Helmet style

[Roland_M]

Originally Posted by thinreadline

Looks like an exaggerated stylised pear stalked cabasset to me .

The tiny spike is of high interest for me. I wonder what is it good for?

The ancient Celts had a similar forward oriented spike on their helmets but bigger.
Perhaps it's just a question of fashion.

[thinreadline]

Originally Posted by Roland_M

The tiny spike is of high interest for me. I wonder what is it good for?

The ancient Celts had a similar forward oriented spike on their helmets but bigger.
Perhaps it's just a question of fashion.

I expect it was just fashion