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Militaria Collection – ArmorsHolding overview
Close helmet of Kaiser Karl V
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  • Title: Close helmet of Kaiser Karl V for tournaments
  • Manufacturer: Desiderius Hemschmied, Etchings by Daniel Hopfer
  • Place: Augsburg
  • Date: ca. 1536

Other parts of the armor can be found in the Armeria Real de Madrid. The helmet got to Berlin in 1814 probably with other spoils under Napoleon I via Vienna and Paris.

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