Burgonet
Culture
Southern German
, Nuremberg
Date1578–1590
Mediumsteel
Dimensions27.9 × 22.2 × 27.3 cm (11 × 8 3/4 × 10 3/4 in.), 3 lb 2 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
MarkingsFall stamped with Nuremberg guildmark.
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.655
DescriptionOne-piece skull of steel with integral fall, finished bright. Comb of medium height. Two large, slightly rounded, forward-projecting hinged cheekpieces, with outwardly-flared lower edges. Nape defense of one riveted lame. Edges of fall, comb and nape lame with file-marked roping. Front base of skull encircled with six lining rivets, and six more at posterior base of neck. Nape defense secured by a rivet at each side terminal, but has two additional holes, one in middle on on each end, and a medial set at bottom edge. Hinged cheekpieces secured by four rivets on each hinge, and have a single rivet at basal forward edge to fix leather loop for securing them closed under the chin. Proper right cheekpiece has another hole just above broken original hole. The center face of each cheekpiece is pierced with a single hole. Bottom edge of each cheekpiece is inwardly turned, but plain.Label TextThe comfortable, open-faced burgonet was very popular with both infantery and cavalry from the early 1500s into the 1600s. It had hinged cheekpieces that tied under the chin, but left much of the face exposed. The brim over the eyes might be fixed or pivoted.ProvenanceArchduke Eugen's armory at Festung Hohenwerfen (Salzburg, Austria). Purchased by John W. Higgins on 2 March 1927 at Archduke Eugen sale at Anderson Galleries (NYC), lot #426. Price paid: $35. Given to the Armory on 8 January 1947. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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