Half of a Morion

[Lansquenet59]

Yes original, just have found the other half ...

[fernando]

Rigoleur .

[AHorsa]

Gentlemen, thank you so much for your comments. I am really happy to hear that. The helmet was covert with some varnish when I got it, looking quite artificial. And then the light weight.
I just cleaned the surface rust from the "white" parts. By the way: does anyone know the meaning of the fleur de lis on those "black and white" morions?

Kind regards
Andreas

[Elmereya]

good afternoon, probably Germany late 16th century.
with respect..
(as an example, photo from 1stdibs.com)

[Elmereya]

and they were most likely painted with black paint in later times

[Jim McDougall]

Munich town Guard c. 1600

[AHorsa]

Thank you for the further replies. Yes, this type is described as German about 1580. I doubt that all of this helmets can be attributed to the Munich town guard, as they appear pretty often. But it could be an interesting hint that they are meybe of south German origin.

[CSinTX]

Originally Posted by AHorsa

Thank you for the further replies. Yes, this type is described as German about 1580. I doubt that all of this helmets can be attributed to the Munich town guard, as they appear pretty often. But it could be an interesting hint that they are meybe of south German origin.

I've often wondered their true source. Seems every auction has a few of them. There must have been a huge number of them made.

[Jim McDougall]

Originally Posted by AHorsa

Thank you for the further replies. Yes, this type is described as German about 1580. I doubt that all of this helmets can be attributed to the Munich town guard, as they appear pretty often. But it could be an interesting hint that they are meybe of south German origin.

As noted, these seem to be pretty much a constant in auctions as far as these combed morions go, and have been for some time. Often they appear as an example in discussions of the use of the fluer de lis to indicate that this symbol was far from exclusively French. As a well known center for arms and armor, I wonder if these became a noted style which supplied other units in other 'town guard' activity, thus the apparent volume of these helmets.