Bascinet
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The Lyle Bascinet is based on a genuine original, object IV.470, held by the Royal Armouries in Leeds, England, and estimated to have been made in Italy between 1371 and 1399. Originally associated with the Churburg armoury, the original may have seen use during the Hundred Years' War, one of the defining conflicts of Late Medieval Europe. The helm features brass vervelles for attaching a mail aventail, and its visor can be worn fully closed or removed entirely, letting the wearer switch between an open-faced or fully protected bascinet as circumstances demanded.
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Houndskull Bascinet (Churburg No. 13)
SKU: AH6380This bascinet is based on Churburg Bascinet No. 13, a genuine surviving example dated to the second half of the 14th century, displayed in the armoury of Churburg Castle (Castel Coira), South Tyrol, Italy. Churburg holds one of the most important surviving collections of complete Gothic plate armour anywhere in the world, giving historians rare, closely dated evidence of Late Medieval knightly equipment. Its projecting, conical visor is a textbook example of the houndskull (hounskull) form, popular among knights across Europe until around 1420.
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Visored Bascinet, with Leather Liner
SKU: AH6332This visored bascinet reflects the classic rounded-skull Medieval knightly helmet, fitted here with a comfortable leather liner. The bascinet evolved in the early 14th century from the simpler cervelliere skullcap, becoming the most widely worn helmet among European knights through the 14th and 15th centuries. A hinged, attached visor offered the wearer the option of full face protection or an open, better-ventilated view depending on the moment's demands.
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Pig-Face (Houndskull) Bascinet, Standard
SKU: XH016/AH4422This pig-face bascinet reflects historical research into surviving originals, its distinctive projecting, conical visor resembling a hound's muzzle. This visor shape deflected blows away from the face while its pointed form encouraged the wearer's breath to escape downward, keeping the vision slits clearer than a flatter visor would allow. The type superseded the earlier great helm as the battlefield helmet of choice, prized for its genuinely superior flexibility and defensive qualities.
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Visored Bascinet, 18-Gauge
SKU: AH6332.18This visored bascinet reflects the classic rounded-skull Medieval knightly helmet, built here in a lighter 18-gauge steel specification. The bascinet evolved in the early 14th century from the simpler cervelliere skullcap, becoming the most widely worn helmet among European knights through the 14th and 15th centuries. A hinged, attached visor offered the wearer the option of full face protection or an open, better-ventilated view depending on the moment's demands.
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This bascinet honours Robert the Bruce, King of Scots, whose 1314 victory at the Battle of Bannockburn secured Scottish independence and cemented his place among Scotland's most celebrated monarchs. Finished with a brass crown and a mail aventail, this piece reflects the elevated status such a helmet would have signalled, befitting a king rather than an ordinary knight. The mail aventail, hanging from vervelles around the base of the skull, protected the neck and shoulders while preserving the bascinet's genuine mobility advantage over the earlier great helm.
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This pig-face bascinet reflects historical research into surviving originals, its distinctive projecting, conical visor resembling a hound's muzzle. This visor shape deflected blows away from the face while its pointed form encouraged the wearer's breath to escape downward, keeping the vision slits clearer than a flatter visor would allow. The type superseded the earlier great helm as the battlefield helmet of choice, prized for its genuinely superior flexibility and defensive qualities.
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Pig-Face (Houndskull) Bascinet
SKU: AH3810NKnown in German as the hounskull, the pig-face bascinet was worn across Europe during the Middle Ages, chiefly by knights and professional soldiers. Its distinctive projecting, conical visor deflected blows away from the face while its pointed form encouraged the wearer's breath to escape downward, keeping the vision slits clearer. The type superseded the earlier great helm as the battlefield helmet of choice, prized for its genuinely superior flexibility and defensive qualities.
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Dog-Face (Houndskull) Bascinet, Heavy Pattern
SKU: AH6916GThe dog-face, or houndskull, bascinet is named for its distinctive projecting, conical visor, resembling a hound's muzzle — a design also commonly called 'pig-face' in English. This visor shape deflected blows away from the face while its pointed form encouraged the wearer's breath to escape downward, keeping the vision slits clearer than a flatter visor would allow. This heavier-gauge pattern offers increased durability for demanding handling and re-enactment use.
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The dog-face, or houndskull, bascinet is named for its distinctive projecting, conical visor, resembling a hound's muzzle — a design also commonly called 'pig-face' in English. This visor shape deflected blows away from the face while its pointed form encouraged the wearer's breath to escape downward, keeping the vision slits clearer than a flatter visor would allow. Built here to a sport specification, it recreates one of the most recognisable and widely worn Medieval knightly helmets of the 14th and 15th centuries.
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Bascinet, Bearded Pattern, Sport
SKU: AH6927This 'bearded' bascinet reflects the 'great bascinet' variant of the type, its lower face and neck protection extended down over the chest and shoulders like a metal beard, built here to a sport specification. The bascinet evolved in the early 14th century from the simpler cervelliere skullcap, becoming the most widely worn helmet among European knights through the 14th and 15th centuries. This extended, 'bearded' lower guard offered additional coverage beyond the standard mail aventail, a design favoured for jousting and tournament use.
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Pig-Face (Houndskull) Bascinet, Miniature
SKU: AH3810.MThis miniature display piece recreates the pig-face bascinet, its distinctive projecting, conical visor resembling a hound's muzzle. The bascinet evolved in the early 14th century from the simpler cervelliere skullcap, becoming the most widely worn helmet among European knights through the 14th and 15th centuries. This compact format suits a shelf display or gift setting where a full-size reproduction wouldn't be practical.
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Pig-Face (Houndskull) Bascinet, Original Pattern
SKU: AH3810/H011The bascinet came into use in the Middle Ages around the beginning of the 14th century, originally worn without a visor before the addition of the now-iconic pig-face form. Its distinctive projecting, conical visor deflected blows away from the face while its pointed form encouraged the wearer's breath to escape downward, keeping the vision slits clearer. The type superseded the earlier great helm as the battlefield helmet of choice, prized for its genuinely superior flexibility and defensive qualities.
