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What do you gentlemen/women think?
Sir Hancz:
What do you guys thing of this helmet: http://steel-mastery.com/en/plate-armour/helmets/hounskull-bascinet-with-high-top-point
I figured that I would customize it a little and get sewed liner and some padding in it, etc. thought appreciated :)
Sampf:
Personally I love Hounskulls and even Bascinets in general. If you are getting it for show then that steel thickness is fine but if your are getting it for fighting I would recommend 14 gauge.
If your doing extremely heavy fighting Id go for the 12 gauge (although terribly expensive it comes down to that's whats between you and a possible concussion)
Ian:
--- Quote from: Sir Hancz on 2015-05-25, 00:14:38 ---What do you guys thing of this helmet: http://steel-mastery.com/en/plate-armour/helmets/hounskull-bascinet-with-high-top-point
I figured that I would customize it a little and get sewed liner and some padding in it, etc. thought appreciated :)
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What's your budget? And how interested in historical accuracy are you? Steel Mastery does ok looking helmets (the one you linked is probably the best looking bascinet they offer), but there are a lot of things wrong with the shaping. The skull looks good, but the visor is a little awkward. They're really missing the proper lines and elegance of a real 14th century bascinet. It's a lot nicer than the lower price point Indian made GDFB bascinets, but for roughly the same price as Steel Mastery you could step in to a much nicer houndskull (side or center-pivot) from a place like Matul's in Poland. The shaping is much more akin to extant examples and artwork. If you are willing to spend more you will really open up the opportunities for better and better helmets. But bang for buck, the Matul's offerings are probably the nicest looking houndskulls for the price that I've seen in a long time. They are vastly superior in shaping to the Steel Mastery products, for not much more money.
Here's the link to the other helmets they offer (houndskulls are mixed in there):
http://www.matuls.pl/index.php?IDP=1&Lng=en&IDKategoria=15&IDPodkategoria=19&WyswietlOd=0&Strona=1
Prices don't include aventail:
Matul's take on one of the extant Churburg pieces, price 375 Euro, and much nicer shaping than the steel mastery offering:
Another bascinet from Matul's, for just 410 Euros:
Sir Hancz:
--- Quote from: Ian on 2015-05-25, 14:56:36 ---
--- Quote from: Sir Hancz on 2015-05-25, 00:14:38 ---What do you guys thing of this helmet: http://steel-mastery.com/en/plate-armour/helmets/hounskull-bascinet-with-high-top-point
I figured that I would customize it a little and get sewed liner and some padding in it, etc. thought appreciated :)
--- End quote ---
What's your budget? And how interested in historical accuracy are you? Steel Mastery does ok looking helmets (the one you linked is probably the best looking bascinet they offer), but there are a lot of things wrong with the shaping. The skull looks good, but the visor is a little awkward. Their really missing the proper lines and elegance of a real 14th century bascinet. It's a lot nicer than the lower price point Indian made GDFB bascinets, but for roughly the same price as Steel Mastery you could step in to a much nicer houndskull (side or center-pivot) from a place like Matul's in Poland. The shaping is much more akin to extant examples and artwork. If you are willing to spend more you will really open up the opportunities for better and better helmets. But bang for buck, the Matul's offerings are probably the nicest looking houndskulls for the price that I've seen in a long time. They are vastly superior in shaping to the Steel Mastery products, for not much more money.
Here's the link to the other helmets they offer (houndskulls are mixed in there):
http://www.matuls.pl/index.php?IDP=1&Lng=en&IDKategoria=15&IDPodkategoria=19&WyswietlOd=0&Strona=1
Prices don't include aventail:
Matul's take on one of the extant Churburg pieces, price 375 Euro, and much nicer shaping than the steel mastery offering:
Another bascinet from Matul's, for just 410 Euros:
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Yes, matul's definitely looks look a real 14th century bascinet! I'm kinda saddened by seeing all these Indian made pieces of junk everywhere! 14th century armor is my personal preference since they didn't make it to full suits of steel yet. Much appreciated everyone who commented (and thanks Sir Ian for the link. Looks like I'm buying from Matul's)
Thorsteinn:
On this I'd take Ian's word. He's put a lot of time into this subject more than the rest of us put together I suspect. Especially Houndskulls.
My MTO Norman Nasal in my pic with Aventail costs about $850 USD.
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