Head armor

Hat-shaped helmet Chapel (Kettle helm) was widespread among the infantrymen in the XIII-XVI centuries. Such popularity was a result of cheapness and ease of manufacture. However, cream of knighthood preferred not to use such type of head protection because of its plain design. This model with bar grill visor is perfect for medieval fencing, because this helmet has the main characteristics: it provides with good field of vision, ventilation and reliable protection. According to SCA-standards, distance between the rods is 1.8-2 cm. Also, we may install back plate for neck protection. Underchin leather belt with buckle fixes helmet on your head. You can use this functional handcraft...

Great Bascinet (fr. "Grand Bassinet") is a type of medieval battle helmet, which has appeared early-middle XV century. It evolved from Hounskull bascinet: visor became non-pointed, more roundish and close to the face. Bascinet got a wide metal gorget (bevor), which protected throat and front of the neck. Extended part of dome covered back of the neck. Movable visor with two oculars and holes on the right side provides with good visibility and ventilation. Visor is fixed to the gorget with steel hook. This medieval armor is completely handcrafted by personal parameters of customer. You can use this handmade head protection for: SCA HEMA Larp Stage performances Medi...

Phrygian helmet is a type of ancient head armor of Alexander the Great epoch. Helm got its name from cap, which was worn by Thracians and Phrygians. There were soft caps (more often made of leather) with elongated and incurved apex. Crown of helmet is elongated and has slightly inclined top. There are nasal plate, cheek guard and neck plate from the back of helmet. Bar grill visor provides with perfect visibility and breathing during the bohurt of medieval fencing. Battle helm is reliably fixed on head with underchin leather belt. Our artisans make such functional medieval head protection by personal parameters of customer. You can use this metal head protection for: SCA ...

Fencing helmet with a meshed visor is a stylization of medieval helmet. It provides with a perfect protection of your face during combats, medieval fencing and bohurts. Face plate of battle helm is made of 2 mm steel and has holes with diameter 3.2 mm. Visor is movable and fixed in closed position with leather belt and buckle. Underchin belt reliably keeps fencing helmet on your head. Head armor is supplied with sewn padded liner and additionally we recommend to complete helm with padded and mail aventail. Such combination allow you to protect neck, throat, shoulders and upper part of chest during the fight. You can use this battle helmet for: SCA HEMA Larp Stage performanc...

Bascinet must be the most popular type of medieval closed helmets. Only chapel could compete in popularity with it; though, wearers of these helmets were quite different. Shape of bascinet helmet notably varied not only in different historical period, but also depending on the area of wearer’s living. Video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_GIjwMtGp0 But, in our humble opinion, spherical conical shape of dome with a center, shifted to the back – this one was the most widespread on the territory of the West Europe. “Roman d'Alexandre”, dated by the XII century with paintings of the XIV century is inexhaustible source in this issue. So, our stylization of medieval basc...

This beautiful blued Sugarloaf helmet was popular among medieval European warriors in the first part of XIV century. Head protection of such type evolved from the Great helm (Topfhelm). However, in distinction of pot helm, sugarloaf has conical shape of dome and movable visor. Eye slits and holes on the visor provide with good vision and breathing. Frontage is enforced with cross-shaped plate. Blued helmet sugarloaf is fastened with under-chin leather belt and buckle. You can use this functional hand crafted helmet for: SCA HEMA Larp Stage performances Medieval festivals Reenactment events Main photo shows early medieval helmet with following options: ...

Helmet bascinet with curved visor is typical for the second part of the XIV century. As rich knights, so poor soldiers were using bascinet, as such functional head protection was comfortable in wearing and reliable in battle. Main advantage of this bascinet is a curved visor, which is not only protect a face, but completely close the chin. For better protection, we recommend to use mail aventail together with this head armor. Bascinet is fastened under the chin with leather belt and buckle. Single eye slit and holes on movable visor provide with perfect vision and breathing. Medieval helm is completely handcrafted by parameters of customer. You can use this functional medieval he...

Closed medieval helmet armet was in wide use among European knights in the XV-XVI century. This battle helm provided with complete protection of face as well as neck and throat. In distinction with other models of head armor, armet had not round ventilation holes, but narrow cuts on visor. Visor and gorget (bevor) are movable. Armet has sewn liner that makes wearing more comfortable and reliable during the battle. You can use this functional knight helmet for: SCA HEMA Larp Stage performances Medieval festivals Reenactment events Main photo shows closed helm armet with following options: Cold-rolled steel 1.5 mm; Satin polishing as finish treatment; S...

Morion is a Renaissance helmet. Typical features are high comb and wide brims curved up from the front and back. This knight armor appeared in Spain in the early XVI century. Mostly lance knight wore morion and in time, this late helm became an armour element of palace guard. Morion was also used by sellswords landsknechts. There were two way of morion making: whole-hammered of one piece of metal and decorated with ornamental etching (more expensive models) and morions made of several pieces of metal. This custom-made head armor may be completed with bar grill or meshed visor for face protection. You can use this functional German helmet for: SCA HEMA Larp Stage performa...

A splendid model of late helmet armet is made of firm cold-rolled steel and is a part of Armor Garniture of George Clifford, Third Earl of Cumberland. Were there better helmets in the XVI century? Probably, yes. More impressive? Never! Dome features two welded halves. Comb of this real knight helmet is hollow inside, made by folding method and decorated with etched ornament. Chin plate of helmet is movable and attached with hinges to the sides of dome. Upper and bottom plates of two-halved visor are attached to the temple parts of dome with single pivot joints. Gorger is also consisted of two plates, as front part, so back one. Pay attention that lower plates of gorget are canted and d...

