The bascinet – also bassinet, basinet, or bazineto – was a Medieval European open-faced combat helmet. It evolved from a type of iron or steel skullcap, but had a more pointed apex to the skull, and it extended downwards at the rear and sides to afford protection for the neck.

Jun 14, 2021 · Do they just look cool or is there a meaning/purpose behind it? The beaky helmet is the Mk VI 'Corvus' Power Armor helmet. It was designed to be more aerodynamic and the armor itself is quieter and sleeker than the other marks of Power Armor, which lends it well to stealth operations.

The most popular helmet of the XVI century: close helmet with a visor “sparrow’s beak”. Helmet was developed on the base of Sallet with bevor. Close helmet looks like Armet but in fact it’s different.

The close helmet or close helm is a type of combat helmet that was worn by knights and other men-at-arms in the Late Medieval and Renaissance eras. It was also used by some heavily armoured, pistol-armed cuirassiers into the mid- 17th century. It is a fully enclosing helmet with a pivoting visor and integral bevor.

Bascinet is one of the most popular and widespread medieval knight helmet in the XIV century. This made-to-measure Middle Ages helmet is completely handcrafted by our artisans. Such type was developed from the steel round cap, which was worn under the tophelm.

Feb 4, 2024 · But in the current setting, the most common space marine helmet that I can see are "vented" ones or like a "knight" helmet, with the "beaked" ones I mostly saw used (fittingly) by the Raven Guard. Is there a canonical reason for the change?

Jan 30, 2020 · There is no real point to it other than it vaguely reassembles the bascinet and close style helmets of the late medieval era, and the early design idea for space marines was basically 'knights in spaaaace' (hence the massive suits of powered plate armour and love of swords).

Jan 1, 2025 · The Beak Face Bascinet helmet is made for Hard fighting Like HMB OR SCA Helmet is made from mild steel, 2 mm face 2 mm. The final surface can be satin, mirror polish or blackened/ This is one of the varieties of a large knightly steel helmet with a spheroconical top.

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Jan 12, 2022 · The main difference between the Great helm and Bascinet was hinged visor resembling a muzzle or a beak. For that reason Bascinet was often called “dog faced”. The early models sometimes featured a neck protection of mail known as the aventail.