Sunday, 29 June 2008

French classical helmet of the 1660s and 70s





Details of paintings of the siege of Tournai and Maastricht showing the 'classical' helmet worn by only some French pikemen - Swiss, guards, etc. - I have never seen an example of this helmet other than in contemporary pictures - I wonder if any exist in a museum somewhere?
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  1. Anonymous14 April 2011 at 04:59

    I can't help thinking that the so-called "French classical helmets" are just variations of the "bourguignotte" or burgonet style helmets. Cf.

    http://www.google.ch/images?hl=de&biw=1114&bih=646&q=bourguignotte&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi

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  2. Anonymous22 May 2012 at 14:01

    Concerning french helmet of the 1670's, take a look at this engraving of the Siege of Maastricht

    http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b69453862/f1.highres

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