Visored Bascinet from France dated between 1390 - 1410 on display at the Wallace Collection in London, England

The "muzzle" of the helmet formed a glancing surface to delfect incoming weapons, especially arrows. The visor portects the face during the initial advance into battle, but can be raised or removed for close combat, increasing vision and ventilation. The brass studs around the base supported a mantle of mail covering the neck and shoulders.

During the Hundred Years War the French nobility pushed for bascinets such as this. In 1384 King Louis I of Anjou ordered the production of a substantial amount of armour including helmets such as this. In 1410 Charles, Duke of Orleans, distributed similar armour to his soldiers. Though only the knights would have had the muzzle part of the helmet.

“Queen Anna of the Netherlands, Papa's sister, visited us on her way back from some resort where she had been receiving treatment. I only saw her once, at some reception, in a yellow dress covered in pearls and diamonds. With her haughty face and cold gaze, she was completely unlike Papa. She seemed to be in a bad mood, but generally, people were afraid of her.”

Philip of Valois (1336-1375) was a Duke of Orléans, Touraine, and Count of Valois, the fifth son of King Philip VI of France and Joan the Lame.

His father named him Duke of Orléans, a newly created duchy, in 1344.

Before and After:

⚜️ Repoussé and chasing the bevor for the close helmet of the Lion Armor

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До и После:

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Bowie, the pink outfit Donald Sutherland wore as Casanova, and lo fi vapor tone me plus the ever nostalgic Canadian 60s/70s Brown and orange combo as exemplified by this motel sign.