Ottimo esemplare di borgognotta da corazziere francese o fiammingo.La calotta in ferro è forgiata in due sezioni che si allargano verso la parte superiore sino al cimiero in bronzo. The upper and lower bevors hinged on brow of the skull with large riveted hinge and held in place with hinged hasp on one side and a turning flat head pin on the other The upper bevor fitted with a fretted inner face defense and a falling buffe of single lame with low medial roped rib and pierced with nine breathing holes in a circle on the right side of the plate. The buffe plate is activated by a spring loaded catch at the bottom of the buffe on the lower bevor and is able to be pulled away for field combat. This type of Burgonet enabled the user to be adaptable for heavy horseback combat or hand to hand field combat. The gorget of two over-lapping plates, front and back with large brass plume holder at the rear of the helmet.