Farrow's military encyclopedia : a dictionary of military knowledge . use in Continental Heraldry. A Helmet is neverplaced over the arms of any woman except the Sov-ereign. 3. A covering of metal or leather to protect thehead in warfare. The earlier Greek and Romanhelmets, as shown in many extant sculptures, weresurmounted by plumes, but unlike their modem suc-cessors, did not protect the face. During the Middle. lUlmct of the Middle Ai^ee. according to the degree of the person who wore it,and helmets were set over coats of arms to bear thecrest, and indicate by their form the rank of thebeare
Farrow's military encyclopedia : a dictionary of military knowledge . use in Continental Heraldry. A Helmet is neverplaced over the arms of any woman except the Sov-ereign. 3. A covering of metal or leather to protect thehead in warfare. The earlier Greek and Romanhelmets, as shown in many extant sculptures, weresurmounted by plumes, but unlike their modem suc-cessors, did not protect the face. During the Middle. lUlmct of the Middle Ai^ee. according to the degree of the person who wore it,and helmets were set over coats of arms to bear thecrest, and indicate by their form the rank of thebearer. The part of the helmet which opens toshow the face is called the vimr or beaver (to allow Fieltl Officers Helmet with Plume. Ages, helmets were made of the finest steel, often in-laid with gold, and provided with liars and tiaps, tocover the face in action, and to allow of beingopened at other times. As the employment of flre-arms became more general, helmets naturally losttheir utility, especialTy as regarded the face. Thosestill remaining are in military matters limited for themost part to heavy cavalry, afford no protection tothe face, and must be considered as rather for orna-ment than use. Firemen wear a heavy head-pieceof leather and brass, to protect them as far as pos-sible from falling ruins at conflagrations. In India
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