- Classification: Armor Parts-Arms & Shoulders
- Dimensions: H. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm); W. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm); D. 12 in. (30.5 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 10.4 oz. (1202 g)
- Culture: German, Augsburg
- Credit line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
- Museum: [The Metropolitan Museum of Art](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/22302)
- Rights: [Public domain (Open Access, CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/aa/web-large/DP-12882-013.jpg
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