28 July 2014

Ming helmets from military treatise 'Wu Bei Zhi (《武備志》)'

Ming Helmet
Ming Dynasty Helmet
Ming Chinese Helmet
Chinese Helmet
Ancient Chinese Helmet
Chinese Military Helmet
Ming Military Helmet
17th Century Helmet
Ming Chinese Kettle Hat
Helmet similar in design to the European kettle hat/chapel de fer or Cabasset.
Chinese Head Protection
Helmet, side view
Ming Chinese Lion Helmet
Tang Ni Kui (唐猊盔)
Ming Dynasty Rattan Helmet
Rattan hat helmet.
Ming Dynasty helmets, from seventeenth century military treatise 'Wu Bei Zhi (《武備志》)', written in 1621. Ming army utilised many different designs and materials for their helmet, including iron, leather, cotton, rattan, silk or even paper.
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3 comments:

  1. Khal13 September 2020 at 19:46

    Would the feather design in the Ming/Song helmet be actually made out of feathers or metal?

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  2. Bruce19 September 2020 at 17:19

    Actually the helmet is influenced by Yuan and Song

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