05-21-2014, 01:18 PM
Christian.
Where I still hold the opinion that face masks were not worn for battle by cavalrymen I must submit to the one I mention earlier and that is the Kalkriese.
However this one and maybe others may well have been converted for such use in battle possibly by standard bearers, who I think could well have been protected from too much direct contact in a fight.
The Kalkriese is of course a very interesting piece as indeed the Vechten where they both I think started life as part of cavalry sports gear with ears that were removed, then they underwent many changes in their time indeed the Kalkriese has 15 holes in it that tell such a story if one takes time to read it and I don't mean read into it.
Where I still hold the opinion that face masks were not worn for battle by cavalrymen I must submit to the one I mention earlier and that is the Kalkriese.
However this one and maybe others may well have been converted for such use in battle possibly by standard bearers, who I think could well have been protected from too much direct contact in a fight.
The Kalkriese is of course a very interesting piece as indeed the Vechten where they both I think started life as part of cavalry sports gear with ears that were removed, then they underwent many changes in their time indeed the Kalkriese has 15 holes in it that tell such a story if one takes time to read it and I don't mean read into it.
Brian Stobbs
