Great Polish and Russian style Helmets
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A conical iron helm constructed from riveted plates. The helm is usually decorated with attached brass plates and often with a plume.
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Archaeology
- 10 helms of this style (type II and type IIa) have been identified by [KIRPICHNIKOV 1971]
Discussion
Similar in construction to the riveted panel conical helm above. Kirpichnikov dates this style of helm from 900 to 1200AD [KIRPICHNIKOV 1971].
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References
Kirpichnikov, Anatolij N. (1971) 'Drevnerusskoe Oruzhie III: Dospech, Kompleks Boevych Sredstv IX-XIII vv.' Chap. 2: 'Shlemy'. Arkheologiia SSSR [Akademiia Nauk SSSR, Institut Arkheologii] vol. E1-36, 'Nauka'. Translated and expanded from the Russian by Artem Nagorskiy and edited by Peter Beatson. (Available Online) [KIRPICHNIKOV 1971] ^ 1 2 *
