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 side for breathing purposes, and in the lower part, which covers the chest, are six large circular holes to fit the staples on the top of the breastplate. This interesting helmet comes from the collection of the Comte de Nieuwerkerke. A fine series of these Saxon helms can be seen at Dresden upon suits fitted with their extra tournament plates. A complete suit with such a helmet is shown in the Musée d'Artillerie, Paris, as also are two separate helmets. An illustration of one of these, H 53, which we give, clearly shows how the hinged visor, by fitting within the front part of the salade, could be raised without unfixing the head-piece from the mentonnière. The screw for holding the mentonnière is still in position (Fig. 408). The helmet, H 52, in the Musée d'Artillerie is a splendidly enriched example of the Saxon salade, and was formerly in the collection of Napoleon III. The whole surface is closely etched with an arrangement of strap work painted in polychrome. The suit to which this salade belongs was made for Nicholas von Radzivil, Duke of Olyka, about 1575. Part of it is now in the Imperial Armoury, Vienna, and was previously in the collection of Prince Charles of Prussia. The chanfron belonging to this suit is now in the collection of M. Bachereau of Paris. Another good Saxon salade was sold at Baron de Cosson's sale in 1893. This helmet was originally in the Brocas Collection, which was dispersed in 1834, and later appeared in that of Mr. J. W. Bailey.

German, about 1580. No. 1308, Wallace Collection

German, about 1580. H 53, Musée d'Artillerie

We should have liked to have described many other incomplete specimens of salades which are to be found scattered in private collec