Burgonet Helmet with Buffe
The Burgonet helmets design is complete with inherent benefits -
offering better peripheral vision and air supply to the wearer
without sacrificing protection in critical areas of the head and
neck. This meant that the Burgonet served at every level of
Renaissance military society, from infantrymen to kings, and proved
especially popular for cavalry use. The more protective closed
Burgonet continued to serve heavy cavalry through the mid to late
16th century.
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