. Inventory and survey of the armouries of the Tower of London . crest. There are faint traces of engraving on the neck-plates, and on each side of the skull, at the back, are en-graved panels with rampant , 61b. 38. Close Helmet (Late XVIthCentury), with high comb roughlyetched with a shield of arms and visor and reinforcing brow-pieceare in one, and are bordered with en-graving similar to that found on HI. 51, The former has horizontal vision-slits in the upper part. On the left sideof the lower part are circular breathingholes, and on the right side diagonalslit
. Inventory and survey of the armouries of the Tower of London . crest. There are faint traces of engraving on the neck-plates, and on each side of the skull, at the back, are en-graved panels with rampant , 61b. 38. Close Helmet (Late XVIthCentury), with high comb roughlyetched with a shield of arms and visor and reinforcing brow-pieceare in one, and are bordered with en-graving similar to that found on HI. 51, The former has horizontal vision-slits in the upper part. On the left sideof the lower part are circular breathingholes, and on the right side diagonalslits. The visor is bolted to the beavorby a peculiar sUding , 81b. 39- Tilting Helmet (XVIth Century).—The construction of this piece is peculiar. The ridged skull is of the same type as that of an armet. TILTING HELMET (IV, 39). Pivotcd to this is thc visor, with narrow ocularium and heavy reinforcing plate,which completely covers the top portion of the skull. The mentonniereis attached by the visor pivots and by turning-pins at the neck, and when. CLASS IV : HELMS AND HELMETS. 179 worn was bolted to the breastplate. On the right side of the mentonniereis a spring door about 3in. , 131b. 40. Tilting Helmet (Late XVIth Century).—The skull has ahigh crest with roped margin, and is engraved with a band of trophies, visor is in two parts, with horizontal vision-slits in the upper and circularholes on the right side of the lower portions. Neither these nor the beavorbelong to the skull-piece. 41. Tilting Helmet (Late XVIth Century), with high ropedcrest and two-part visor. The upper plate of the latter comes far backover the crest, and is pierced with long vision-slits. The lower part of thevisor is pierced with slits on the right side and circular holes on the is a strip of metal fixed to the lower part of the visor which, whenengaged by a hook on the beavor, keeps the helmet open. There are threeneck-lames, made for a wearer with a lo
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