Morion-Cabasset Helmet, 1580–1590 Italian etched steel, bra…
1580–1590 Italian etched steel, brass, and modern leather Place made: Milan, Lombardy, Italy This type of helmet combined the flat curved brim of the morion helmet which had a crest on top from front to back and the almond-shaped skull of the cabasset helmet. This combination produced a light and elegantly formed head defense. Such open-faced defenses were popular on the battlefield with soldiers on horseback and on foot, as they provided good protection without interfering with the visibility necessary to aim hand firearms. The surface of a morion-cabasset lent itself to decoration, and finely etched ones like this were popular helmets for the bodyguards of powerful nobility.
Morion - Medieval- Renaissance - Helmets - Armouries
The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Defensive Armour and the Weapons and Engines of War Of Mediæval Times, and of the Renaissance., by Robert Coltman Clephan.
A good late 16th Century Italian Morion - Cabasset manufactured circa 1580
Morions, Renaissance Helmets, Helmets
Fine Italian Etched and Gilt Morion Cabasset, ca. 1600 - Antique Weapon Store
The Project Gutenberg eBook of British and Foreign Arms & Armour, by Charles Henry Ashdown.
Morion - Medieval- Renaissance - Helmets - Armouries
Morion hi-res stock photography and images - Page 11 - Alamy
✓ 16th Century Spanish Morion Cabasset Helmet of the Tercios 16 gauge - Medieval Shop at MedieWorld
