Perseus Bascinet

  • Made of 2 mm thick steel
  • Available in two sizes M and L
  • Openable visor
  • The visor locks down as well as to upright position with a spring pin
  • Inside the helmet you have liner for height adjustments and a leather chin strap
  • Weight approx. 3,4 kg

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• Items will be shipped within 1-2 working days.
• Free EU shipping for orders over 400eur.

Description of the Product

This medieval bascinet owes its name to a magnificent piece of medieval fantasy. Greek hero, Perseus, is flying on Pegasus, his winged horse, and is fighting a sea monster using a huge scythe as his weapon. Perseus is rescuing Andromeda, as she has been offered as a sacrifice to appease the sea monster. Luckily Perseus saves the day by killing the monster and wins the heart of Andromeda. Perseus is wearing a very similar helmet as this version we are offering.

Bascinet was a common helmet type and was used from the beginning of the 1300's all the way to late 1400's. By 1350 bascinets had replaced great helmets on battlefields and bascinet remained as heavily armored soldier's head protection until the 1450's (with some modifications on the way). Bascinet was mainly worn by the wealthy knightly class and heavily armored men-at-arms.

The eye-slit of this bascinet is not one continuous, wide and narrow opening, but is divided into smaller parts by bars. Such barred ocular protected the eyes much better than open eye-slit. Wide open eye-slit is a weak point in the helmet, and there is a danger of the thrust of your opponent getting through. Barred ocular reduces vision slightly but improves security. It was a compromise of better protection at the cost of vision.
The shape of this bascinet is rounder and smoother compared to the traditional hounskull-bascinet. The roundness of the shapes and barred oculars became common during the end of 1300s and early 1400s.

Bascinets were typically fitted with a mail curtain –called aventail- to protect the neck and throat of the wearer. This helmet has brass vervelles riveted on to the edge of the helmet for easy attachement of your mail aventail. The helmet doesn't come with aventail. Aventails can be purchased separately from our selection or you can use one you own beforehand with this helmet.

  • Made of 2 mm thick steel. Steel thickness may vary due to the handcrafted methods used on its manufacturing.
  • Available in two sizes M and L
  • Size M for head circumference of approx. 60-61cm and size L for 63-64cm
  • Openable visor
  • The visor locks down as well as to upright position with a spring pin
  • Inside the helmet you have liner for height adjustments and a leather chin strap
  • Weight approx. 3,4 kg
  • Made by Marshal Historical

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Jukka Valli
Jukka Valli
12/03/2024
Tilasin keskiaikaisen hupun. 100% puuvillaa, joten voi kÀsitellÀ kosteussuoja-aineella. Vaivatonta kaupankÀyntiÀ.
Hanna Nieminen
Hanna Nieminen
10/03/2024
Sain kaksi muistikirjaa ja kalligrafiasetin setin 25-vuotis lahjaksi rakkaaltani. Ne ovat upeita! Olen saanut valtavasti kyselyitÀ muistikirjan alkuperÀstÀ ja kehunut Rautaporttia laadukkaasta kÀsityöstÀ. Tuotteista huokuu estetiikka, laatu ja taianomaisuus. TÀydellinen lahja historia-/fantasianörtille!
Lauri LehtimÀki
Lauri LehtimÀki
09/03/2024
HyvÀn oloisia ja nÀköisiÀ tuotteita. Hinnatkin jÀrkeviÀ.
Jani Kuusela
Jani Kuusela
02/03/2024
Loista kauppa mistÀ löytyy paljon kiinnostavaa tavaraa. Samoin loistava asiakaspalvelu jollaista saisi olla joka kaupassa.
ThreeQuarters 3/4
ThreeQuarters 3/4
01/03/2024
I'm very happy to shop and cooperate with this company. The customer service is perfect, fast and friendly. The products have good quality, good prices and are exactly what you see at the pictures, no fake photos. I'm just received a package 📩 today, and it takes 7 days from Finland đŸ‡«đŸ‡ź to come to Greece đŸ‡ŹđŸ‡·. Very fast and easy!!
Maaret Pasanen
Maaret Pasanen
29/02/2024
Siis aivan huikea!! Tilasin pari tuotetta aamupĂ€ivĂ€llĂ€, ja 24h myöhemmin ne olivat jo noudettavissa postin automaatista! Kaikki sujui kuin rasvattu, ei ole mitÀÀn moitittavaa. Vaatteet olivat juuri sitĂ€ mitĂ€ tilasin, ja koot pitĂ€vĂ€t kyllĂ€ todella hyvin paikkansa! 😍 Aion ehdottomasti tilata vielĂ€ uudestaan, ja ehdottomasti suosittelen kaikille!
Annika HĂ€gglund
Annika HĂ€gglund
26/02/2024
Tuote vastasi kuvausta ja toimitettiin nopeasti
Jarmo PerÀmÀki
Jarmo PerÀmÀki
25/02/2024
ErittĂ€in nopea toimitus. Tilatut replika aseet juuri sellaisia kun luvattiin 👍
Rasmus Lumirotko
Rasmus Lumirotko
23/02/2024
SÀhköpostitiedusteluuni vastattiin nopeasti ja paketti saapui perille parissa pÀivÀssÀ. HyvÀÀ palvelua!
Antti Lappi
Antti Lappi
23/02/2024
Nopea toimitus, helppo asioida, laadukas tuote đŸ‘đŸ€˜

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