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Fig. 456a. Helm
English, about 1475-90. Found in the triforium of the Abbey Church of Westminster Now in the Pyx Chapel, Westminster. Profile view
the plate that forms the crown is shorter at the back, necessitating the extension of the backplate of the skull-piece, thus giving it a more pleasing contour. The hinge in front, the staples at the side, and the ring at the back by which the helm was attached to the backplate, are all in position. It will be
