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Helmet covers help break up the helmet's distinctive silhouette and eliminate glare (especially if wet) and can muffle the sound of foliage striking or brushing the helmet. [1] Both cloth and mesh covers were used by the Wehrmacht in the Second World War. [2] Helmet covers are used by most armies and are in the camouflage pattern of the country ...
Textile patterns for uniforms have multiple functions, including camouflage, identifying friend from foe, and esprit de corps. [1] The list is organized by pattern; only patterned textiles are shown. It includes current and past issue patterns, with dates; users may include a wide range of military bodies.
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The direction a helmet faces and the number of bars on the grille has been ascribed special significance in later manuals, but this is not a period [clarification needed] practice. [6] A king's helmet, a golden helmet shown affronté with the visor raised, crowned with a royal crown, became adopted by the kings of Prussia. [6]
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Pair of vases, 1772–1774, Derby Porcelain Factory (V&A Museum no. 485–1875)The Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Company is the oldest or second oldest remaining English porcelain manufacturer, based in Derby, England (disputed by Royal Worcester, who claim 1751 as their year of establishment).
The helmet has been formed of ribs of iron radiating from the crown of the head, and covered with narrow plates of horn, running in a diagonal direction from the ribs, so as to form a herring-bone pattern; the ends were secured by strips of horn, radiating in like manner as the iron ribs, to which they were riveted at intervals of about an inch ...
The cervelliere was first introduced during the late 12th century. It was worn either alone or more often over or under a mail coif. [5] Additionally, a great helm could be worn over a cervelliere, [5] and by the late 13th century this was the usual practice.