Help me figure out a helm- 1380-1400 English

[WaaaghBoss]

OK so I want a bascinet with a visor - the only issue is I have always used great helms or sallets for the reason I have only one eye - the two eye holes of the bascinet limit my vision (great helm and sallet can be made quite easily with a single ocular opening). Is there any style of bascinet visor that would work with a single ocular? For a great helm I have worked out that the best opening is a single ocular that extends through the center and stops where normally a second eye hole would start. I kind of want the same style but in a bascinet... This is for theatrical jousting and not SCA combat.


Any thoughts? I am thinking a round face klappvisor similar to this one - extending the ocular to where the second one would start and have no breaths/ocular on the left side at all.

http://steel-mastery.com/en/plate-armou ... klappvisor

[Kristoffer]

Italian and just a bit later..

[WaaaghBoss]

Italian and just a bit later..

I can't read the footnotes on that helm - more details? When is it from? I like it...
Reminds me a bit of the Jolly Knight "Griffon Bascinet"
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[Tom B.]

some other options:

[WaaaghBoss]

Thanks Tom! What is that style of visor called an is anyone making one in stainless?

[Amanda M]

The griffon bascinet is not accurate in that the helmet and the visor are not considered to be a correct pair. The visor is late 14th century but the helmet is a barbute and most armor scholars don't believe they belong together. Just an fyi.

[Tom B.]

Depending on exactly what your goals are here are a couple of guys who probably could help you out.

#1. Pavel Gourkaloff (AKA Barbanegra here in the archive) can make you a nice hat
Here is his Facebook Page
Facebook page for Kretchett Armoury where he works
AA thread with some of his work

#2. Piotr Feret can make you a very nice high end living history grade hat
Piotr's Facebook Page
Flickr Albums of his work
His Webpage