A steel cap with chin-piece; a feature of sixteenth-century armour. (Davis, H.W. C. (ed.) Medieval England, 615) Related terms: Armor
A light, open helmet characterized by a peak, a fall over the eyes, and hinged earpieces; used by cavalry in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Sometimes worn with a buffe.
an open-faced helmet with a crest and cheek-guards, used in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
A light, open-faced helmet popular in the sixteenth century as an alternative to the close-helmet for light cavalry. It was usually furnished with a peak over the brow, a combed skull, and hinged ear pieces. The face opening could be closed with the addition of a falling buffe.
Sixteenth-century open-faced helmet with a peak over the brow, a combed skull, and hinged ear-pieces
The Burgonet helmet was a late mediæval/early modern helmet. It was the successor of the Sallet.