Morion (helmet)

The Morion was an open type helmet without a visor, which was created in the first half of the 16th century from the form of the Spanish " Cabasets " ( Spanish version of the Eisenhut ).

The helmet bell early Morions was conical in shape and surrounded by a wide brim, which was folded up against the front and rear of the helmet up, pointed ran up and down the sides obliquely was designed sloping downward. The helmets were provided in many cases with cheek guards. In the mid-16th century Morions came on whose helmet bell possessed as well as in the Spanish models on a high ridge helmet different height and shape. The Morion was used until the early 17th century and was first with pikemen, later, especially in town guards and bodyguards distribution. The Swiss Guards of the Vatican bears Morions even today. High-quality copies were forged from a single steel plate and often decorated elaborately. Almost all famous Plattner set forth in Morions artistic quality versions that were manufactured in contract work for the royal and princely houses. Many of these precious specimens are preserved in museum collections around the world.

From the Morion emerged in the second half of the 16th century, the Cabasset, also called " Birnenmorion ", " Birnencabasset ", " Birnhelm " or "Spanish Morion " called. The latter possessed a flat, narrow brim and a high helmet bell, which ended in some specimens in a short, curved backwards helmet pin. The helmet bell possessed similar half an almond on the form. The Morion Cabasset was a hybrid of the two types of helmets. He had the brim of a Morions and Helmglocke a Cabassets.

The helmet shape was adopted in the 16th century, the Momoyama period in Japan, where he was carried to Europeanized armor of Nanbandō type.