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the medieval helmet whose pointed visor earned knights the nickname pig-faced, with style
means A light, pointed medieval helmet, often fitted with a hinged visor, worn by knights from roughly the 14th to early 15th centuries.
from From Old French 'bacinet,' a diminutive of 'bacin' (basin) — because the rounded skull of the helmet looked like a little basin clapped over the head. 'Bacin' itself traces back to Late Latin 'baccinum,' a water vessel. So the fearsome pig-faced war-helm is, at root, named for a humble washbowl.
- hinged snout
- Pointed visor hinged up or off entirely
- pig-face
- Germans dubbed it Hundsgugel, dog-faced hood
- chainmail curtain
- Aventail of mail protected neck and shoulders
- peak era
- Dominated 14th-century battlefields like Crecy and Agincourt
- breathe better
- Pointed shape deflected blows and aided ventilation
for instance
henry viii's bascinet — royal armouries, leeds; ornate 16th century helmet with etched bands and gilding
bascinet of henry v — worn at the battle of agincourt, 1415; now in the metropolitan museum of art