Product Details
Based on 14th-century sources, this Visored Bascinet will make an excellent choice for such a purpose as its carefully designed visor ensures minimal vision loss and breathing hindrance. It is suitable for most forms of reenactment combat.
Depending on what you are doing in the field, the visor can be easliy removed if necessary.
Our interpretation is inspired freely by several different sources, including a 1407-1408 painting by Spinello Aretino, the fresco in the Affresco camera Pinta in Spoleto, Italy, and the manuscript “La prima deca” by Tito Livio dated circa 1373 and nowadays in the Biblioteca Ambrosiana at Milan among others.
The helmet is handmade from 16-gauge mild steel (also available in 14-gauge) lined with a comfortable and secure leather liner. An approximate circumference of 68 cm makes it fit almost all head sizes. A sturdy chin strap with a brass buckle ensures your helmet stays in place during battles.
The 15.8 cm long eye space has a maximum width at the centre of 2.5 cm and a minimum width at the sides of 1.3 cm.
The weight of this helmet is 3.23 kilograms in the 16-gauge version.
Note: This product is carefully coated with a layer of oil when packaged that acts as a temporary protective layer which can easily be wiped off using any oil remover or even a dry cloth.
Price includes tracked shipping within New Zealand.
