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Mo Mo

She’s back! Praise be to the lord of iron! A new era of maids with comically large weapons!

Barty

What is going on with the grill of her helmet? Everything about this is lovely, but I've never seen a grill like that?

Migui0147

I loved the first rendition of the pikemaid but this is awesome!

MagosJoe

Seems to be intended to not obstruct vision, but still offer some protection against slashing to the face?

David Thompson

It looks a good bit like a lobster tail helmet like the Roundheads wore during the English civil war 1600s. Those did have a face guard similar to what is drawn. I am not saying its exactly the same but close enough to make the conclusion.

Albojack

Wonder what she is looking at to make that face.... (A tart she cant go get because she is on guard duty?)

Barty

Ah, thank you! A bit later period than I usually look at.

Darren Ashmore (Dr. Robodaz)

A cavalry helmet on a Pike Maid?! Sir Thomas Fairfax will have Lady Matilda in front of the Lord General for not reading her Manual of Arms lol... But seriously, now you have the Çiçak/zischägge helmet in your mind, how about a member from Lady Matilda's Troop of Horse? Buff coat, cuirass, zischägge, carbine, saddle pistols and all? Please?

Darren Ashmore (Dr. Robodaz)

Well, they started out at Ottoman infantry helmets and then the Polish liked the idea and soon lots people were using them. But the costs made them officer's helmets mainly. They become associated with 17th C. cavalry because (in the Thirty Years Wars and English Civil Wars) regiments paid for their own equipment. The poor became foot soldiers and the rich joined the cavalry (and the madmen joined the artillery trayne). The lobster pot makes a good horse helmet because it does give a little more protection against a sword slash. Edit: In the low countries is was sometimes called a Harquebusier's Helm in the 1620s, so there is clearly some use for infantry at some point.