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  Houndskull Bascinet (Churburg No. 13)

  SKU: AH6380

  This 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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  Pig-Face (Houndskull) Bascinet, Standard

  SKU: XH016/AH4422

  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 The type superseded the earlier great helm as the battlefield helmet of choice, prized for its genuinely superior flexibility and defensive qualities.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, Ornate Pattern

  SKU: AH4422

  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 The type superseded the earlier great helm as the battlefield helmet of choice, prized for its genuinely superior flexibility and defensive qualities.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: AH3810N

  Known 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 The type superseded the earlier great helm as the battlefield helmet of choice, prized for its genuinely superior flexibility and defensive qualities.

  
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  Pig-Face (Houndskull) Bascinet, Miniature

  SKU: AH3810.M

  This 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/H011

  The 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.