Bascinet Helm w/ Single Ocular

[Lord Dane]

I saw this in browsing & I must say... I LIKE IT. I WANT IT!!!! Thoughts?

[Sir Wolf]

NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Sir Edward]

It looks really nice. I wonder how well it fits, how well the visor moves, etc.

[Ian]

It doesn't seem to have vervailles to attach and aventail.  That would really bother me.  I just see rivets along the edge, I guess you could drill out those rivets and replace with them with vervailles.  That thing needs to be scuffed up too, very shiny

It's also not a klappvisor.  It has a shovel face visor, but the attachment is side-hinges, which is interesting.  A klappvisor has a single attachment point centered above the visor.  The styling looks awesome though, I just wish it had an appropriate klappvisor hinge, vervailles and a less shiny finish.  I would pass and look for something more historically appropriate in shape and design.

[Thorsteinn]

There's something about the lines that just aren't sitting right with me.

[Sir James A]

Yep, exactly what Ian said. It does have a line of leather that you could add an aventail to, but the lines look "off" for historical (the visor is throwing me, being rounded on top). It's not a klappvisor for sure. The brass looks really gaudy to me, and I second that shiny part. Wouldn't use it for anything historical, but for SCA or general "fancy armor dress", it's probably fine (assuming it's 14ga or thicker)

[Lord Dane]

Yep, exactly what Ian said. It does have a line of leather that you could add an aventail to, but the lines look "off" for historical (the visor is throwing me, being rounded on top). It's not a klappvisor for sure. The brass looks really gaudy to me, and I second that shiny part. Wouldn't use it for anything historical, but for SCA or general "fancy armor dress", it's probably fine (assuming it's 14ga or thicker)

It does has some peculiars but historical flaws aside... it is a beautiful design.