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Zischäggen

Scope note

Burgonets with a hemispherical or pointed crown, sliding nose guard or barred visor, and a long neck guard of a single rigid plate or several overlapping plates resembling a lobster's tail, worn by European and North American cavalry during the late 16th and the 17th centuries.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000201796

Broader Terms used

burgonets

Narrower Terms used

Zischägge

Equivalent Terms used

Zischägge

Created

13yrs ago

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