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Helmet Few complete helmets have been recovered archaeologically in Virginia. Several of the cabasset type that were commonly worn by infantrymen in the 17th century exist in the collections of Jamestown Island (NPS), APVA Jamestown Rediscovery, and those of Jamestown Settlement. The example shown here is a burgonet and is the only helmet in the DHR collections. The burgonet is a light, open-faced helmet with large, hinged cheekpieces. Each of these three cheekpieces belonged to a different burgonet and each was recovered from a different site of the Jordan’s Journey group, an early-17th-century settlement, near Hopewell in Prince George County. |
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Burgonet— recovered from 44PG300 in the spring of 1989. It was smashed slightly and in very bad condition. Extensive conservation was required in order to stabilize it and recover its shape. The cheekpieces are missing from this example. |
Cheekpiece with brass rivets from 44PG302 |
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Cheekpiece recovered from 44PG307. |
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Cheekpiece recovered from 44PG332. |
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