Netherlands, Kingdom. A 17th Century Zischägge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Red and white checkerboard shield

Red and white checkerboard shield woven onto a smooth textured

(Storia Degli Ordini Cavallereschi)

along with silvered metal hardware

the twelve o’clock arm topped by an integral loop which dips slightly into the frame

Netherlands, Kingdom. A 17th Century Zischägge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Red and white checkerboard shieldA Lobster Tailed Pot Helmet also known as a zischgge, this untouched, as found example features a blackened steel shell (magnetic), a longitudinal seem along the skull, neatly riveted in place. Front visor with rounded crimped edging with a forward projecting peak in addition to a sliding bar screw post and outlet with the bar itself lost to time. The characteristic lobster tail itself is composed of four individual scales each riveted and firmly in