| | | European Comb Morion Engraved | Throughout the 16th
and into the 17th
centuries, helmets
evolved into three
major types (all open-
faced): the comb
morion, the cabasset
(also known as the
Spanish morion) and;
the morion cabasset.
The morion's brim
formed high peaks
front and back with a
raised comb atop the
helmet. A later
version of the morion
used by English
pikemen was called
a "pot." The cabasset
had a flat narrow
brim and was tall
with a "pear stalk"
at the top. The
morion cabasset
combined the high
peak brim with
a "pear stalk" top.
Though popularized in
American history
books by the Spanish
conquistadors, the
morion helmet was
actually in use by
all countries in
continental Europe
throughout the mid
1500's to the late
1600's. This
particular style with
the crested ridge was
first worn by
infantry troops and
pikemen in the late
1500's, and was
common for musketeers
and pikemen on both
sides of the Thirty
Year's War (1618-
1648), and the
English Civil War
(1642-1649).
Contemporary
illustrations show
the morion being worn
with either the crest
to the fore or the
crest to the rear. A
morion helmet was
often used to help
remove eyesight
problems of a close-
face helmet in the
heat of battle.
| Product Details: NAME: European Comb Morion Engraved TYPE: Replica MANUFACTURER: Deepeeka SKU: AH3809E: |
|