# Securing armor: weight, rust, and the question of whether the piece is complete

> Securing armor: dry, on a stand that holds, list the parts one by one, not in the damp hall.
> Quelle: https://tresorrari.de/artikel/ruestungen-sichern · Stand: 2026-10-01 · Tresorrari Redaktion

Armor is heavy and made of parts that disappear one by one. A missing glove is another piece. In the overview [Security for collectors](/artikel/sicherheit-fuer-sammler) you secure the stand and the list, not a small compartment.

## What gets ruined without a thief

Damp, rust, a stand that does not hold the weight, leather straps that tear, a hall that condenses in winter. You store dry, and you do not oil wildly over marks and etchings. You check whether the stand is anchored, so that nobody knocks the figure over in passing.

## When someone comes

Heavy, but portable in parts. Helmets and small plates go first. They do not lie loose on the chest by the door. The room is locked, and the list knows every part. Edged weapons beside them have their own text, legally as well: [Edged weapons](/artikel/blankwaffen-sammlung-sichern).

## The folder

Parts one by one, material, dimensions, origin, receipt, photo from the front and of the inside with the marks.


## Häufige Fragen

### In the damp hall?

No. Rust eats with no burglary.

### Tie the parts together?

Only so that the straps do not tear and nothing gets lost. On the list every part stays one line.

### Stand fixed?

Yes. Armor that falls over is the damage guests cause.