War Hat (or Kettle Hat)

c. 1475–1500 Overall: 36 x 22 x 26.6 cm (14 3/16 x 8 11/16 x 10 1/2 in.) Source image
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Open helmets like this one were in use from the 1200s to the 1400s and are the ancestor of today's common military helmet. Such helmets were worn by foot soldiers as they attempted to scale the walls of an armed town. The slight ridge, or comb, down the center served to improv...

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