The trove of items all of which could fit into a shoe box represents the largest collection of early 16th century spanish artifacts ever found in the u s.
Conquistador helmet found in attic.
Cavalry officer and anthropologist capt.
The few records of the armor that exist came from u s.
An official at wgbh in boston where the show is produced says the station was concerned about an episode in which a woman brings in a 17th century milanese parade helmet she said she found in.
But when the station called the woman who claimed to have found the helmet nestled in the rafters of an.
Some captured spanish armor was worn by native americans as late as the 19th century as protection from bullets and a sign of their status.
Appraiser greg martin assured us the appraisal for 250 000 was bona fide mcghee said.
A similar helmet the cabasset spanish.
Interior outside of florida.
Surviving morions from its 1648 siege have been unearthed and preserved at colchester castle along with a lobster tail pot a helmet associated with cromwell s heavily armored ironside cavalry.