Old Russian Arms and Armour: Helmets
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Untyped - Type I - Type II - Type IIa - Type IIb - Type III - Type IV - Type V - Later period
Untyped - Scandinavian spectacle helmets Desjatinna nasal (Kiev), 950 - 988AD. |
Type I - Conical without nasal 1. Gnëzdovo (1), 10th c. 2. Nemia, 11th c. |
Type II - Sphæroconical - 'Chernigov' type 3. Gulbishe, Chernigov, 10th c. 5. Chernaia Mogila, Chernigov, 960-970AD. 6. Mokroe, c.1000AD. 7. Raiki, c.1100-1250AD. |
Type IIa - Sphæroconical - variant 9. Gnëzdovo (2), 10th c. 10. Kiev (1), 1200-1250AD 12. Babichi, 1150-1250AD |
Type IIb - Sphæroconical: later type with nasal and tall spike 14. Burti, 12-13th c. 16. Tagancha, 12-13th c. 17. Mirovka, 12-13th c. 20. Unknown (?Ukraine), 12-13th c. |
Type III - Helmets with face masks 21. Lipovets, 12-13th c. 22. Kovali, 12-13th c. |
Type IV - Half-mask helmets 24. Lykovo (Iaroslav helmet), 1150-1200AD. 25. Nikolskoie, 1150-1250AD. 27. Kiev (2), 1200-1250AD. |
Type V - Hemispherical helmets with brims 30. Peshki, 1250-1300AD. |
Later Period - Bell shaped helmets with brims Unknown (European Russia), ?9th c. ?11th c. ?13-14th c. Kremlin Armoury (Nevskii helmet), 13th c. |
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