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Product description
This bascinet is based on an original from around 1370. Starting around 1330, some bascinets were fitted with a hinged visor. These helmets featured a visor with a pivot point at the center of the helmet bowl. This type of helmet was especially popular in the Holy Roman Empire and stayed in use there well into the 15th century. Hinged visors appeared throughout Europe. In northern Italy, they appear in a Crucifixion scene in the chapter house of Santa Maria Novella in Florence, dated to around 1367. Their use in Italy seems to have died out around 1380.
The lower edge features rivet holes for attaching an aventail, or camail. Soldiers often wore a padded arming collar under the camail to prevent irritation and provide extra protection against impacts.
This bascinet comes with an aventail made from butted round rings. For historical reenactment, you can swap it out for a fully riveted aventail.
