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Helmet, morion
Helmet, morion
Helmet, morion

Helmet, morion

Origin
Datec. 1570
MediumSteel
Dimensions10 1/4 × 10 × 13 in. (26 × 25.4 × 33 cm)
ClassificationsWeapons & Armaments
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, museum purchase, 1979 General Obligation Bonds
Object numberPC1982.34.1
DescriptionOpen helmet , German morion, forged of one piece of steel with a hollow comb of average height (2 3/8"). It has a high roped edge that forms peaks at the front and the back. The surface is smooth and undecorated except for bolder lines and 14 brass brim rosettes.
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Terms
    German Morion (Helmet)
    unidentified
    ca. 1500
    Morion Cabasset (helmet)
    unidentified
    c. 1570
    Armet Helmet
    Germany
    1525
    Helmet, cabasset
    Europe
    1500-1699
    Helmet, Chapel-de-fer
    unidentified
    c. 1525
    Revolver
    Remington Arms Company
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    Civil War Mountain Howitzer
    Cyrus Alger & Company
    1853
    Pistol (18" Military)
    unidentified
    1785
    Pistol
    Allen & Thurber Company
    1842