helmet period date?

[tank]

hi ilv resantly made this helm and would like to know if its close to another helmet from any perid
also i would like advise on a suitable mask i can make up for it to replace the current one need high vissablity tho pics are very good

its the same one as the one i had at toupo and at medieval market
ilv just removed the face plate


pics below (including one with face plate on)

[tank]

i see you people looking

so dose any1 at all have any oppinions?

[King of Swords]

hey Tank you are the one with the question ......
The Helm is cool as .....it goes with the rest of your kit

You enjoy what you do and thats even better

You could have heaps of fun with different face plates


The sallet or salade was a popular and elegant headpiece in use across much of Europe throughout the second half of the 15th century. Various forms developed during this time, all fitting closely to the front and sides of the head. Sallets made in the Italian style, like our bellows face sallet, generally had short, rounded tails that fitted closely to the back of the neck. The extended bellows style visor on this example is a later development that is based on a transitional piece (between the sallet and the Maximilian-style close-helm of the 16th century) that is dated to around 1490

[Godwin of Wessex]

Hi Tank,

I'm not an expert in the field but to me it resembles a cerveliere which is the forerunner of the bascinet, which would put it in the late 13th/early 14th century (based on various sources I've seen).
Apparently it's a step on from the basic metal skull cap and then when the back got lengthened it evolved into the bascinet (allegedly).

Visor wise not seen anything much, apart from a truly awful American football style one on a site selling SCA & LARP gear. Nuff said!

[Mad Jim]

I wouldn't know where to place it other than somewhere between Middle Earth and Bloodbowl...other than that I think it looks mean.

[Godwin of Wessex]

hey Tank you are the one with the question ......
The Helm is cool as .....it goes with the rest of your kit

You enjoy what you do and thats even better



I totally agree with King of Swords

[Robbo]

Chronicles of Riddick.

[Frosty]

you keep what you kill!!!!

[Leuscreuntos]

what has been seen cannot be unseen.......

[tank]

thanx K.O.S
interesting
i think il make a new mask shouldnt be to hard i think


hmm riddic never thort to look there for insperation lolz i do see some resemberlance

hmm the only problem with my viser is it sits far to close to the face for comfort (it bit me on sataday )

[Gaius Drustanus]

Riddick ulous

[Frosty]

...Fail

[tank]