01-13-2014, 08:58 PM
Quote:Thanks Marcus, somehow the whole helmet looks "iffy" and more like a sassanid helmet!?
It's not a Baldenheim, that's a spangenhelm, and yes the noseguard is a later addition (the type is a Wenceslas Noseguard). I believe the original Spangenhelm underneath the noseguard is of Frankish origin.
@Mark George Little
Actually I think that's the leather lining on the Baldenheim's edge. Most didn't have a noseguard but the edge of the helmet followed the shape of the forehead:
the spanganhelmet I was referring to with the Nasal I cannot find. This (Burgundian?) one is similar to the one I was referring to. This one here dates to the 5th century as well:
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