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Sun 28 Feb, 2010 5:39 pm

Earliest tilting visor on a grand bascinet

Hi,

I am looking for the earliest documented appearance of a tilt visor for the joust 'a plaisance' on a grand bascinet at the beginning of the 15thC.

Any images/links would be really helpful.

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Andrew

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Posts: 297 Location: Indiana

Sun 28 Feb, 2010 8:24 pm

I'm not sure when the earliest documented appearance is, or any depiction of it in period artwork, but the oldest extant example is probably this great bascinet which is located at the Churburg castle:

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There is a thread about such helms here

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