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by Dave Smith
Wed Jun 06, 2012 5:39 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Sallet w/ Aventail
Replies: 7
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Re: Sallet w/ Aventail

There were no sallets in the 14th century, they come about in the late 1420s or early 1430s. There are standards (collar) of maille and there is a tight fitting mask of maille (which I think Signo is talking about) that could be worn in this era; never seen or heard of a aventail on a sallet. My ap...
by Dave Smith
Wed Jun 06, 2012 12:24 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Sallet w/ Aventail
Replies: 7
Views: 475

Sallet w/ Aventail

My Google-Fu may be weak, but I've come up with nothing. I know it's almost always a sallet/bevor combo, but I've heard tell that sometimes (maybe in the 14th century?) that an aventail was sometimes worn with a sallet. Does anyone have any images that could give me some basis for this? Even a bit o...
by Dave Smith
Tue Feb 22, 2011 10:46 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: "The Sword in Two Hands by Brian Price" review wan
Replies: 841
Views: 115947

I don't spend a great deal of time on this forum, but when I am here I find it to be a treasure trove of information. I certainly appreciate the work everyone running this forum and contributing to it put forth. I was directed to this thread from another forum, and I'm quite surprised by what I foun...