MEDIEVAL RUSSIAN ARMOR

One variety of protective headgear was called the shapka bumazhnaya,,, "paper cap" It was manufactured of cotton and silk fabrics covering a interior wadding of cloth or paper and sometimes was strengthened by a mail net fastened inside. It was frequently strengthened with the attachment of an iron nose guard and ear and neck guards. It was used on a large scale in the 16th century, especially by poorer warriors.