My wife and I were in Bavaria this last weekend, and we stopped by the Germanisches National Museum in Nuremburg - a very interesting place. I wanted to share photos of the great helm from a "knight of Kornburg" .

It's quite interesting for a number of reasons: everything above the eye-slit is raised from a single piece of iron; it is the only surviving helm (I know of) with a mail fringe; and it has a strange 17th C. paint job.

The photos show about every conceivable angle except for the interior (forgot my flashlight!). The display was very photo-conducive. The helm is in the corner of a glass case, so you can get more or less unobstructed views from all sides.

This is the link to the 6megs of photos - I'll leave them up for a week or two:
http://homepage.mac.com/dapmeyer/FileSharing1.html

***Please note that I retain the copywrite on these images, with the exception of the postcard which is only posted for educational purposes. Permission for the non-profit use of these images is granted if: 1 - no money changes hands, and 2 - if the photographer credit (my name and email) is included with the picture.***

Take care and enjoy!

I was wondering if anyone has xeroxes they'd be willing to share for any of these articles relating to the Kornburg helm:

August Neuhaus: Der Topfhelm der Rieter von Kornburg, In: Anzeiger des Germanischen Nationalmuseums, Jg. 1924-1925, S. 89-96.

Kurt Pilz: Der Totenschild in Nürnberg und seine deutschen Vorstufen. Das 14-15 Jahrhundert. In: Anzeiger des Germanischen Nationalmuseums, Jg. 1936-39, S. 57-112. (besonders S.73-76)

Hugo Schneider: die beiden Topfhelme von Madeln. Die Entwicklungsgeschichte des Topfhelms. In: Zeitschrift für schweizerische Archäologie und Kunstgeschichte, Bd. 14 (1953), S. 24-46.

Thanks in advance!