Crest
A plume is originally a jewelry made of feathers , animal skins or horsehair , and later its stylized imitation by other materials, mostly as a rank insignia on military used, soldierly used helmets.
Historical examples and representations
Etruscan crested helmet , around the turn of the ages
Crista transversa on the helmet of a centurion , end of the 2nd century
Louis-Bonaparte in the uniform of a dragoon colonel with a horsehair crest , painted by Charles Jalabert in 1852
Helmet of an Austro-Hungarian dragoon, 19th century
Holder for the ornament on a closed visor helmet , 1890
Coat of arms of Albert and Heinrich Varrentrapp, 1908 : The coat of arms is repeated as a helmet bush on the tip of the helmet .
Officer Helmet ( Pickelhaube ) of the first body- the Baden Grenadier -Regiments with Parade Haarbusch, World War I
See also
- Feather headdress
- Helmet gem
- Phrygian helmet (tip sloping forward or overhanging, similar to the Phrygian cap )
- Caterpillar helmet
- Late antique comb helmet
- Tatemono