Glossy Plastic Kettle Hat. Series “Onyx”

Products of the “Onyx” Series stand out for their striving toward accurate historical shapes, the ability to fit individual human measurements, and neat assembly.
Default price is for ABS plastic. Thickness 3 mm (optimal thickness for LARP games, MSF [Modern Sword Fighting], Cinema, Theater, and Cosplay)

– HDPE [high-density polyethylene]. Thickness 4 mm (optimal for HEMA)
– Painting (dark metallic + varnish)
– Chin straps
– Leather liner suspension

– The glossy surface is ideal for any further painting thanks to its smoothness and lack of distortion.
– A stylized kettle hat recreated from pictorial sources.
– Similar helmets were widely spread in 13th-century Europe.
– Many such helmets are depicted on the pages of the Maciejowski Bible.
– One of the most recognizable medieval helmets.
– It features angled brims that protect the face and neck from vertical and diagonal strikes. At the same time, the helmet does not restrict the view or hinder breathing.
– By the 13th century, iron hats were already widespread across Medieval Europe.
– During assaults on fortifications and fortresses, these helmets served as protection against falling stones and logs, while the brims prevented boiling water, pitch, and oil from pouring down the neck.