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A heavy French siege helmet Excavated in Bourgogne.
Two pieces skull faceted in fourteen sections with a pivoted peak This helmet is with additional plates mounted on the skull . Siege helmet with such faceted skull are very rare. Weight about 7 kg. Any comment on it would be welcome. Last edited by Cerjak; 1st May 2017 at 04:23 PM. |
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weight of 7kg is not possible for a helmet , do you maybe mean 1.7kg ?
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Jasper, There is no mistake in the weight ,some siege helmet are about 10 kg ( see this example http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/26527 Date:ca. 1600–1650 Culture:French Medium:Steel Dimensions:H. 11 7/8 in. (30.16 cm); W. 9 7/8 in. (25.08 cm); D. 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm); Wt. 20 lb. 9 oz (9.34 kg) Classification:Helmets Credit Line:Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913 Accession Number:14.25.495 a second siege helmet from my collection http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...t=siege+helmet Best Jean-Luc |
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That dent is the bullet impact Proving that the helmet would absorb fire from hand gun, the dent it made in the skull, showing that the bullet didn't penetrate.
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I see, very heavy to wear though.
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Owners necks would have to be stronger than those of Formula 1 pilots, due to G force
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a lot of the weight would be distributed down to the rest of the armour and padding the helmet rested on and thus the shoulders took a lot of the burden. i think they and the rest of the armour were heavier as manning the walls didn't require the same mobility as on a battle field, and the extra thickness helped against missiles. if the enemy ever got over the walls and fighting became hand to hand, a lighter armour might be better. you could switch if you knew when they were going to make it over.
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