OK, so it’s not an actual knight. The armor, however, is the real deal. It was made between 1500 and 1510 A.D. and belonged to a German knight. And true to his long-ago life, it still shines ...

Josh Davis, a senior, built a suit of steel to go with his senior thesis on 15th-century German armor. ... Augsburg’s Knight in 20 Pieces of Shining Armor By Mary Helen Miller June 6, 2010.

Ceremonial Armor of Charles V Austrian (Innsbruck) and German (Augsburg), ca. 1512–14. Conrad Seusenhofer (first recorded 1500, died 1517). Steel, silver, gold, copper alloy, textile and leather.