Crusader's Helmet Identification

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Originally Posted by Raf

Here for comparison is similar helmet made by Nigel Carren who specialises in historically accurate reproduction armour.

Originally Posted by Raf

Here for comparison is similar helmet made by Nigel Carren who specialises in historically accurate reproduction armour.

Hi Everyone

First, thank you for your help. This is my wife's inherited collection and I am by no means an expert in any of it. So, this being said, I really appreciate any information that can be provided. I thought this was a copy, just don't want to try to sell it without knowing anything. To this end, can I just ask why they would have stamped it with the anvil and three hearts? Is this a maker's mark?

I am also attaching photos of another helmet I have, this one, I have seen the exact copy of in the Diego Velazquez Museum in Santiagode, Cuba and apparentely has ties to Christopher Columbus's son.

Again, in my research, I have not come across a similar one, however, the exact helmet was featured in a magazine from The Museum of Historical Arms, catalog no 23, January 1, 1965.

Can anyone add anything else to this? I'm not sure what to do with this particular piece, any advice?