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Made for the Emperor Maximilian I. Imperial Armoury, Vienna

line of small holes for the attachment of a leather lining, which remains at the side, where it is pierced with holes for the lacing. To the top of this plate is secured, by five flush-headed rivets, Plate 2, an inverted V-shaped plate 2-3/4 inches wide. It is shaped to a flat ridge across the apex, the edges of which are flanged outwards, forming a slot, into which fits the third plate, which is also of V form. Plate 3 is held in position by two screws, which pass through Plates 2 and 3, fitting into any two of a series of eight holes that are in Plate 2. By this ingenious arrangement the angle at which the tilting helm was worn is governed by the length of the backplate. At the