A Very Rare North Italian Sallet Helmet. 13”tall, the laminated bowl with a shallow medial ridge, contoured at the back to conform to the curve of head and neck, with a brow reinforce with an everted rim & ornamental spurs projecting back across the bowl, & with three neck lames, all fixed with domed & pyramidal brass capped rivets. A modern padded liner & chin strap inserted for display.
Circa 1490 and later, possibly Milan or Brescia
This helmet has been expertly restored by master armourer Chris Dobson. The skull is original, with a repair to the comb: the brow reinforce and neck lames are restored, as are all brass capped rivets. The blue colour of all plates has been restored, based on traces of the original blueing found when the skull was cleaned. Details of the references for the restoration included
See European Armour in the Tower of London By Dufty Plate IV. 425