Ultimate Medieval Helmet for Foot Combat! The Great Bascinet

Looking at my new helmet for armoured foot combat - the great bascinet, inspired by that of Friedrich the Victorious (recreated by Radoslaus the Armourer).
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[@ianchristian7949]

I can't believe that mediaeval armourers didn't include a clip to attach your microphone to.

[@scepta101]

How inconsiderate!

[@seriousmaran9414]

The Norman style had that great nose piece microphone holder you could hang your mic from 😊

[@Par-Crom]

@@seriousmaran9414 True 🤣

[@polyommata]

lmao i love when the rolling pin comes back, sometimes i just go back to watch the original when im feeling down😂😂😂

[@Tankej0527]

Which is the original?

[@EriktheRed2023]

@@Tankej0527 kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqi7Y56hmrJ4hc0

[@polyommata]

@@Tankej0527 he did it with a sallet yeeeeears ago with the into "I'm Matt Easton, this is a medieval sallet, and THIS is a rolling pin." and proceeded to beat himself in the head like this if i remember right 🤣🤣🤣

[@polyommata]

@@Tankej0527 leading to clips like this lmao kzbin.infoPv2l9ItG7nw?feature=shared

[@acebase2302]

@polyommata we have come full circle! 🤣

[@EGraf]

Don't worry people, he is Matt Easton... and he will continue to be!

[@johnbr59]

matt eastwood

[@metatronyt]

That looks amazing. Love the finish on it and it appears to be fitting you just right!

[@guillaume4519]

The noble frog helmet one :)

[@markkodryk829]

“When I smashed myself with a stick…” I don’t hear it every day.

[@yowie0889]

Quite the sticky situation.

[@AspiringKnight]

As for the visor falling I have two ways I deal with that: Historically, the "How a man shall be armed..." essay (in the list of things to bring to a tournament) talks about using a kerchief to keep the visor up. In the modern world, I've found a few drops of "peg drops" used to keep tuning pegs on string instruments from slipping) at the pivots will help. This stuff is basically rosin dissolved in alcohol. When the alcohol dries, the resin provides some resistance.

[@larshuijs2185]

Huh thanks! I'll try that

[@zeiphie]

Matt really returned to monke for that intro... Tho I have to say, even though it's perfectly safe there's something innately disturbing about watching someone repeatedly and forcefully bashing themselves on the head with a stick.

[@leonpeters-malone3054]

Also sounds like a reason to reach out to Toby Capewell and talk about helmets and armour. Sounds like a great series of vids. Sign me up for all of them.

[@Han-rw9ev]

I liked Matt's original armour, but I'm starting to realise the benefits of the new one.

[@hedhunta52]

The way it sits on the shoulders is very similar(or maybe its the other way around?) to the way a HANS restraint hooks up for race car drivers. It anchors the head to the body for the exact same reason.

[@GCCRACER]

I was going to mention the same, in fact the whole helmet shape (especially the front opening with cheek padding) looks a lot like a modern racing helmet.

[@n0tthemessiah]

I think Matt should do all videos in a T-shirt with a medieval helmet on from now on

[@45calibermedic]

The sallet, brigandine, sweater combo was tops, in my view. But I understand the t-shirt for summertime video making!

[@Dominator046]

Instant Sallet Rolling Pin throwback. Epic.

[@beachday4439]

That style of helmet looks so much more imposing than the other one. Very good choice 😊

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

The rolling pin! You got me all nostalgic here, Matt🤣

[@reaperwithnoname]

That outtake at the end was glorious.

[@themonarch8251]

Loved the "outtake" at the end! 😄

[@MosBikeShop]

I want to see your buffing station 🙂 I always launch stuff into space when I try.

[@sax466]

One thing i love about great bascinet is al the options on the visors! I have one with a jousting visor and a melee visir for cavalry club fighting. I have the churburg version from 1435.

[@surgeonsergio6839]

Good on you Matt! Your great bascinet cherry has been finally popped!

[@Par-Crom]

This helmet looks so gorgeous! I dont' know if you did that intentionally, but thanks a lot for showing this object from all angles, including the inside. I'm sure some artists are already thankful about that.

[@kaoskronostyche9939]

VERY interesting. The compare-and-contrast to the Salet and Bever was good. You said it was heavy. I am very curious about the weights of these items. Perhaps when you get around to showing us the rest of the harness you could give total weights, relative weights (ie salet vs bascinet), weights of individual components (ie curass, helm, etc) and maybe include the weights of the corresponding weapons appropriate to each harness arrangement so we can know the total combat load-out a knight carried. Thank you once again for a great presentation. Cheers!

[@alexwatson4263]

My favorite medieval helmet for sure

[@Papadragon18]

Looking forward to seeing the rest of the suit! :) EDIT: Love the blooper at the end.

[@bill_heywood]

It’s a beast. Looking forward to seeing the whole armour

[@RoadRunnerAldrin]

I would love an episode on Decorated Helmets! The feathered plumes, ribbons, horse hair plumes that are such a modern day knightly look. George and Dragon look.

[@brianj.841]

See also Knyght Errand's Palazzo Ducale Great Bascinet (4 yrs ago).

