German visor helmet
A German visor helmet is a type of helmet from the early 16th century .
It is a helmet that extends to the base of the neck with a short, pushed-on neck protection. The German visor helmet is a hybrid form and further development of the Italian Armet and German Schaller and was worn with the Riefel armor . It can be made as a simple visor helmet, but also as a so-called larva helmet that simulates a human face.
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- ↑ Auguste Demmin : The historical development of war weapons from the Stone Age to the invention of the needle gun. A handbook of armory. Seemann, Leipzig 1869, p. 300, illustration 160.