Morion helmet Alberto, 1-1.2 mm

Product description

This morion is based on 17th-century originals used in Tudor England and during the Eighty Years' War in the Low Countries. It features a plume holder where you can insert feathers.

Morions like this emerged at the start of the 16th century from the Spanish kettle hat. This helmet type dominated European battlefields until the early 17th century, offering solid protection, easy production, and a clear field of vision for the wearer. It is perhaps best known as the helmet worn by Spanish explorers across North, Central, and South America. British armies of the Tudor and Stuart dynasties wore it as well. Popular among both musketeers and pikemen, it was sometimes paired with a breastplate or buff coat.

The style draws clear influence from the all'antica armor tradition, which developed in Italy during the first half of the 16th century. Renaissance interest in classical antiquity shaped the evolution of plate armor — including the all'antica style. The stylized steel crest is modeled after Roman legionary helmet crests, letting the wearer connect with that glorious past.