Closed helmet

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Closed helmet of Ferdinand I around 1530. Drawing by Wendelin Boeheim from 1890
German visor helmet with bellows visor, Landshut (inspection), 1st half of the 16th century; Germanic National Museum Nuremberg

The closed helmet ( engl . Close helmet ) is a from the Armet developed face helmet at the beginning of the 16th century , which encloses the wearer's head completely. In contrast to the Armet, the visor and chin bar on the temple can be rotated around bolts and have no cheek pieces. It ends in a hollow bead that could be rotatably attached to the armor collar. One variant is the so-called coat helmet , which has neck and neck bands.

literature

  • Wendelin Boeheim : Handbook of the armory. The weapon system in its historical development from the beginning of the Middle Ages to the end of the 18th century Leipzig 1890 (reprint. Fourier Verlag, Wiesbaden 1985, ISBN 3-201-00257-7 ).
  • David Edge, John Miles Paddock: Arms & Armor of the Medieval Knight. Bison Books, London 1988, ISBN 0-86124-414-1 , pp. 105-106.
  • James Mann: Wallace Collection Catalogs. European Arms and Armor. Text with historical Notes and Illustrations. Volume 1: Armor. Trustees of the Wallace Collection, London 1962, pp. 142, 152.

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