Reproduction Armour Shop

English c17th Century Funerary Helmet

4,900€

In English chapels in the 16th and 17th century, Funerary Helmets were hung above the tombs of military heroes and important nobles. Though often made using the deceased’s actual helmet, these were never intended to be worn, they were intended only to symbolise the deceased’s family’s military and noble standing.

This helmet is especially rare, as most have a ‘Barred visor’, whereas this helmet has a beautifully exaggerated Ventail, echoing the Greenwich close-helmets of the period. The skull of this helmet is a genuine 17th century piece and is almost certainly from a ‘Closed Burgonet’… probably the deceased’s actual helmet that saw combat during The English Civil War.

Genuine Funerary helmets such as this rarely reach the market, because it would seem that most were converted back to their military form using reproduction elements back in the 19th century, purely for commercial reasons.

The value of this exceptionally rare piece is its historical integrity.

Fluted Cuirassier close helmet c17th

Stylistically dating from the early to mid-17th century, this reproduction cavalry Savoyard close-helmet represents the zenith of 17th century black-and-white cavalry armour.

Measuring 18” from the bottom of the Gorget to the top of the acorn, (internal skull circumference 25.5”) and weighing in at 5Lbs (2.5Kg), this all-steel helmet is no toy. Every detail has been faithfully reproduced, just the same way a period piece would have been made in France at around 1620. These helmets were made for ‘The thirty years war’ and for export for use in The English Civil War.

Complete with steel wall-bracket.

3,250€

Optional helmet lining

Please add 95€ for an adjustable laced Buff-leather skull lining.

All of my helmets are sold without a lining as standard.

Commissions

Most of my work is commissioned. Anything at all can be recreated for you, it’s all quite simply down to time, and therefore ultimately your budget. All I need are a few clues re; period, style and finish and whether the piece is for wear or display, and I will happily do the rest, and trawl through my extensive library and provide images of exactly what it is I think you are aiming for, and as the famous quote by King Maximillian I to his armourer (below) clearly illustrates, I am at your disposal.

Terms & Conditions

• Fighting in armour is dangerous whether re-enacting or not. Consequently Nigel Carren cannot accept responsibility for any injuries or damages resulting from its proper or improper use.
• Owing to the handcrafted nature of all of my work and my reluctance to use any off the shelf components, all completion dates given must be regarded as approximate only.
• All deposits securing workshop time are non-refundable, unless work is cancelled by Nigel Carren.