Cabacete (Helmet), c. 1480s–90s. Spain, late 15th century. Steel; overall: x 26 x cm (10 3/4 x 10 1/4 x 14 3/8 in.). This tall open-face cabacete, alternately known as a "kettle hat" or "war hat" and ancestor of the later morion popular during the 1500s, would have been worn by an infantry soldier, not a mounted knight. The helmet has a conical point and a broad swooping brim, and its user may have worn a bevor, or separate chin piece, to protect his lower face and throat. He may also have worn a brigandine, or canvas doublet lined with metal plates, to protect his torso. Infantry t
Cabacete (Helmet), c. 1480s–90s. Spain, late 15th century. Steel; overall: x 26 x cm (10 3/4 x 10 1/4 x 14 3/8 in.). This tall open-face cabacete, alternately known as a "kettle hat" or "war hat" and ancestor of the later morion popular during the 1500s, would have been worn by an infantry soldier, not a mounted knight. The helmet has a conical point and a broad swooping brim, and its user may have worn a bevor, or separate chin piece, to protect his lower face and throat. He may also have worn a brigandine, or canvas doublet lined with metal plates, to protect his torso. Infantry troops were generally armed with hafted weapons such as a bill or halberd.
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