Large helmet "Pembridge", ca. 1370 AD

This fully battle-worthy replica is modeled on the helmet worn by Sir Richard Pembridge. The original dates from around 1370 and is now in the Royal Scottish Museum in Edinburgh

The so-called great helmets were widespread throughout Europe and were often worn over a smaller, lighter helmet (e.g. Hirnhaube). Numerous contemporary illustrations (miniatures) and finds from Germany, Flanders, England, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, etc. prove the popularity of this type of helmet. These helmets were used at the Battle of Crecy (1346) and Poitiers (1356), among others

The helmet has a comfortable leather liner and a chin strap with a brass buckle

Details

• suitable for hat sizes up to 63 cm
• long inner distance (back of head to forehead): approx. 23 cm
• short inner distance (ear-to-ear): approx. 19.5 cm
• Material: 2 mm steel; leather
• Eye cut-out: approx. 2.3 cm x 9.0 cm
• Finish: polished (oiled)
• Weight: approx. 3.0 kg