Kettle hat

Soldiers storming town walls and castles wore a kettle hat, a type of helmet that protected the head and the shoulders from projectiles and hot tar that the enemy used to thwart the attackers. The helmet is wrought from a single sheet of iron and lined inside with leather. It was found in the River Rhine in the Netherlands.

Kettle hat

Soldiers storming town walls and castles wore a kettle hat, a type of helmet that protected the head and the shoulders from projectiles and hot tar that the enemy used to thwart the attackers. The helmet is wrought from a single sheet of iron and lined inside with leather. It was found in the River Rhine in the Netherlands.