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I managed to pick up this rather inexpensive bevor, comments aside regarding quality or vendor, what type of helm would have accompanied this particular piece?

These very tall bevors seem to have been worn mainly with various forms of kettle hat (the deep ones with downward-sloping sides) especially by the Spanish. Some have sights cut just below the rim of the top lame but I'm not sure I've seen one with breaths. See the bevor/kettle hat combinations on this page:

http://www.historiclife.com/Events/Museums/Philly2004.htm

Dave,

As Sean said, a kettle hat , or a cabasset would go well with this type of bevor. This was a combination that was often used.
I too do not remember seeing an example with breaths in them either, but that is not to say that they didn't make them that way, I just do not recall seeing one 'off the top of my head'.
It would certainly go well with a nice pointed cabasset I think.

Regards,

Russ

ps. You have got me thinking now about bevors with breaths in them...... Great, that is a good excuse to have a rummage through the library tonight :D Thanks!

I've seen a few photos of bevors with breaths. They all appear to be fairly late period, either very late 15th or into the 16th century. Here's a photo that I saved from the internet many years ago, so I don't remember where it came from.

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From the maker..

"...based on the model made in Landshut by Matthes Deutsch, C 1480. A photograph can be found in David Edge's book "Arms & Armor of the Medieval Knight" (page 127)."

Bill,

That is a great photograph of that sallet. The sallet in question is no.110 in the KHM, Vienna. This is one of two combination sallets and bevors at the museum. What is interesting from your view is the width of the occularia, it appears to very wide. It is a really nice helmet and one that I have been meaning to make a copy of for some time. Though I had forgotten about the breaths as evident in your picture.
Thankyou for the picture.

Regards,

Russ

Bob Reed (who generally knows at thing or two about 15th century Arms and Armour) says that bevors with breaths actually show up rather early in the 'lifecycle' of the Bevor, iirc around 1440 or so. However the multi-lame construction is quite 'late 15th century' in form.
-Wilhelm