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German Maximillian Close Helmet
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This handmade German Maximillian Close Helmet is of excellent quality 16 gauge high carbon steel. Hinged faceplate allows for wearing with full vision. This replica is modeled after the close helmet worn by Maximillian. Add beauty and distinction to your home with these skillfully handcrafted fully wearable life size helmets. A close helmet was meant to be worn with a full suit of armor. At an early date, helmets developed a feature that distinguished them from sallets. Close helmet is a helmet which, with a full visor and bevor, completely encloses the head and face. A modern use of the term tends to refer not to helmets with hinged cheek-pieces opening at the front but visored helmets pivoting open on bolts or rivets each side of the skull. Contemporary usage, however, makes no such distinction. Maximilian was a Holy Roman Emperor and German King; son and successor of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III. As emperor, he aspired to restore forceful imperial leadership and inaugurate administrative reforms. In both domestic and foreign policy, he sacrificed the interests of Germany as a whole to the enhancement of the Hapsburg possessions. |
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