Cabasset early 17th c.
German. With a tall rounded skull with a central crease. Narrow flat brim with inward turned edge. Rough from the hammer surface with original black finish. Retains one cheek plate and a crude later copper alloy plume holder. Significant signs of delamination on the inside and outside. Small internal patch in one area of the brim. Edge of the brim turned over wire.
Weight: 2 pounds 1.4 ounces (950 g). Thickness generally varies between .030 in and .050 in. with areas thinner and thicker. Appears (if there is any pattern at all) to be thicker at the top and thinnest near the brim.
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