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Re: Helmet Question
« Reply #15 on: 2014-02-13, 17:29:42 »
For A Crecy impression an open faced Bascinet is probably the most appropriate.

Sir Ian, for 1380-1400 French are there options besides Houndskull Bascinets? My wife gets the willies from the houndskull and I am looking at that period for my kit atm...Still spanish but from all I have read the spanish used French trends for their armor...if maybe with some latitude on the dating as they might have been up to 20 years behind the french...so really 1365-1390 French is more likely what a Spaniard would have worn.

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Re: Helmet Question
« Reply #16 on: 2014-02-13, 17:38:40 »
For A Crecy impression an open faced Bascinet is probably the most appropriate.

Sir Ian, for 1380-1400 French are there options besides Houndskull Bascinets? My wife gets the willies from the houndskull and I am looking at that period for my kit atm...Still spanish but from all I have read the spanish used French trends for their armor...if maybe with some latitude on the dating as they might have been up to 20 years behind the french...so really 1365-1390 French is more likely what a Spaniard would have worn.

Sorry to steal your thread Sir Patrick :)

You always have the option of going visor-less.

You also might consider kettle-hat variations. 
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Re: Helmet Question
« Reply #17 on: 2014-02-13, 17:59:50 »
A bretache wouldn't fly huh? Too early I think...

Edit: I found some in italy from 1371 and 1382...so maybe...I like the bretach fix making an open faced bascinet combat viable!

http://effigiesandbrasses.com/2811/2852/

http://effigiesandbrasses.com/2751/2851/
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Re: Helmet Question
« Reply #18 on: 2014-02-13, 18:12:45 »
Are you implying that an open-faced bascinet is not combat viable?
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Re: Helmet Question
« Reply #19 on: 2014-02-13, 18:30:35 »
Are you implying that an open-faced bascinet is not combat viable?

SCA and ACL combat is what I meant...I misspoke :)

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Re: Helmet Question
« Reply #20 on: 2014-02-13, 22:26:52 »
I just can't bring myself to go with an open faced bascinet. It makes me think of those two English commanders at the Sterling battle in Braveheart. Besides, a visor or helm's eyeslits are way more menacing IMO ;)
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Re: Helmet Question
« Reply #21 on: 2014-02-14, 04:44:19 »
Are you implying that an open-faced bascinet is not combat viable?

SCA and ACL combat is what I meant...I misspoke :)

I can't speak to ACL combat, but for the SCA I've seen quite a few awesome bascinets with houndskull visors, bascinets with round nose klappvisors, and kettle hats with well disguised bar grills and mail pseudo-coifs (essentially aventails).

1350-1370 was quite an exciting time for helmets!    :)
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Re: Helmet Question
« Reply #22 on: 2014-02-14, 20:30:40 »
So I tracked down some period art depicting the Crecy campaign. Are the helmets pictured the same as the photo?  Tough for me to determine for sure since period art can look a bit wonky.
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Re: Helmet Question
« Reply #23 on: 2014-02-14, 20:46:51 »
well, i believe the helmet is supposed to be the great bascinet rather than the klapvisor.

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Re: Helmet Question
« Reply #24 on: 2014-02-14, 21:45:08 »
well, i believe the helmet is supposed to be the great bascinet rather than the klapvisor.

So you think it's this one? 

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Re: Helmet Question
« Reply #25 on: 2014-02-14, 21:48:11 »
So I tracked down some period art depicting the Crecy campaign. Are the helmets pictured the same as the photo?  Tough for me to determine for sure since period art can look a bit wonky.

This artwork post-dates Crecy by 60 years.  It was painted in 1410!  While it does depict Edward III at Crecy, the armor and styles in the illumination are very late 14th / early 15th century.

Be very careful with period artwork.  What usually matters is when it was painted, not when it's subject took place.  Medieval artists tended to paint everything in the style of the present day, not the day in which the events of their paintings took place.

Long story short, those helmets in that painting are NOT appropriate for Crecy.

For informational purposes only, the helmets depicted in that panel from Froissart are more akin to this helmet.  It's in a style in between the true 'Great Bascinet' and the standard  Houndskull Bascinet in that it starts to round out the snout of the houndskull, but still incorporates a maille aventail instead of rigid throat defense:


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Re: Helmet Question
« Reply #26 on: 2014-02-14, 22:38:37 »
thats purdy

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Re: Helmet Question
« Reply #27 on: 2014-02-15, 00:25:12 »
That IS purdy!
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Re: Helmet Question
« Reply #28 on: 2014-02-15, 00:34:48 »
I cannot wear a pigeon beak bascinet.
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Re: Helmet Question
« Reply #29 on: 2014-02-15, 02:51:31 »
That IS purdy!

It is (it's Jeff Wasson).  But did you catch the part about the paintings you linked being 60 years too late?  I don't want you to spend a bunch of money on a helmet style that's not correct if you're trying to stick to Crecy era.  ;)
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