Antique Handmade Steel Lobster Tail Helmet 17th C, Early 20th C Reproduction? For Sale

Heavy handmade steel lobster-tail style helmet, patterned after 17th-century European armor.

Originally acquired as an unidentified older European-style helmet. After further research and review by collectors specializing in 17th-century armor, the consensus is that the construction and overall skull form do not correspond to an authentic 17th-century example and that this should be considered a later reproduction.

Exact age and country of manufacture remain unknown. It may be an older 19th or early 20th-century reproduction; no maker’s marks or identifying stamps have been found.

* Approx. weight: 2.5 lb

* Approx. lower circumference: 26”

* Steel thickness: approx. 1.7–2.6 mm

* Two-piece steel skull

* Riveted cheek guards

* Articulated lobster-tail neck plates

* Rolled/folded edges

* Remnants of aged leather at cheek attachments

* Heavy oxidation, patina and surface wear throughout

* Some fittings/components absent

Very substantial construction with an excellent aged display appearance. Sold accurately as a reproduction / historicist helmet, not as original 17th-century armor.

Please review all photographs closely for construction and condition.