Early 14th Century Great Bascinet – 14 Gauge – Lord of Battles
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- Weight
- Large: 10 lb 9.4 oz
- Brand
- Lord Of Battles
- Culture
- Crusader
- Era
- Medieval
Overview
Early 14th Century Great Bascinet - 14 Gauge - Lord of Battles
This early 14th Century Bascinet helm is constructed of riveted 14 gauge steel. The visor of the helm can be lifted upwards - the visor is fixed into place when raised or lowered by two steel push-button springs. The interior of the helm has been blackened and has been fitted with an adjustable interior suspension lining of leather. The helm is held to the head with an adjustable chin strap of leather with a brass buckle.
The larger form of the bascinet could be fitted with a visor to turn it into a Great Bascinet. This helmet was a successor to the simpler barrel-like Great Helm. Not only does the Great Bascinet have the advancement of having a hinged visor, but it has more curved surfaces, particularly at the top of the helms skull that serve to deflect the force of a strike, as opposed to absorbing it fully as a flat-topped helm might.
The Bascinet was used extensively throughout Europe throughout the 14th to mid-15th century. Contrary to its appearance, the Great Bascinets design evolution derives more from increasingly protective skull-cap conical helms than the Great Helm.
Specifications
Every measurement that matters
- Brand
- Lord Of Battles
- Culture
- Crusader
- Era
- Medieval
- Weight
- Large: 10 lb 9.4 oz
- Type
- Bascinet
- Internal Circumference
- 26 1/2''
- Sizing
- Front to Back: 9'' - Side to Side: 7''
- Material
- Mild Steel
- Gauge
- 14 Gauge
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Decent for the price Look closer on the pictures and you will see the rough job, but you get for what you pay. It’s a quick done up helmet, its scuffed and scratched in places, the crest doesnt line up with the visor, polish could be better if you like shiny things. But its SOLID. This helmet can take a sword like no other. It’s a little big for me but its comfortable enough to ware once you add a little padding here and there, make sure you measure your head before buying if it doesnt sit right, you’re gona have a bad time.
Fantastic… I didn’t buy this here, but I did own one at one time. For the price, you won’t do much better. The face plate locks, up or down, and the construction is rock-solid. It’s heavy, no doubt, but if you need the protection…it’s there. So…If you have a strong neck and foresee a bump to the noggin, you won’t be disappointed. ;)
The visor is SUPPOSED to be askew One of the other reviewers mentioned that the visor and crest aren’t perfect lined up. This is designed intentionally and done very often historically. The reason why is if your visor was completely aligned, with rivets placed symmetrically, the visor wouldn’t lock in the upwards position. If its offset, the slight diagonal tension is what keeps the visor in place until you intentionally slide it back down.
The crest could be lined up perfectly, but if the visor was perfectly centered, it would not lock into place when put upwards. The alternative method might be to keep it lined and symmetrical but have a chain that clips the visor up. Some helmets featured chains for attaching visors. Personally, I’d get annoyed with that chain dangling against my helmet constantly.
Its a good helmet with solid construction. Its “on the big side” because the wearer should install padding of some kind to make it fit perfectly and be safe for full contact combat. The amount of padding will depend on your personal head size, and the type will depend on if you want to be historical or not. Many layers of linen or canvas could be used for history, or you can just glue in some EVA puzzle foam.