[@TeutonicEmperor1198]

Ian La Spina made a gorgeous video about it. I miss him so much!

[@brianj.841]

@@TeutonicEmperor1198 What happened, I assumed he got to busy with family to post and etc.

[@TeutonicEmperor1198]

@@brianj.841 I have no idea why he doesn't post any longer. He looks healthy and OK, he just doesn't post

[@brianj.841]

@@TeutonicEmperor1198 TY.

[@batteredwarrior]

What an awesome helmet! Enjoy the new armour!

[@aynulith9240]

That is the best opening to a video i have ever seen. Im in stitches 😂

[@Greensleeve11]

Looking forward to seeing the full harness. This great bascinet looks really cool and I'm sure the harness will too. Would also love a future video on the close helm and armet.

[@titanscerw]

Rolling pin in the front, visor fall in the end and lot of nicely presented info in the middle. Yet another great vid from Scholagladiatoria! +][+

[@-RONNIE]

Thanks for the video ⚔️

[@patrickdix772]

At first I thought that bassinet was pretty good. But it turned out to be great.

[@RKarmaKill]

Matt Easton is refreshing 😊

[@stephengarrett8076]

Nice bit of kit 😁👍

[@lalbus1607]

I really enjoy the beauty of that sort of helmet🍷

[@joshuawalker301]

That's a happy man if I ever saw one.

[@Paradox0182]

These are so brilliant

[@charlottesimonin2551]

Waiting to hear your report of the rest of the armor after a morning workout in August.

[@DemianX6x6x6X]

the helmet looks great

[@BaronVonHardcharger]

Comes in just friggin' whalin' on er'! Show 'em how its done Matt!

[@josephmcdermott6837]

The open area around the face with the visor up and the functionality of the visor is quite similar to a modern flip up motorcycle helmet.

[@DavidGreen-hp5yq]

Glad you like your cage.

[@DavidGreen-hp5yq]

Need someone else, to help "get it on" -- many people's reason for marriage.

[@KamiSeiTo]

When I see someone bashing his own head saying "I'm okay!", I usually have serious doubts... 😂

[@zmishiymishi5349]

i love this helmet! :D

[@jammysmears4077]

Holding the visor up Terry Jones style. Nice.

[@TheGoodCrusader]

Looks great, I'm actually waiting to get a regular bacinet that I had made for me from Etsy

[@daemonharper3928]

Looks fab, shiny shiny

[@droneracer]

I thought the two hinge pins on the visor should be slightly offset from each other so the hinge binds preventing it from dropping down unexpectedly.

[@OBXDewey]

Love it! 😊

[@deeber3960]

Here I am listening to Matt listing the benefits, and I'm thinking to myself, "This sounds like just what I need for my daily commute." (Public transport is getting rowdier as time goes by ...)

[@blargblarg7875]

180 degrees is quite a bit of reduction from the field of vision available via turning your head and eyes. I can get a full 360 degrees via turning my head and eyes. Still, that is better than what some people have tried to say what the field of vision in those helmets are.

[@ditzydoo4378]

A good protect and maintain the shine is "Renaissance Wax", a brand of microcrystalline wax polish used in antique restoration and museum conservation around the world. its brilliant.

[@Zayphar]

A fantastic helmet for men-at-arms and knights on foot, but the Sallet helm might be better for officers in command or archers since it has a better view with the visor in the up position.

[@perrytran9504]

Knights and m&a also used the sallet plenty. If artwork is to be believed they would often even keep the visor up for better situational awareness/breathing even in combat.

[@joemurphy1189]

It looks like it also has ‘neck brace’ type of benefit. Because it’s rigid and locked onto the harness, I’d imagine your head is not inclined to whip around on your neck.

[@M.M.83-U]

It's rolling pin time folks! Beautyfull helmet.

[@TheRADOSLAUS]

Nice!

[@joeyvanhaperen7715]

I actuely have one of those widebrim sallette's or low brim kettel hat's in combo with a one of those big bevors that locks around the neck. One thing I have never actuely tryed is putting the strab of the helemet under the bevor. Maby I give that a shoot next time I wear it. 🤔

[@KyIeMcCIeIIan]

Sir Giles Capel's Foot Combat Helmet is finest foot combat helmet I've seen. No neck armor exists that can protect from blunt force; it must be fastened to the armor and immobile. Something like an articulated neck gorget will not protect you from two handed Dane axes, pole axes, maces, etc., those will still very much dislocate vertebra and cut nerves with brute force.

[@user-tv4lz5ie5u]

For everyday carry. An EDC staple.

[@gorbalsboy]

Give you joy of your new armour sir,may it serves you well😊very good protection,as for restricted head movement,then I say where the eyes go so should the weapon (as per British army)all the best form sunny troon

[@spooky8662]

I hope you have a video in the works on your armour restoration.

[@Paladin357]

When you showed us the visor previously I figured you'd gotten a great bascinet. I'm not super familiar with them, as my main interest is mid-14th century, but there's a lot more coverage than I was expecting. More overlap on the sides of the head, and much more substantial neck protection/bevor. Looks very nice (I love the visor), but must be quite heavy. Question: does the original have the locking pin for the visor, or is that an anachronism? I know a lot of modern bascinets have locking mechanisms for safety reasons, for use in buhurt and such.

