Noun
lobster-tailed pot (plural lobster-tailed pots)
A European combat helmet, worn especially from the 1600s into the 1700s, consisting of a rounded skull-piece, often cheek guards and a nasal or face-guard, and a laminated defence (or single plate ridged to imitate lames) to protect the back of the neck that resembled a lobster's tail.
Synonyms: lobster pot, zischägge, harquebusier's pot, horseman's pot