Well, 16th C. Germany encompasses quite a wide range of styles - I assume that you're referring mainly to the first third (possibly up to the first half) or so. I don't do much German, but you might want to take a look at the following:

http://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/~db/ausgaben/thumbnailseite.html?id=00016005&seite=1

Lots of great pictures of early century Germans in armor, but nary a gold caul to be seen.