Austrian Zischägge/lobsterpot helmet

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Some more on fluting in armour from Peter Krenn and Walter Karcheski’s “Imperial Austria, Treasures of Art, Arms & Armour from the State of Styria” (1998). The fluting/corrogation added strength to the armour without adding weight. This was common in Maximillian (Austrian) armour which blended German Gothic and Italian styles. I suggest it also added Ottoman features as fluted helmets were common there, some suggest to resemble folds on turbans.