Head armor

Helmet Chapel (or Kettle helmet or Eisenhut) was popular from the early XIII century until the end of the XVI century among infantry. Such medieval helmets were well-known for its shape of brimmed hat. Peculiarity of the presented model is high top point. Such shape of dome allows parrying front and side hits good. This made-to-measure Middle Ages helmet is completely handcrafted by our artisans. You can use this metal head protection for: SCA HEMA Larp Stage performances Medieval festivals Reenactment events Base price includes following options: Cold-rolled steel 1.5 mm; Satin polishing; Black leather belts; Steel nickel-plated buckles; Steel riv...

Bascinet Hounskull was very popular among European knights in the XV century. This armor got its name because of extended visor, which resembled dog muzzle. Battle helm with segmented single ocular is perfect due to its functionality, good visibility and ventilation. You may additionally complete it with padded and mail aventail, which protect your shoulders and neck. This medieval armor is completely handcrafted by personal parameters of customer. You can use this handmade head protection for: SCA HEMA Larp Stage performances Medieval festivals Reenactment events Main photo shows steel battle helmet with following options: Cold-rolled steel 1.5 mm; ...

Bascinet with lifting visor has a dome, which is distinctive for the first half of the 14th century. Simple and reliable visor, reinforced with vertical and horizontal plates on the eye sockets, provides excellent protection and field of view. Medieval battle helmet of type bascinet was widespread among European knights in the XIV-XV centuries. This functional armor had dozens of dome and visor designs, depending on the region of using. Knights were usually completed bascinet with padded pelerine and mail aventail. That way, neck, throat, shoulders and upper part of chest were covered and well protected. Handcrafted helmet bascinet with functional movable visor is made by individual pa...

Greek style fantasy helmet with spikes is a great head armor for LARP or fantasy event. Design of battle helm is based on the original Corinthian helmet, which was in use among ancient Greek and Sparta warriors in the VI-V B.C. Helmet is made of several riveted parts. It can serve not only as a good protection in role-playing games, but also create the desired character of harsh warrior. Functional head armor has nasal guard and a plate that covers chin. Spikes are customizable decoration and may be ordered for additional costs. You can use this medieval steel armor for: SCA HEMA Larp Stage performances Medieval festivals Reenactment events Main photo shows ...

This model of Tophelm – Helmet with horns – is typical for European cavalryman of XIII-XIV centuries. We made horns as top figure of the helmet.  Such types of medieval helmet was worn over the mail coif, under what liner with stuffed roller was used. Late topfhelm was often worn over close-fitting skullcap cervelliere that in time evolved in bascinet.  Then mail coif was replaced with aventail, that was attached to the under helm (cervelliere or bascinet). Steel armor of such type was often used as a part of full European knight armor. You can use this medieval knight helmet for: SCA HEMA Larp Stage performances Medieval festivals Reenactm...

Sugarloaf helmet is a late variation of medieval head protection Topfhelm (Greathelm). Main distinction is a spherical conical dome. Such battle helmet was in active use in Europe in the first part of XIV century. Sugarloaf got its name from the American reenactors in the end of the XX century. Lower part of helmet was consisted of two parts and was being attached to the dome. There are only few medieval painting of this helmet, where movable visor is shown. 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 pho...

Bascinet is one of the most popular and widespread medieval knight helmet in the XIV century. This made-to-measure Middle Ages helmet is completely handcrafted by our artisans. Such type was developed from the steel round cap, which was worn under the tophelm.   This model was typical for 1350-1410 years. The striking feature of this type of Bascinet is double-point fix on the both side of helmet. Mobile visor with single ocular is allowing great visibility and safety. Holes in visor provides with good ventilation. Of course you can order a second visor as on the 5-8 pictures, fpr example, with modifacation eyeslits. Base price includes following options:...

