Polish zischägge
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| Weapon type: | Protective weapon |
| Designations: | Polish zischägge |
| Use: | helmet |
| Working time: | around 17th century |
| Region of origin / author: |
Poland , armory |
| Distribution: | Poland |
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The Polish Zischägge is a protective weapon from Poland. She is a regional variant of a lobster-tailed pot helmet known equestrian helmets.
description
The Polish Zischägge is usually made of steel . It has a similar structure to the Chichak , but the neck protection is stronger and the helmet has a round dome rather than a point like the Chichak. There are wings attached to the sides of the helmet that resemble the wings of bats or kites . The wings are attached with three rivets so that they can be easily replaced if lost or damaged. The nose iron, which sits on the front of the helmet, is secured with a screw and can be pushed in front of the face or upwards if necessary. This type of helmet was used by the Polish hussars (called wing hussars).
literature
- Robert Held (Ed.): Arms and armor annual. Digest Books, Northfield IL 1973, ISBN 0-695-80407-3 , p. 101.
- Auguste Demmin : An Illustrated History of Arms and Armor from the earliest Period to the present time. Translated by CC Black. G. Bell & Sons, London 1901, p. 433 (Reprinted. Wildhern Press, Teddington 2008, ISBN 978-1-84830-049-1 ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wendelin Boeheim : Handbook of Armament. The weapon system in its historical development from the beginning of the Middle Ages to the end of the 18th century (= Seemanns Kunstgewerbliche Handbücher. Vol. 7, ZDB -ID 53757-3 ). Seemann, Leipzig 1890, p. 52 (reprint. Fourier Verlag, Wiesbaden 1985, ISBN 3-201-00257-7 ).
