Missaglia I arrived in Milan from a small town of Como just called Missaglia from which derived the nickname, it was the original name Negroni. These represented a genuine dynasty honored with distinctions and privileges.
Missaglia In 1435 Thomas was knighted by Filippo Maria Visconti in the spring of 1466 Francis Missaglia is presented to Louis XI of France by an agent of the Duke of Milan to Paris and his majesty's commission armor to his liking.
In 1492 the Venetian ambassador Contarini Pisani and visited the home of Antonio Milan Missaglia , by way of Scudari near the cathedral, and were shocked by pomp, when the house caught fire for the work Off intervened in person Ludovico il Moro.
the death of Thomas, took place between 1452-53 his son Anthony took over the shop beyond the mastery of his father. He was able to drive a large group of trainees and to generate new contacts trade. The period between 1464 and 75 for Antonio was the most fruitful and happy, in fact, he counts among his clients the king of France and England, the Emperor Maximilian and Alfonso D'Aragona.
the end of the century the family Missaglia is declining, the death of Antonio took place just before the 1496 results, if not closing, a slowdown work. The surviving brothers who dedicated themselves to trade art Armorari , proving unable to carry on the legacy of his father and brother Anthony.
the family did not had that little information is no longer on the production of armor.
around the sixth decade del Quattrocento Andrea Mantegna realizzò la tavola raffigurante il San Giorgio che probabilmente faceva parte di una pala ed attualmente è ubicata nelle Gallerie dell'Accademia di Venezia.
Il Santo presenta una tipica armatura del XV secolo di fabbricazione " Missaglia ". Gli elementi distintivi sono dati dalla resta dritta all'italiana e dalla panziera liscia senza costolatura , che si unisce al pettorale per mezzo di un fibbiaglio . Il faldale a quattro lame si congiunge tramite clasp to cuspidate purse, your shoes are still hand-rolled and not a bear's foot, as in the productions of the sixteenth century, the coat of mail Finally, visible under the faldale is used in Italy during the fifteenth .
helmet of a typical family Missaglia (Negroni) 
sparrow's beak is typical Italian, and makes its appearance for the first time in Italy between 1440 - 1450 in the workshop of Thomas Missaglia . The hidden is characterized by a visor opening and the view is formed by the juncture between the tile and the visor. The
ginochielli formed by five blades are fitted with side flaps, while shin guards are completely smooth.
Palese is the similarity of the helmet worn by Scipione Tabassi last joust of Sulmona Chivalry in 1643 with "the helmet of a bird beak" in the image above. This helmet as prior to 1643 would have been forged by Thomas Missaglia in person. 
