A heavy French siege helmet Excavated in Bourgogne.

[Cerjak]

A heavy French siege helmet Excavated in Bourgogne.
Two pieces skull faceted in fourteen sections with a pivoted peak
This helmet is with additional plates mounted on the skull .
Siege helmet with such faceted skull are very rare.
Weight about 7 kg.
Any comment on it would be welcome.

[cornelistromp]

weight of 7kg is not possible for a helmet , do you maybe mean 1.7kg ?

best,
Jasper

[Cerjak]

weight of 7kg is not possible for a helmet , do you maybe mean 1.7kg ?

best,
Jasper
Siege Helmet
Jasper,
There is no mistake in the weight ,some siege helmet are about 10 kg ( see this example
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/26527
Date:ca. 1600–1650
Culture:French
Medium:Steel
Dimensions:H. 11 7/8 in. (30.16 cm); W. 9 7/8 in. (25.08 cm); D. 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm); Wt. 20 lb. 9 oz (9.34 kg)
Classification:Helmets
Credit Line:Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Accession Number:14.25.495
a second siege helmet from my collection
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=21517&highlight=siege+helmet
Best

Jean-Luc

[Cerjak]

That dent is the bullet impact Proving that the helmet would absorb fire from hand gun, the dent it made in the skull, showing that the bullet didn't penetrate.

[cornelistromp]

I see, very heavy to wear though.

best,
Jasper

[fernando]

Owners necks would have to be stronger than those of Formula 1 pilots, due to G force ;) .

[kronckew]

a lot of the weight would be distributed down to the rest of the armour and padding the helmet rested on and thus the shoulders took a lot of the burden. i think they and the rest of the armour were heavier as manning the walls didn't require the same mobility as on a battle field, and the extra thickness helped against missiles. if the enemy ever got over the walls and fighting became hand to hand, a lighter armour might be better. you could switch if you knew when they were going to make it over.