[ AM60 ] am60 italian Cabasset helmet 1500s 1600s

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am60 Italian Cabasset helmet circa 1500s 1600s, nicely marked with what is believed to be a stamp for the Papal army, i haven't confirmed that , last owner supplied me this info, this is a nice helmet on the outlook, however when studied properly you can see its been messed with, some lunatic in their wisdom has decided to run a bead of weld up high on the inside of the helmet, my guess is it had split at the top & the looney has welded it, if you look close you can also see some file marks on the outside, terrible shame,The thin band of material around the rosettes is also not original
It does look very good just sitting on display, its only when you study it close mainly on the underside you can see it, someone who is a bit handy may ??? be able to undo the butchery but it would take some time & obviously a bit of talent