Turban helmet

[2] Early Ottoman helmets were usually conical in shape, with neck guards in the form of a plate (normally either chain mail or padded).

[5] An adjustable nasal bar to protect the nose was fastened with a bracket to the front side of the helmet, between the eye-openings.

Turban helmets were designed and worn together with a mail and plate armor shirt or jacket in the heavy cavalries.

[7] After the development of firearms, turban helmets lost their military value, becoming ceremonial objects that were traded and displayed to show wealth.

Some turban helmets have inscriptions inlaid with precious metals like gold and silver, with decorations of arabesque motifs around the edges.

Late 15th-century turban helmet in the style of Turkish armour.
Late 15th-century turban helmet inlaid with silver and gold.