A tight helmet with grotesque face (masked visor), Germany or Italy, early 16th century and later. Height: 9.44″/24 cm. Typical modified helmet for the Gioco del Ponte. Provenance: Collection of the Royal Dynasty of Hanover, Marienburg, auctioned at Sotheby’s, October 2005
gbear
Original NPC dude?
Schill McGuffin
I wonder if they wore a big, floppy hat with that.
rick
Good God. What would drive men to create such a thing? War is hell. While that may deflect a musket ball surely there would be internal injury.
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