| Armor and Pole arms » ~SOLD~ English Civil War Lobster Pikemans Helmet | |||||||||
~SOLD~ English Civil War Lobster Pikemans Helmet |
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| ~SOLD~ A good example of an English lobster-tailed pot. Worn by pikemen and cavalry.This example with a hinged peak with three attached bars to protect the trooper\'s face from sword cuts; and an articulated "tail" protecting the back of a head and neck that was said to resemble that of a lobster. Another common name for it was the "harquebusier\'s pot", the Harquebusier being the most common type of cavalry in Western Europe during the 17th century. being the most common type of cavalry in Western Europe during the 17th century. |
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