Head armor

Mail coif was extremely popular among the knights and other medieval Europe brawlers. This flexible chainmail hood covers wearer’s throat, neck, and top of the shoulders.  Our chain hood includes: butted chainmail, steel rings 2x10 mm (0,078 in x0,39 in), butting type – 4-to-1. We apply the most conventional Medieval times method of linking rings together – 4-to-1 pattern – each ring is linked with four others.  You can see brass trims as a decoration on the pictures 3-6, notice that triangle edges or brass rings on the edges are additional options By all means, don’t forget to wear cale under your metal-rings armor! It’ll save your hair from ...

Butted mail aventail is made of mild steel rings 2 x 10 mm. Type of butting is 4 rings in 1. Avenital is being attached to the helmet with leather strap. Also you can choose blued or stainless steel for your aventail in options. If you want additional decoration (for example, triangle edge or brass rings on the edge), please contact us [email protected]

Tatar-Mongolian helmet of the XII-XV centuries is a real piece of art, made by artisans of Steel Mastery. Among numerous archaeological findings on the Southeast of Asia, there were spherical conical helmets with iron masks. Such masks had weird hawk-nosed faces and specific drop-shaped eye shape, wide eyebrows and antrorse moustache. Some researchers suggested that masks had simply fake character and were not used during the battle. Other historians considered that such helmets were belonged to warriors of Ancient Rus. However, M.V. Gorelik proved that helmets with facemasks were related to protective Mongolian body armor. Anthropological type, which is depicted on the mask, resounds “...

This Liner set provides comfort helmet wearing and complete protection of your head, neck, and shoulders.  Top part of liner has 3 layers, roller is stuffed and all other parts of liner have 2 layers.  If you will use this liner under mail coif, you can add fastenings for lacing at options.  Simple design of liner provides with comfortable putting helmet on the head and a perfect protection during medieval battles, tournaments or trainings. 

Japanese helmet kabuto had appeared approximately III-V centuries A.C. As a rule, it has semi-spherical shape of dome with plates for neck protection. Dome consisted of six plates and reinforcing forehead plate. Kabuto was a very important element of medieval Japan armor and resembled status of its owner. Basically, it was made of six or eight metal or leather plates, riveted together. Sikoro (an element of neck protection) was made of incurved metal lacquered plates, linked with silk or leather belts. Originally, Kabuto never had the full protection of face, but could be completed with a mask. This model of Japanese helmet has a bar grid mask. Your face will be completely in safe during ...

Hoplite helmet is a type of the ancient Greek Helmet and refers to Corinthian. This head protection was widespread in the VI-V centuries B.C. and was named after the place of Corinth, where the manufacture of such helmets was developed. Corinthian helms gained the most popularity in the V century B.C. in the Greco-Persian wars. Sparta warriors were using this closed head armor as well. Main feature of the Corinthian Helmet is a full protection around the perimeter of head. Thus way, warrior had the protected head and face and eye and mouth slits. Helmet is solid and does not have movable parts. Corinthian helmet from the tomb of Denda from a Greek workshop in South Italy, 5...

Barbute is type of popular infantry helmet in Italy of the XV century. Italian barbuta, c. 1460, of the T-shaped form, the Metropolitan Museum of Art Due to cheek guards, face is largely covered. Etymologically, the word “barbute” is derived from Italian “Barba”, what means “beard”. It can be interpreted as “Bearded helm”: cheek guards or beards, staring from under the helm are meant. Open-faced helmet barbute could have T-cut or Y-cut from the front. So, face was covered only partially. Dome could be conical or spherical conical. This model of battle helmet barbute is typical head protection of medieval infantryman. Armor is completely handcrafted by indi...

Great helm appeared approximately in the end of the XII century in times of Crusades and was in use among cavalrymen until the XIV century. This closed pot helm provides with complete head protection during the combat or bohurt. However, despite of such design, you may breathe free and have a wide arc of vision. Leather belt with buckle fixes this heaume under the chin. For more comfortable and safe using, we strictly recommend to wear this bucket helmet over the padded liner. Mail coif will be additional protection. You can use this custom handmade battle helmet for: SCA HEMA Larp Stage performances Medieval festivals Reenactment events Main photo shows...

Soft armor and hema helmet is cool and reliable soft armor helmet. It is intended for training in MSF (Modern Sword Fighting), knife and stick fighting, however, it is equally good for some clubs and federations which practice HEMA. Please consider this helmet won’t suit for all types of HEMA due to size of holes and you need to ckeck rules od your club before placing an order.  * Helmet’s visor is mask-shaped and is made of 2 mm (12 ga) thick stainless steel. It is protected against piercing, holes are 8 mm (7 ga) in diameter. * Helmet's fabric cover protects against piercing. * Upper and posterior parts of the helmet have inner protection m...

