Hounskull

The Hundsgugel is a medieval European helmet type, which developed in the mid-14th century from the Bascinet. Until about 1420 the Hundsgugel was the preferred form of the knights helmet and ritterbürtigen warriors, but was also used by wealthier not chivalrous warriors. The name derives from that of a dog's snout resembling visor and the Cowl off.

Description

The Hundsgugel consists of a Beck fan, which is provided with a hinged top visor. The long, tapered visor resembles a dog's snout, while also pointed Bascinet reminiscent of a Gugel, a then common headgear. Dog Hoods have survived with or without rounded visors.

Just as the Bascinet the Hundsgugel was fitted with a chain mesh to protect the neck and neck game. Until the second half of the 15th century, the Hundsgugel was supplanted by the Schaller.

At the edges of the helmet clamp for fastening the helmet breastplate of armor rings can be seen in the rule. The finer holes under the clamp used for holding the helmet lining. Sometimes the helmet runs in a Federtülle from ( Coburg, Baden State Museum Karlsruhe). When Coburg example, the visor is connected by a hinge in the middle of the forehead with the helmet. More often, however, the side fixing means of rotary bolts or screws.

Original copies received

Other German dog Hoods have, inter alia, the Higgins Armory Museum ( Worcester, MA), the Germanic National Museum in Nuremberg, the Cologne City Museum and the German Historical Museum in Berlin.