Closed cavalry helmet armet was widespread in the XV-XVI centuries.  This model of classical tournament medieval helm armor has typical features: spherical shape of dome; movable gorget; movable visor. Battle helmet fits a head very close and protects neck and partially collarbones. Sewn liner makes wearing of head protection more comfortable and reliable. Cuts on the visor provides with good visibility and breathing. There are also holes on the sides of armet. This handmade armet is made by personal parameters of customer. *** Main photo shows steel helm with following options: Cold-rolled steel 1.5 mm; Satin polishing as finish treatment; Steel ...

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...

German Gothic Sallet Here is an Italian, who immigrated to Germany and gained such a great popularity there, so people started to call him a German. That’s right, sallet has appeared in Italy back in the XIV century. However, by the middle of the XV century it became a German helmet to the last rivet. It was an integral part of German full-plate Gothic armor and was all the rage until the early XVI century. Old faithful bascinet was an ancestor of sallet. Though, it gave life to the dozens of late models of helmets. Foes and haters often call sallet “a steel pot with lumiere”, but such simplification is appalling and deeply flawed. As sallet is quite complicated and interestin...

Such model of early open helmet was named in honor of Nikolskoye village (Oryol region, Russia), where it was found in the 1866 year and is dated by the late XII-XIII centuries. Type IV in helmets' classification of A. Kirpichnikov. Helmet was widespread among steppe nomads and principalities of Rus. Original helmet had a flush riveted cupola of three parts. Lengthwise flutes increase hardness of helmet. Helmet of Nikolskoe, The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia Mask with eyeholes and hump-shaped nasal plate is riveted to the cupola. Such nasal guard protected nose and central part of the face. Edges of mask have small holes for attaching of mail aventail. If you ...

Bascinets was one of the most demanded and popular type of medieval battle helm all over Europe starting the XIV century. These functional head protection was in use by rich knights and common soldiers. Quite often, bascinets had different design depending on the region. Mail aventail was protecting neck and shoulders of warrior. This battle steel helm has a dome, typical for medieval basinet and supplied with bar grill visor. Distance between rods is 1.8-2.0 mm that is totally compliant to SCA-standards. Visor is attached to the top of helmet with hinge. You can use this functional battle bascinet for: SCA HEMA Larp Stage performances Medieval festivals Reen...

Sallet (or Salad) was a type of medieval war helmet that replaced bascinet in northern Europe during the mid-15th century. Italian sallet with visor is a typical model of that head armor. This helmet protects head and neck, but leaves the chin and lower face unprotected. Therefore, many medieval knights wore an articulated "bevor" (gorget) to complete protection and we recommend to do the same. Our Italian Sallet of the mid-XV century with mobile visor is handcrafted. You can use this functional medieval knight helmet for: SCA HEMA Larp Stage performances Medieval festivals Reenactment events Main photo shows authentic medieval steel helmet with following op...

Bascinet is one of the most popular helmet of the XIV-XV centuries due to its high protective qualities. These helms got various types of visor and dome shape. Medieval knights of all military branches were using bascinets. This functional head armor with bar grill visor is designed specially for SCA fights, bohurts, combats and medieval fencing. Distance between bars is 1.5-1.8 mm that is compliant to SCA-standards. For better protection of neck, shoulders and upper part of chest, we recommend to complete bascinet with mail aventail. You can use this medieval style head armor for: SCA HEMA Larp Stage performances Medieval festivals Reenactment events Main photo...

Norman (Nasal) helmet is a type of early medieval conical combat helmet. You may see it on the Bayeux Tapestry. It appeared in the IX century and was in use until the XIII century. Typical feature of this head armor is a long nose-guard plate, attached to the dome and partially protected a face of warrior. Usually, nasal helmets were completed with mail aventail for face, neck and chest protection. Conical helmet has an installed bar-grill visor and back neck plates. Distance between the rods of visor is about 2 cm (less than 1 inch) that completely corresponds to SCA-standards. Main photo shows functional head armour with following options: Cold-rolled steel 1.5 mm; ...

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...