Bascinet

When Bascinet, also boiler hood, Basinet, Bacyn, Basnet or bascinet, later versions with visor also called dog or pig Cowl, there is a helmet type, which emerged in the early 14th century and was in use until the 15th century.

Description

The Bascinet evolved from the brain cover, a lightweight helmet that in the 13th century upholstered together with a cap and a hood from marigold steel braid under the pot helmet was worn by riders. As the merry- steel braid was finally fixed since the 1320s increasingly at this, the helmet established even without the now by the increase in size of the cerebral hood worn over bucket helmet. The helmet bell was pointed expelled to better fend off blows from above, and the helmet edge wandered down to the pelvic hood with the exception of facial area enclosed the whole head.

During the 14th century it was customary to carry the Bascinet without the heavy bucket helmet. In order to protect the face, so a nasal or a hinged visor was attached to her helmet rim. From fitted with visor Bascinet the Hundsgugel emerged in the second half of the 14th century. Even the worn in the 15th century and the Grand Armet Bacinet developed from this type of helmet.