Close Helmet

Hans Maystetter

ca. 1505–10 · Steel, leather · Arms and Armor

This is an early close helmet, which became the standard form of cavalry helmet throughout the sixteenth century. Characteristic are the visor and separate chin defense that pivot at the same points.

Artist

Hans Maystetter

Date

ca. 1505–10

Medium

Steel, leather

Culture

Austrian, Innsbruck

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Funds from various donors, 1929