St. Augustine Florida Excavated Spanish Morion

Jim McDougall · 11th February 2017, 06:43 PM

Excellent! It does appear to be a morion. But didn't they usually have a comb? Often the Spaniards wore cabassets. What period would this be from?
St. Augustine is one of the earliest colonial settlements in North America (excluding of course the Newfoundland situations).

What sort of colonial activity would this correspond to in the area it was excavated?

Fascinating to see a great old helmet, but it would be interesting to know more about it.

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11th February 2017, 06:43 PM	#3
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,295	Excellent! It does appear to be a morion. But didn't they usually have a comb? Often the Spaniards wore cabassets. What period would this be from? St. Augustine is one of the earliest colonial settlements in North America (excluding of course the Newfoundland situations). What sort of colonial activity would this correspond to in the area it was excavated? Fascinating to see a great old helmet, but it would be interesting to know more about it.