English 17th Century Knights Funeral Helmet Nepalese Cache Extras and whose lives became legend

and whose lives became legend

served in Augusta

May require minor fitting

The ricasso has the RZM circle and M7/85 maker marking

The assembly has matching numbers: 71

English 17th Century Knights Funeral Helmet Nepalese Cache Extras and whose lives became legendOriginal Item: Obtained from an English collector and longtime IMA customer. This could eve dated from the last half of the 16th century, the era of Queen Elizabeth the First. This an extremely old 14th century style Knightly Close Helmet with hinged visors. It is well made but is covered with hundreds of years of pitting, however, it is very solid. The overall weight however, despite it being it is very substantial, indicates that this might not be