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    Lobster-tailed pot helmet - Wikipedia

    • Lobster-tailed pot helmet, also known as the zischägge, horseman's pot and harquebusier's pot, was a type of combat helmet. It was derived from an Ottoman Turkish helmet type. From c. 1600, it became popular in most of Europe and was especially worn by cavalrymen and officers. The helmet gradually fell out of use in most of Europe in the late 17th century; howev… See more

    Origin

    The lobster-tailed pot helmet had an oriental origin, being derived from the Ottoman Turkish çiçak helmet (pronounced … See more

    Characteristics

    The lobster-tailed pot had a rounded skull-piece, which was sometimes fluted. The skulls of English-made helmets were usually formed from two sections, joined by a raised comb running from front to back; the skulls o… See more

    Decoration and appearance

    The appearance and finish of lobster-tailed pots varied greatly, from the highly decorated, superb-quality examples made for individual commanders down to crudely executed "munition-quality" types, which were mass … See more

    Original English Civil War Period, So called, ‘Lobster Pot’ Helmet For ...
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    Use

    This form of helmet was widely used during the Thirty Years War and the English Civil War; it was commonly known as a zischägge in Germany and a 'horseman's pot' or 'three-barred pot' in Britain; the term 'lobster-tail… See more

    Gallery

    • Cuirass and lobster-tailed pot helmet of the English Civil War (1642–1651), displayed at West Gate Towers and Museum, Canterbury, England.
    • Armour of Stephen Báthory (c. 1560, later King of Poland), displayed a… See more

    Notes

    1. ^ Robinson 2002, pp. 62–63
    2. ^ Blackmore 1990, pp. 15–16
    3. ^ Oakeshott 1980, pp. 221–222
    4. ^ Tincey 1990, p. 5 … See more

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