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Author Topic: Greathelm & Bascinet. Fought in one?  (Read 4264 times)

Thorsteinn

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Greathelm & Bascinet. Fought in one?
« on: 2012-07-25, 06:05:25 »
I love the look of the pembridge helm and it got me thinking. Has anyone here ever fought in the period combo of bascinet/cervelliere & greathelm? What was your experience?

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Re: Greathelm & Bascinet. Fought in one?
« Reply #1 on: 2012-07-25, 10:06:31 »
I did it once.............. Never again !!!
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Re: Greathelm & Bascinet. Fought in one?
« Reply #2 on: 2012-07-25, 14:48:03 »
I love the look of the pembridge helm and it got me thinking. Has anyone here ever fought in the period combo of bascinet/cervelliere & greathelm? What was your experience?

-Torsteinn

I fight full-armored combat in nothing but Pembridge style (Love them!!). Fits perfectly & great protection. Great helms are too loose. Visiblity is limited but opponent is always forward-facing anyways. Breathing holes are acceptable in mine. Good ventilation. Of course, you get better in an armet style but my persona is not that time-period. I wear armor padding, maille coif & top it with a Macho-Man padded headgear (open-faced) with velcro chin-strap. Pembridge style is nice & snug with that combo and takes all the headaches away from aluminum wasters hitting it.

Pembridge-style is good for later Crusader-era, or 13/14th Medieval French and/or English persona knight looks. Works good for any monastic-order knights as well mixed with maille & proper padding.
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