AN ENGLISH LOBSTER-TAILED HELMET, CA. 1650

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Start price: $2,000

Estimated price: $2,500 - $3,000

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A classic example of a lobster-tailed helmet also known as the zischägge, with a rounded skull-piece, sliding bar nasal, cheekpieces and neck guard commonly used by the cavalrymen in Europe in the post-Renaissance period, being derived from the Ottoman Turkish chichak. This specimen is mid. 17th century.

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Condition: Very good, painted black

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