17e eeuwse gesloten helm, 1.6 mm Klinknagels - spijkers - handvaten en kistbeslag The pauldrons have leather straps

The pauldrons have leather straps for fastening them to the gorget or bevor

Although often considered a poleaxe

ornamented shoulder guards with angular besagews

and a heavy-duty adjustable strap

This epee is painted to appear lifelike

17e eeuwse gesloten helm, 1.6 mm Klinknagels - spijkers - handvaten en kistbeslag The pauldrons have leather strapsBurgonets like this replica were worn throughout Europe from the first half of the 17th century, including during the Dutch Golden Age, the Thirty Years War, and the English Civil War. Helmets such as this one likely developed from a combination of the burgonet and the closed helmet. At the beginning of the 17th century, full plate armor fell out of use due to improvements in firearms. This type of helmet was often worn with a munition armor armor,