Medieval style helmet

ulfberth · 16th August 2024, 04:33 PM

This skull is original 17th c, they used the pot from an savoyard type helmet or an Enlish style of pot helmet than they attached the other parts to make a complete decorative helmet.
This was common in the 19th c , sometimes you can find original blades in 19th c rapier or sword guards it was cheaper to use old (damaged) parts if they had them.
You can clearly see the difference on the surface on the inside of the helmet, the 19th c parts are not made in the 16th c manner, the tin repair is also something they did 100 years, in the 16th and 17th century they did not use tin repairs.
Kind regards
Ulfberth

16th August 2024, 04:33 PM	#6
ulfberth Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 413	This skull is original 17th c, they used the pot from an savoyard type helmet or an Enlish style of pot helmet than they attached the other parts to make a complete decorative helmet. This was common in the 19th c , sometimes you can find original blades in 19th c rapier or sword guards it was cheaper to use old (damaged) parts if they had them. You can clearly see the difference on the surface on the inside of the helmet, the 19th c parts are not made in the 16th c manner, the tin repair is also something they did 100 years, in the 16th and 17th century they did not use tin repairs. Kind regards Ulfberth