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A kettle hat, also known as a war hat, was a type of combat helmet made of iron or steel in the shape of a brimmed hat. There were many design variations, with the common element being a wide brim that afforded extra protection to the wearer.
Kettle hat: 12th century: Common all over medieval Europe. Morion: 16th and early 17th centuries: Europeans (esp. associated with Spanish Conquistadores) Nasal helmet: Early Middle Ages: Byzantine Empire, later common all over Europe. Pickelhaube [4] [5] 1842: especially by Prussia & German Empire and other Europeans until 1918 Raupenhelm: c ...
From the 5th century B.C the Greeks developed the pilos helmet which derived from the hat of the same name. [17] This helmet was made of bronze in the same shape as the pilos which was presumably sometimes worn under the helmet for comfort, giving rise to the helmet's conical shape. [18]
Also known as the 1858 Dress Hat. Regulation hat for Union soldiers during the American Civil War. Hennin: A woman's hat of the Middle Ages. [36] This style includes the conical "princess" hats often seen in illustrations of folk-tale princesses. Homburg: A semi-formal hat with a medium brim and crown with a crease and no dents. Icelandic tail-cap
Dacian prisoner with Phrygian cap, Roman statue from the 2nd century.. The Phrygian cap (/ ˈ f r ɪ dʒ (iː) ən / ⓘ FRIJ-(ee)-ən), also known as Thracian cap [1] [2] [3] and liberty cap, is a soft conical cap with the apex bent over, associated in antiquity with several peoples in Eastern Europe, Anatolia, and Asia.
Along with the pileus, the petasos was the most common hat worn in Ancient Greece. [4] Its wide brim protected the wearer from the sun and rain while a lengthy strap allowed wearers to secure it under the chin. Its popularity later extended to the Etruscans, the Byzantine Empire and the Roman Empire, in slightly modified forms. [5]
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All those models were dropped in between 1851 and 1854, in favour of a cloth made shako of smaller size and swung shape, similar to the British "Albert" shako. [23] The Albert shako was a British design introduced in 1844, which was intended to be more practical than previous models. It featured a lower crown that tapered inwards at the top ...