hounskull bascinet 1420

hounskull bascinet 1420The medieval bascinet is a replica of a late 14th to early 15th century original. The great bascinet was developed at the beginning of the 15th century. Its principal advantage over the traditional bascinet is the addition of a neck guard, which provides extra protection to the neck, making an aventail (camail) no longer strictly necessary. Bascinets of this type offered excellent protection and were employed both on the battlefield and in jousting

Bags of this kind were worn by Viking and other early medieval people across North and Central Europe

It is 96 cm long and is well-suited to use as a regular walking stick

It is furnished with laces to hold chainmail and plate armour in place

Completely hand-beaten

In the centre it stands 2

The ends of the bow are constructed from laminated wood

just as the original

Kashira and black silk wrappings

better known as the famous “Daneaxe

Blade width at Pareer bar: 1

who appeared frequently in Roman figurative art

The weight and balance are also similar to a real sword