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].

See Also

Armour
Conical Helmets

References

<nocite> KIRPICHNIKOV1971 </nocite> <biblio force=false>#Template:Bib</biblio>