Bassinet medieval helmet

This is a beautiful antique medieval helmet, with a dog-faced visor. It is an Italian or German style from the 14th century. It is in good condition, and would make a great addition to any collection.

Bassinet (bassinet, basinet, or bazineto) medieval helmet Western Europe (Italy, Germany)

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Bassinet (bassinet, basinet, or bazineto) medieval helmet Western Europe (Italy, Germany)

The bascinet helmet is a type of helmet that covers the head and neck. It was popular in medieval Europe.

A bascinet helmet is a type of helmet that covers the head and neck. It was popular in Medieval Europe and was used by knights, foot soldiers, and crossbowmen.

The bascinet helmet is a type of helmet that covers the head and neck. It was popular in medieval Europe and was used by knights, foot soldiers, and crossbowmen.

Historical information:

Bacinet medieval helmet appeared in 1330 – 1340 , being a hemispherical helmet. Initially, bacinet was used as an aid to put on a tophelm , but could also be used as a stand-alone unit of protective equipment. There are a huge number of varieties of bacinets both in the form of a helmet and the type of attachment of the fence .

There are specimens in which the fence was not used at all, in some – only the applicator. Bacinets medieval helmet of the end of the 14th century (especially Italian specimens) have an almost straight back wall. Bacinet is distinguished by the type of fence : visor type ” Hundsgugel “(German “dog hood”) is a strongly extended cone-shaped fence.

Depending on the type of visor attachment, there are: bacinet, in which the visor is attached to two loops on the sides of the helmet, and bacinet, which have one attachment on the front of the helmet, to which it was possible to attach the wearer under a large helmet.

bascinet medieval helmet types helmet — Knights in bacinets in battle. Miniature from the manuscript “Chronicles of Frouassar”. The beginning of the XV century.

This typically German feature of bacinet was called “klappvisier”. From the beginning of the XV century bacinet begins to be transformed into grand bacinet , which appeared in 1390 – 1400 years.