Middeleeuwse secret helm Rufus, 1.2 mm Viking oorbellen or put a second hand

or put a second hand partly on the pommel and partly on the grip for an extra hard blow

it fits over the barrel muzzle and is fastened into position by means of a mortise slot and locking ring

The Cinqueda was thus clearly influenced by the Italian al antica style

The style is characterized by gripping ribbon animals

Middeleeuwse secret helm Rufus, 1.2 mm Viking oorbellen or put a second handFoot soldiers and knights often wore helmets like the secret. Medieval foot soldiers often wore this cheap type of helmet separately. The Knights often wore it under the great helmet. Later, in the 16th century, the lansquenets wore this type of helmet under their fashionable hats. In the 17th century, at the end of the Eighty Years' War, cavalrymen often wore this type of helmet under their hat.