Medieval helmets

helmet for military use, especially that intended for the battlefield

Type of European helm

thumb|right|250px|Light Italian celata (sallet) c. 1460, covered with velvet and decorated with repoussé gilt copper edging and crest

helmet made of steel in the shape of a brimmed hat

thumb|right|200px|Bascinet without accessories

thumb|right|180px|A surviving Spangenhelm, 6th century (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna)

thumb|Construction of a classic armet (), it is fitted with a wrapper and aventail, and the method of opening the helmet is shown The armet is a type of combat helmet which was developed in the 15th century. It was extensively used in Italy, France, England, the Low Countries and Spain. It was distinguished by being the first helmet of its era to completely enclose the head while being compact and light enough to move with the wearer. Its use was essentially restricted to the fully armoured man-at-arms.

thumb|Dō-maru kabuto. [[Muromachi period, 15th century, Tokyo National Museum, Important Cultural Property]] thumb|Kabuto of gusoku (Tosei-gusoku) armor European-style cuirass, 16th - 17th century, Azuchi-Momoyama - [[Edo period, Tokyo National Museum]]

thumb|upright|Camail with triangle ventail (mail flap) on a bascinet (ca. 1360) at the [[German Historical Museum.]] An aventail () or camail () is armour consisting of a flexible curtain of mail attached to the lower part of a helmet that extends protection to cover at least the back and sides of the neck. Parts of the face, throat, and shoulders could also be covered, with spaces to allow for vision. Some featured a ventail (a mail flap next to the mouth), which could be laced or hooked up to cover the lower face, or left loose to facilitate breathing and speech.

7th-century boar-crested Anglo-Saxon helmet

decorated Anglo-Saxon helmet

thumb|right|200px|Italian barbuta, c. 1460, of the T-shaped form, the Metropolitan Museum of Art thumb|right|150px|Italian barbuta, of the Y-shaped form with nasal - 1470–80, Metropolitan Museum of Art thumb|right|150px|Italian barbuta, 1470–80, of the more open-faced form with an arched opening, the Metropolitan Museum of Art

medieval European helmt with an integral nose guard

armored visor as a helmet component

thumb|250px|Shirohige Ressei-menpo. 18th century, Edo period. [[Tokyo Fuji Art Museum.]]

helmet with horns

8th-century Anglo-Saxon helmet

Type of European helm

thumb|right|Early cervelliere (11–12th century) thumb|Late cervelliere (14th century), also included as early form of bascinet

helmet shaped like a turban

helmet that fully encloses the head, with a pivoting visor and integral bevor, is use from the Middle Ages to the Early Modern period

helmet made of overlapping scales

Nias battle helmet

Anglo-Saxon bronze/copper alloy figure of a boar

7th century Anglo-Saxon helmet

Western European, 12-13th century

thumb|Sketch of a paseki Paseki is a helmet from Indonesia. It is used by the ethnic groups of eastern Indonesia, such as the Toraja and Minahasa of Sulawesi.

thumb|A katapu cap Katapu or Kalapu is a traditional war cap or helmet used by the Dayaks of Borneo (Indonesia and Malaysia). The katapu is only worn during war.

7th-century Anglo-Saxon ornament depicting a boar

6th-century Anglo-Saxon helmet