Fig. 368.—Milanese close helmet, c. 1560.
Fig. 369.—English close helmet.
Fig. 370.—Italian burgonet, 1540.
For war purposes the salade was still preferred, though the form in the Maximilian Period was at variance with that in the Tabard, and even in the Transition, Period. A fine example, dating from 1520, is preserved in the Wallace Collection ([Fig. 371]). It has a low comb, and the neck-guard is broken up into three lobster-tail plates. The visor is large, and contains the occularium; in the lower part it is hollowed so as to fit the chin, while a series of breathing-holes are pierced through the centre.