Italian bascinet 1390-1430

Italian bascinet "Hounskull" of the 1390-1430 years was widespread among European knights. There were no holes on the left side of extended visor, because this part of helmet often caught an attack of spear.

Typical feature of Italian bascinets were almost straight back part of dome. Eye slits and holes provide with perfect vision and ventilation. By you regard, we may make a cross on the left side of visor.

Italian bascinet from the Metropolitan museum of Arts, New York, USA

This functional armor is fastened with underchin leather belt and buckle. Medieval knights used mail and padded aventail for better protection of throat, neck and shoulders and we recommend to do the same.

Main photo shows steel battle helmet with following options:

• Hardened steel 1.5 mm;
• Mirror polishing as finish treatment;
• Steel rivets;
• Brown leather, steel vervelles and leather for aventail;
• Visor back fixation with leather cord with a knot;
• Attaching of visor with two side hinges;
• Steel vervelles and leather for aventail
• Nutted mail aventail
• no decoration

Base price includes:

• Cold-rolled steel 1.5 mm;
• Satin polishing;
• Brown leather belt and steel nickel-plated buckle;
• Steel rivets;
• Sewn liner;
• No vervelles;
• Visor back fixation with knot;
• Attaching of visor with steel side pins

You can use this custom-made head protection for:

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

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 functional medieval helms with similar type of visor: Bascinet Hounskull of the early XV century, the Italian top-pointed bascinet of the XV century, Bascinet Hounskull with single ocular.

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.