BASCINET HELMET of 1380-1410 years, from Higgins Armoury Museum

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 performances Medieval festivals Reenactment events Main photo shows medieval battle helm with following options: Cold-rolled steel 1.5 mm; Satin polishing as finish treatment; Brown leather belt; Steel rivets; Brass buckles; Sewn liner Base price includes following options: Cold-rolled steel 1.5 mm; Satin polish..

Similar model of bascinet with peak had been found in archaeological excavations and is dated by XIV century. Though, only few miniature paintings confirm the usage of such helmet by medieval warriors. Despite of less popularity, this type of helmet combines the most important properties, required for safety battle: good visibility; perfect ventilation; reliable protection Peak amortizes the striking force in case of strict stroke. Mail aventail together with padded pelerine provide with complete face and neck protection. Bar grill visor has distance 2.1 cm between the rods that is completely compliant to SCA standards. You can use this functional battle helmet for: SCA HEMA Larp Stage performances Medieval festivals Reenactment events Main photo shows metal head armor with grill visor with following options: Cold-rolled steel 1.5 mm; Satin polishing as finish treatment; Steel rivets; Steel vervelles for aventail; Steel buckles; Brown leather belts; Mail aventail; Padded..

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 with steel buckle for good fixation on the warrior head. Wollaston (Pioneer) helmet of the VII century, Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds, UK This crested head protection is completely handcrafted. We do recommend to wear it together with mail aventail for better protection. You can use this medieval head protection for: SCA HEMA La..

This model of medieval Asian helmet is based on the paintings from the book “Jami al-Tawarikh” (Eng. "Compendium of Chronicles") of Persian historian Rashid-al-Din Hamadani, who expounded history of the Mongols in this book. We made slight changes in the helmet design, so now it is completely compliant to SCA standards and HMB. Medieval head protection has bar-grill visor, which is attached to the peak, and neck plate for protection of the back part of the neck. Distance between the rods is about 2 cm (less than 1 inch). Two rondels on the both side provide with additional protection for temples. Mail aventail braids bar grill visor, so face is completely covered, though vision and breathing are still free. This made-to-measure Middle Ages helmet is completely handcrafted by our artisans. You can use this medieval nomad helmet for: SCA HEMA Larp Stage performances Medieval festivals Reenactment events Base price includes following options: Cold-rolled steel 1.5 mm; Satin polishing; Black l..

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 individual parameters of customer. *** Base price includes following options: Cold-rolled steel 1.5 mm; Satin polishing; Brown leather belts; Steel nickel-plated buckle; Steel rivets; Sewn liner In options, you may choose another type and thickness of metal, color of belts, finish treatment and decoration. *** Benefits, which you’..

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 interesting type of medieval helmet. It is easy to distinguish this good-looker from any other helmet. First of all, sallet always does have a neckguard – simple, but effective feature for back of neck protection. What’s interesting, the longer neckguard is, the more “German-type” your sallet is. Secondly, sallet always has “a comb” – lengthwise reinforcement rib,..