After a good bohurt, any fighter will say you that he is grateful at the most not to piece of iron in his hands, not to his armor and gambeson, not to greaves and bracers and even not to helmet (though, he is grateful to helmet very much). However, after a good bohurts, if a fighter is able to think straight, so he is mostly thankful to his soft, thick and good coif. Even though it did not glint in the sun as a helmet did, but it saved fighter’s head of cerebral concussion. If a fighting man was into luck to wear such big, soft and super-protective padded arming cap, made of the best natural linen, so he do not worry about head protection at all. As tailor of Steel Mastery have already wor...

Meet this modest and laconic close-helmet incorporating a sallet skull and brow reinforcement with an armet visor. Dating back to 1480, it was found at St Peter's Church, Stourton, Wiltshire and now is exposed at the Royal Armories, Leeds. It is a typical helmet for the late XVth century, widespread in Italy, France, the Low Countries, Spain, and surely – England. Armet completely encloses the head while being compact and light enough to move. Original helmet is a little bit rusted and has lost the front gorget plate for which there are holes in the fold of the dome. But we have corrected those shortcomings by recreating a luxurious, sparkling replica of this museum’s old man. ...

Sallet originally has appeared in Italy about the end of the XIV century.  A bit later, this medieval helmet gained widespread popularity all over medieval Europe and especially in Germany. Sallet became a recognizable part of famous full-plate Gothic armor, a piece of art, made of steel. As common soldiers, so noble knights were wearing sallet. Expensive models were highly decorated with brass, etching or chased elements and top figures. Battle sallet was usually completed with plate neck protection – gorget (or bevor). Elongated tail of helmet covered back part of neck. This parade sallet with movable visor is decorated with chased brass wings, forehead plate and br...

Helmet bascinet has appeared in the XIV century and was probably even more popular than Chapel-de-fer in the Western Europe and England. Metal cap cervelliere – early and simple version of basinet - was as worn under the Great Helm, so used separately. Both, noble knights and usual infantry used such type of medieval battle helmet. You can see video review here This model of hand-made German bascinet with klappvisor is typical for 1330-1340 years. Klappvisor is a type of visor’s attaching with hinge to the dome. Such attaching allowed a knight to remove a visor and attach nasal plate. Holes and oculars on visor allow great visibility and breathing. This functional helme...

Balaclava (helmet lining, padded cap) is necessary and inexpensive accessory that solves a lot of problems, starting from keeping the hair and head clean and up to reducing the frequency of cleaning the inside part of the helmet. And the wearing of helmet becomes much more convenient, because the liner keeps the head from direct contact with metal, giving you warm and comfort. This model of the padded cap has thickness 1.2-1.5 cm (3 layers of padding) and can be made according to your individual needs and just for your measurements, from natural fabrics: cotton or linen, of different colours that vary from white or natural to black or bright red.  Main photo shows linnen...

Conical spangenhelm was popular among Norman knight all over Europe in the XII century. This model is a type of medieval nasal helmet. Frame of this battle helmet represents metal strips. Plates are riveted to this framework with steel or brass rivets. Nasal plate and bar grill visor provide with perfect protection of face. Also, there is a plate which guards back part of neck. We recommend to complete this early medieval battle helm with mail aventail. You can use this custom handcrafted head protection for: SCA HEMA Larp Stage performances Medieval festivals Reenactment events Main photo shows early medieval helmet with following options: Cold-rolle...

Just look at the cool new sallet we've made for you! This is a copy of a sallet made by the Austrian master-gunsmith Caspar Rieder. The original dates back to 1480 and you can see it in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Earlier it was in the ancestral armory of the Counts Trapp at Churburg Castle, South Tyrol.                                             The only difference is that Caspar Rieder forged his sallet from a single piece of metal while we welded two parts of the dome together. Both helmets have a medial ridge that smoothly transitions into a low slightly...

Training helmet is the most important element of your protection if you decide to take part in the historic medieval softsport combat. Modern sword and HMB fencing training requires no less protection than full-contact steel-handed fighting. Our craftsmen designed this new helmet specifically for participating in softsport competitions, both in singles and groups. If you're serious about historical medieval softsport combat and historical full-contact sport fighting, rather than just fiddling with sticks wrapped in foam, then this helmet is your must-have, and there are exactly 6 reasons for that: Reason one - this helmet with an integrated throat from Steel Mastery really prot...