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Nathan Quarantillo
Location: Eastern Panhandle WV, USA Joined: 14 Aug 2009
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 Posted: Tue 26 Mar, 2013 7:21 pm Post subject: Covered Bascinet Aventailles |
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In an Osprey book of mine, it mentions that knights in the later 14th century sometimes covered the maille aventaille with a decorative covering. I have yet to see any effigies or images or surviving pieces in this style. I am very interested in it, as I am considering ditching the ineffective, unhistorical butted aventaille I have on my helm and replacing it with heavy padding covered in a decorative cloth, saving me weight, and money, and would look better.
If anyone could find any good documentation of this style, it would be much appreciated.
-Thanks for any help
“He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche
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Joshua McGee
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Do a Google image search for Walter von Hohenklingen. His effigy shows padding over his mail aventail (you can see the dags sticking out under it). There is also a nice scale model based on his effigy here: http://www.grenadier.f9.co.uk/soldiers/impknight.htm
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Paul Abrams
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Nathan Quarantillo
Location: Eastern Panhandle WV, USA Joined: 14 Aug 2009
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Joshua, that's perfect, thanks!
“He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche
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