Lobster pot helmet
Category
Arms and armour
Date
1600 - 1700
Materials
Metal
Measurements
225 mm (Width); 230 mm (L)
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Rufford Old Hall, Lancashire
NT 783280
Summary
'Dutch' pot helmet, German in origin, dating from the seventeenth century; adjustable nasal, pierced ear-flaps, lobster-tail of four lames, peak; skull of one piece with six radiating ridges; ring or crown; stamped 'L' in a circle on top of peak; lower two tail-plates marked 'II I'.
Marks and inscriptions
Lower two tail plates: 'II I' Top of peak: 'L' [in a circle]