Close Helm
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German Close Helmet, 16th Century Pattern
SKU: AH6394The close helmet was a fully enclosing combat helmet worn by knights and men-at-arms in the Late Medieval and Renaissance periods, remaining in use by heavily armoured cuirassiers into the mid-17th century. This reproduction recreates a specifically German 16th-century pattern, reflecting the continued German preference for fully enclosing helmet forms. German armouring centres such as Augsburg and Nuremberg remained at the forefront of European plate armour production well into the 16th century.
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Henry VIII-Style Close Helmet
SKU: XH001This close helmet draws on the armour style associated with King Henry VIII of England, whose reign (1509-1547) saw some of the most lavish royal armour commissions in English history. Henry VIII maintained royal workshops at Greenwich specifically to produce elaborate parade and field armour, some surviving pieces now held in the Royal Armouries and Tower of London. This close helmet form reflects the fully enclosing, fully articulated Renaissance helmet style favoured by the English court during his reign.
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English Close Helmet, Deluxe Pattern
SKU: XH015/ AH4421The close helmet was the final major development of Renaissance head armour, worn by knights and soldiers mainly in the 16th and 17th centuries — worth correcting directly here, since older listing copy filed this piece under 'Medieval,' when it is genuinely a Renaissance form. It evolved directly from the armet, the final true Medieval helmet, as fully articulated, fully enclosing protection reached its most refined expression. This deluxe English pattern reflects a more richly finished example of the classic close helmet form.
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English Close Helm, 16th Century Pattern
SKU: AH6792The close helmet was a fully enclosing combat helmet worn by knights and men-at-arms in the Late Medieval and Renaissance periods, remaining in use by heavily armoured cuirassiers into the mid-17th century. This reproduction recreates a specifically 16th-century English pattern, from the period when the close helmet had become a standard piece of Renaissance man-at-arms equipment. By this period the close helmet had developed alongside the burgonet as one of the two dominant helmet forms of 16th-century warfare.
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English Close Helmet, Tournament Pattern
SKU: AH6794The close helmet was a fully enclosing combat helmet worn by knights and men-at-arms in the Late Medieval and Renaissance periods, remaining in use by heavily armoured cuirassiers into the mid-17th century. This tournament-pattern version reflects the reinforced helmets wealthy men-at-arms commissioned specifically for jousting and tournament combat. Wealthy owners often held ‘garnitures,’ armours with interchangeable parts allowing the same base harness to be reconfigured for field use or various forms of tournament combat.
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English Close Helmet, Combat Pattern
SKU: AH6793The close helmet was a fully enclosing combat helmet worn by knights and men-at-arms in the Late Medieval and Renaissance periods, remaining in use by heavily armoured cuirassiers into the mid-17th century. This combat-pattern version is built as genuine field armour rather than the reinforced variants used in tournaments. A fully enclosing helmet with pivoting visor and integral bevor, offering close to total head and face protection.
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Maximilian-Style Close Helmet, Miniature with Stand
SKU: AH3817.MThis miniature display piece, complete with its own stand, recreates the Maximilian-style close helmet, named for Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I. Maximilian-style armour's distinctive fluting, resembling pleated cloth, added genuine structural rigidity to the plate while making a striking visual statement. The included stand makes this a ready-to-display collector's piece straight out of the box.
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Maximilian-Style Close Helmet, Deluxe
SKU: AH3818This close helmet reflects the Maximilian style, named for Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I, associated with the distinctive fluted, ridged plate armour fashion of early 16th century Germany. Maximilian-style armour's fluting, resembling pleated cloth, added genuine structural rigidity to the plate while also making a striking visual statement. This close helmet form evolved from the earlier armet, representing the fully articulated, fully enclosing protection of Renaissance German armouring at its most refined.
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European Close Helmet
SKU: AH3814The close helmet was the final major development of Renaissance head armour, worn by knights and soldiers mainly in the 16th and 17th centuries — worth correcting directly here, since older listing copy filed this piece under 'Medieval,' when it is genuinely a Renaissance form. It evolved directly from the armet, the final true Medieval helmet, as fully articulated, fully enclosing protection reached its most refined expression. This general European pattern reflects the widely shared close helmet form found across the continent's armouries.
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European Close Helmet, Etched
SKU: AH3814EThe close helmet was the final major development of Renaissance head armour — worth correcting directly here, since older listing copy filed this piece under 'Medieval,' when it is genuinely a Renaissance form, finished here with etched decoration. It evolved directly from the armet, the final true Medieval helmet, as fully articulated, fully enclosing protection reached its most refined expression. This etched pattern reflects the decorative engraving applied to finer Renaissance armour as a display of craftsmanship and status.
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European Close Helmet, Miniature
SKU: AH3814.MThis miniature display piece recreates the European close helmet, the culminating Renaissance fully-enclosing helmet form — corrected from an earlier 'Medieval' filing. It evolved directly from the armet, the final true Medieval helmet, as fully articulated, fully enclosing protection reached its most refined expression. This compact format suits a shelf display or gift setting where a full-size reproduction wouldn't be practical.
