Shaffron

This particular example of horse's head defense is in the "Maximilian" fashion and is from the armory of the Radziwill princes whose seat was located at Nieswicz since 1513. Like that of many other European noble families, the fortunes of the Radziwills declined in later years, and following the First World War, they attempted to raise capital through sales of armor from their holdings. In the sales held in 1926 and 1927, some 22 shaffrons of this type were sold.