Helmet's time period

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Stephen du Bois
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Helmet's time period

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When did the Bascinet become prevelant on the battlefield and when did the Spangen-helm fade from use? I'm look for approximate times(mid century X, early century Y). It was a general question from a friend mine and I need better information that what I have off the top of my head.
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About the middle of the 14th century is when the "standard" bascinet becaomes common. Non-kettlehat spangenhelms seem to have died out in the 12th century, IIRC. I know a lot more about 14th century armour than 12th, though.
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Post by Egfroth »

I've done a fair bit of looking into this, and the latest representation I can find of a (non-kettlehat) spangenhelm is 1200, in a picture of King Stephen of England.

The kettlehats seem to have continued to be built as spangenhelms until at least 1250 (see Maciejowski Bible).
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