Great Helm (a.k.a. Grand Helm or Topfhelm) is a type of European helmet, which was popular among the medieval cavalrymen in the XIII-XIV centuries. Topfhelm appeared in times of Crusades and was evolved from the open nasal helms. Grand Helm has typical cylindrical form. Frontage is equipped with forced cross-shaped plate. Narrow eye slits and holes on the visor provide with good vision and free breathing. Sometime, holes were located in various layout, shaping a pattern, e.g. some symbols or crosses. Neck is not closed from the back side, but by your regards we can install additional neck plate for best protection. Medieval knights wore Great Helms over padded liner with stuf...

Onion top bascinet with klappvisor is a type of medieval battle helm, which appeared in the XIV century. This head protection got its name because of dome shape, which looks like an onion. This German style steel helmet has a klappvisor – type of visor attaching with hinge to the dome. Such visor is removable and may be replaced with bar grill. Eye slits and holes provide with good vision and free breathing. Helmet is fixed with underchin belt; sewn liner make wearing very comfortable. We recommend completing battle helm with mail aventail for protection of your neck and shoulders. You can use this functional battle bascinet for: SCA HEMA Larp Stage performances ...

Gothic Sallet with visor is a popular model among German knights in the XV century. Medieval helm sallet (salad) appeared in the medieval Italy and completely replaced bascinets. This head protection was high-demanded among as noble warriors, so common infantry and archers. But the most popularity, sallets gained in Germany. Sallet with movable visor became a main element of well-known full-plate Gothic armor. These helmets were often decorated with top figures or chased elements. Helmet is fixed with leather underchin belt and buckle and sewn padded liner makes wearing (and fighting!) very comfortable. This battle helmet is handmade by customer parameters. You can use this funct...

Conical helmet with full neck protection is a stylization of medieval head armor. Battle helm is designed specially for SCA fights, combats, bohurts and medieval fencing. Shape of dome resembles Norman type conical helms. Non-movable visor has two eye slits and numerous holes for breathing. Solid back plate provides with neck protection. Functional helmet is fixed on the head with underchin leather belt and buckle. You can use this medieval style head armor for: SCA HEMA Larp Stage performances Medieval festivals Reenactment events Main photo shows closed helmet with following options: Cold-rolled steel 1.5 mm; Mirror polishing as finish treatment; St...

The Wollaston Helmet (also known as Pioneer Helmet) is a 7th century Anglo-Saxon helmet. It is named after the place Wollaston (Northamptonshire, England), where it was found in the 1997 year. This boar-crested helmet belongs to the group B1 in classification of Arwidsson. Helmet frame consists of the wide brow-band, nose-to-nape strip and lateral strip with one-piece-forged plates in the gaps. Over the strips, there are steel rods.  Nose-to-nape band is extended to form a rounded nasel. Both, nasel and eye cutouts are edged with steel strips. Cheek plates are also edged, but with thicker strips and are attached to the brow-band with hinges. There is under-chin leather belt wit...

Chapel-de-fer (Kettle helm) is a type of medieval head armor, which was popular in the XIII-XVI centuries all over Europe. Infantrymen preferred such functional helm because of its easy of making and cheapness. This model with oculars is perfect for medieval fencing. This head armor has the main characteristics: good field of vision, ventilation and reliable protection not only of opponent’s hits, but of direct sunrays as well. Helmet is fixed with underchin leather belt and buckle on the head of warrior. We recommend to use steel helmet with mail coif and padded liner and pelerine. You can use this functional handcrafted custom helmet for: SCA HEMA Larp Stage per...

Barbute (or Barbuta) was a popular model of Italian helmet among infantry until the end of the XV century. Name of helmet was derived from Italian word “Barba” (“Beard”). Depending on the region of using, such medieval armor helmet could be called “Italian sallet” or “Italian bascinet”. It could also have various design: cheek plates were covering face completely or partially. Despite of almost complete head protection, barbute is classified as open helmet due to uncovered opening from the front.  You can also see a helmet with an additional option “brass strips”    –  Video review here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shbD...

Presented closed knight helmet is an evolution of medieval head protection topfhelm.  It is called the Sugarloaf helm. The helmet has no moving parts. Foot soldiers usually did not wear such helmet. However, such head armor was popular among mounted knights. Main purpose of battle helm was to protect the rider from a direct strike with a spear. Two narrow eye slits and holes on the both sides of visor allow perfect vision and breathing during the combat. By your wish, we may drill breathing holes only on one side of helmet. This made-to-measure Middle Ages helmet is completely handcrafted by our artisans. You can use this functional combat helmet for: SCA HEMA Larp...

Medieval helmet bascinet with "Wolf ribs" visor was known in the Western Europe in the end of XIV-early XV centuries. You may see soldiers wearing such type of helmet on the paintings of Master of the Trebon Altarpiece (1380 year) and Karlsruhe altar (1450 year). However, in comparison with other models of bascinets, helmet with “Wolf ribs” visor was quite rare model; no artefacts are survived. Visor is movable (klappvisor system), it completely protects your face and provides with a good field of vision. Sewn liner makes wearing of medieval bascinet very comfortable; the neck can be additionally protected with padded and mail aventail. You can use this battle helmet for: ...

Chapel with bar grill and mail aventail “Louis” was one of the most popular medieval helmets through XIII-XVII centuries. This simple, comfortable and functional helmet successfully resisted both halberds and the first bullets. Details changed, but the essence - the metal dome with wide brim remained constant, which says a lot about this design reliability. And here is one of the great representatives of the chapel family – Louis, chapel with bar grill and mail aventail. This is stylization for Byzantine helmet with a brim. It comes from southeast Europe region (Byzantium, South Rus, the Balkans), where such medieval war helmets used at XIII-XV centuries. This hand-made Middl...