Poland-Lithuania

Bascinet with "pig faced" visor.

Location: Wawel royal castle, Kraków, Poland.
Provenance: Austria, early 15th c


Leather face masks that attached to helmets to cover the visor, used during tournament when one opposing site was designated "the Turks".

Location: Wawel royal castle, Kraków, Poland.
Provenance: Austria, 16th c.

"Sarmatian" style armored cap. Iron plates over leather, silk "turban".

Location: Wawel royal castle, Kraków, Poland.
Provenance: Poland, 16th c.

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