kettle hats
- Scope note
- Open helmets, of iron or steel, with a horizontal or downward-sloping broad brim running all the way around, sometimes pierced with an eye slit. They were worn by infantry and besieging forces, more rarely by knightly classes, from the 12th to the 17th century.
- Date of creation: 30-Sep-2024
Accepted term: 30-Sep-2024