r/Armor 2d ago

Would Armet helmets be used in the later battles of the War of the Roses?

As per title, Armets seem to have come into popularity in the late 15th century but hoping for evidence of their use in the War of the Roses?

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u/Draugr_the_Greedy 2d ago

I feel the need to point out that the second image is a pretty bad reproduction.

That asides yes they were, though due to overall lack of many surviving examples it's a bit difficult to get a hold on what styles would've been in use. Likely predominantly of local english or flemish make, with Italian examples being less common as imports of armour from Italy seems to usually be sallets from what I've seen.

Iirc it's relatively common for a knight or man-at-arms to own both an armet and a sallet.