Eastern European Bascinets, Progenitor of the Pickelhaube

Jul 31, 2019 8:19 AM

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Likely an evolution of the conical helmets used by Slavs in the early and high Middle Ages, it's an interesting twist that one of the most definitively 'German' helmet designs actually develops from Lithuanian and Polish designs.

Evolved maybe isnt the right word. They had the same idea behind the design: Pointy tip make sword go side. Lots of other pointy helmets,too

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