medieval secreta helmet rufus Korset/Lijfje Constructed from a wool mix

Constructed from a wool mix

and is therefore a most fitting name for the garment and the wearer

For reenactment groups and sword fighting schools

Possibly pierce the cushions with a needle for volume reduction

The shield is painted with great realism so that it appears as though the surface is crafted from painted wood

medieval secreta helmet rufus Korset/Lijfje Constructed from a wool mixFoot soldiers and knights often wore helmets such as the secreta. Medieval foot soldiers frequently wore this inexpensive type of helmet separately, whilst the knights wore it beneath the great helmet. Later, in the 16th century, the lansquenets wore this type of helmet beneath their fashionable hats. In the 17th century, at the close of the Eighty Years' War, cavalrymen often wore this type of helmet under their hat.