Product description
This helmet is based on an original from the Musée de l’Armée.
Between 1330 and 1350, bascinets with a flat visor attached on both sides of the helmet began to appear. This was likely a development of the klappvisier bascinet. This type of bascinet is depicted on tomb monuments and other visual or sculptural sources from the 1340s. One of the earliest examples can be found on the tomb monument of Sir Hugh Hastings († 1347) in St. Mary’s Church in Elsing, Norfolk, England.
As with the originals, the visor hinges are fitted with a steel pin, making the entire visor removable. Hinge systems like this were probably an Italian innovation.
This bascinet is made of 2 mm thick steel for extra protection. It comes with a textile liner and a chin strap to secure it in place.
