Early bascinet with lifting visor

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 parameters of customer.

You can use this functional metal head protection for:

• SCA
• HEMA
• Larp
• Stage performances
• Medieval festivals
• Reenactment events

Main photo shows authentic medieval battle helmet with following options:

• Cold-rolled steel 1.5 mm;
• Satin polishing as finish treatment;
• Brown leather belts;
• Leather and steel vervelles for aventail;
• Steel nickel-plated buckle;
• Steel rivets;
• Padded aventail;
• Mail aventail;
• Attaching system for visor with two side hinges;
• Visor back fixation with steel buckle;
• Sewn liner

Base price includes following options:

• Cold-rolled steel 1.5 mm;
• Satin polishing;
• Brown leather belts;
• Steel nickel-plated buckles;
• Steel rivets;
• Sewn liner;
• No decoration;
• No vervelles for aventail;
• No aventail;
• Attaching system for visor with steel side pins;
• Visor back fixation with knot

In options, you may choose another type and thickness of metal, color of belts, finish treatment and decoration.

Benefits, which you’ll get, if you buy medieval helmet at Steel Mastery:

1. Custom-made high-quality metal body armor, handcrafted by your individual parameters;
2. Reliability and comfortable wearing for years;
3. Product made by experienced blacksmiths, who really know how to make a good armor;
4. Convenient payment systems (Paypal, Skrill, Visa, MasterCard, American Express);
5. Flexible return system in case if you don’t like an item.

You may also like these models of bascinet with movable visor: bascinet of the 1350-1140 years with single ocular visor, bascinet with curved visor.

In section “Helmets”, you can see all models that we offer for ordering. If you didn’t find any for your taste and wish, please send us photo and description of the required model and we will make it for you.