[@tigdogsbody]

What about the padding? It looked well done.

[@gadlicht4627]

It would be interesting to test various arrows and projectile to se how much gets thru various holes and how much debris/broken bits can

[@natetheknight]

Not just good, Theiirrrr Great!

[@matthewnurczyk4413]

Ok hopefully you see this Matt, but could you talk more about how medieval helmets were padded/suspended?

[@karlthomasson6776]

The great bascinet is like a medieval astronaut helmet.

[@samanyamah-adkins4293]

Please Matt, can you show us how to clean the armour!

[@mistercroc9407]

Can't wait to see the full kit all gleaming.

[@Na_Picta_Irskr]

We're starting to have a collection of Matt assaulting himself with a rolling pin while wearing a helmet. 🤣

[@menwithven2862]

Now that is very shiny

[@Sigma-0007_Septem]

Looks beautiful very protective and I would say comfortable?. Just one question wouldn't the Armet/Salet/Closed helmet eye slit being closer to the eyes provide a wider field of view for the same opening? Or the Same but for a smaller? or is are the differences so small that it is barely noticeable?

[@aurenian8247]

I wasn't prepared to laugh that much lol

[@mrchuffy8320]

Repeatedly smashes self in the face... "I'M OK!!". Are you absolutely sure?

[@yowie0889]

"You will ride eternal, shiny and chrome"

[@benjaminreob3752]

Hi! Can you make a video about the Sarissa?

[@DavidHutchison-ig6bk]

Thats a great bascinet

[@nowthenzen]

Is it a Great Bassinet,, Matt? or perhaps a very very good one?

[@rileyernst9086]

I know what you mean by thevisor being far from the face. I have a pembridge style helm and the idea of becoming claustophobic inside it is completely foreign.

[@Kindrin]

Very interesting! How much does that helmet weigh?

[@jarongreen5480]

Where do you usually find completed suits of armor for sale? Looking around google it's just tin stuff. Is there a market place or forum somewhere?

[@IllustriousCrocoduck]

Could you talk more in a video about the fit of an armor? Having heard about your "used" armors, I was a bit surprised. I'm wondering how forgiving the suit as a while is, vs. Individual components, i.e. I bet a cuirass fits more people than say gauntlets, but I really don't know. Also, what sort of historical precedents do we have regarding mixing and matching? I imagine there was a lot of gifting of armors, as well as plundering. Asking as someone who has never worn medieval armor.

[@HobieH3]

JOUSTING!

[@spendog5841]

That intro... :)

[@Sirsethtaggart3505]

Beast

[@anthonyjbargeman5280]

Way nice helm

[@tedhodge4830]

On the point of the fully encased neck, I noticed that your head is unable to turn from within the enclosure. What would be the relative advantages or disadvantages of an enclosed one piece helmet that rests on the shoulders and yet is large enough for your head to turn side to side, perhaps even extending the vision slits around? I would imagine that would give you some of the benefit of head and neck mobility while giving your neck and head the structure needed to withstand, say, a lance strike or a hit from a poleaxe. Does such a design exist in history? Unsure if the frog helm allows the wearer to turn their head inside.

[@timc3257]

great intro lol

[@milhouse529]

What are the leather straps under the rivets for? For a liner to be sewn in?

[@Lucitt13]

I was waiting to see if you’d flip the visor down with your head. Like do a little fast lean forward then back to see if it’ll shut.

[@celticperspective5183]

He does at the end

[@DerStreifenralf]

Can you tuck your chin inside this helmet? And how well can you see things that are right in front of your feet? Having worn headgear that prevented me from looking down I was always very annoyed by it

[@kkupsky6321]

Is that a disc on the back of the first armet? Aw I with I knew what feathery bits or carving they had on top. Even Lego knights have feathers on their armets.

[@QuentinStephens]

That's a real fingerprint magnet!

[@Killicon93]

I wonder if you could clip the microphone to the inside of the forehead of the helmet.

[@dizzt19]

Rigid helmets like these make me curious about gorgets and if you could keep some mobility with a standard bascinet.

[@Leftyotism]

10:52 What happens to the visor when you smack it upwards on the lower part? Could it get shwacked open?

[@corneliussulla9963]

Lol. This 0:05 is Meme material for the next 100 years.

[@blacklight4720]

Isn't burgonet a better a choice for a combat on foot? I understand that time periods are different.

[@mangalores-x_x]

Isn't a difference with the Armet the use on horseback? At least alot of Armets seem to tend towards having beaks, fewer breaths and the additional plate reinforcement available which I would read more as someone really, really not wanting to catch a lance in the face. In terms of kinetic energy impact that is a lot more worrisome than anything else on the battlefield in cavalry engagements.

[@markzaleski1299]

Buhurt fighters call that claustrophobia "helmet horror." And you'll see people not even think to take off their gauntlets and just start clawing at their visors. I've experienced myself with my spoleto bascinet. You get used to it eventually, but it can be very disconcerting.