A kind of helmet worn in the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries.
A closed helmet consisting of the rounded cap of the bascinet with two cheek pieces overlapping at the front when closed. (Wise, Terence. Medieval Warfare, 246) Related terms: Armor
A type of closed helm that conforms to the shape of the head, covering it completely.
A helmet completely encasing the head, with hinged, movable cheekpieces overlapping on the chin, and a visor; replaced by the close helmet in the six- teenth century.
Medieval helmet enclosing the head and with a pivoted visor.
a medieval helmet with a visor and a neck guard
a close-fitted, visored helmet that appears to have originated in Italy sometime before 1450 and remained in use through 15th and 16th centuries. The armet was lighter and more protective than the bascinet it surplanted and made use of a new innovation of hinged cheek pieces. This way, the helmet could be closed around the head, and the weight taken up by the gorget and the shoulders. The armet was supplanted by the close-helmet, in turn.
Originating in the fifteenth century, a helmet of Italian origin consisting a skull, two hinged cheek pieces which lock at the front, and a visor.
Fifteenth-century Italian helmet consisting of a skull, two hinged cheek pieces which fasten at the front, and a visor
A very light helmet. It was closed and a very good protection for the face and eyes principally.
Armet is the name of a type of helm developed in the 15th century, most likely in Italy. It was distinguished by being the first helm of its era to completely enclose the head while being compact and light enough to move with the wearer. The typical armet consisted of four pieces: the skull, the two cheek plates, and the visor.
