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Armet Helmet
Armet Helmet
Armet Helmet

Armet Helmet

Manufacturer / Maker
Date1525
MediumIron, steel
DimensionsOverall: 10 x 7 x 11 in. (25.4 x 17.8 x 27.9 cm)
ClassificationsWeapons & Armaments
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, museum purchase, 1979 General Obligation Bonds
Object numberPC1982.62.1
DescriptionArmet helmet, iron or steel, c. 1525, German. Closed helmet with roped crest and two part visor. The upper portion being pierced with horizontal vision slits. There are two lames(?) at the back which originally worked on sliding rivets but are now fixed. The helmet is closed by a long plate hinged to the beavor and passing over a turning pin on the lower part of the skull piece.

According to Jim Kern, acquisitions coordinator in the early 1980s, the helmet had been deaccessioned from the Tower of London. DS 12/28/11.

From John Kern's Artifact Documentation Form dated (no date; c. 1982)

Source: William Scollard; Purchase; Date: 16th century or ca. 1500-20; Dimensions: 10"height,7"width,11"depth; Description: A closed helmet with roped crest and two part visor, the upper portion being pierced with horizontal vision-slito. There are two lames at the back which originally worked on sliding rivets, but are now fixed. The helmet is closed by a long plate hinged to the beavor adn passing over a turning pin on the lower part of the skull piece. Materials: steel. Manufactured: German. Location of Use: unknown. History:
. William Scollard Collection; La Habra, Calif. (1962-present)
. Armouries of the Tower of London, (pre. 1962)
Damage: none. Treatment: n.a.
Entered by Monica Pena 2/2012
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