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  • Sale! Crusader Great Helmet

    Crusader Great Helmet

    SKU: ZS-910902 $65.00 Add to Cart
  • Epic Dark Visored Barbuta Helmet

    Epic Dark Visored Barbuta Helmet

    SKU: MCI-2429 $169.00 Add to Cart
  • Visored Barbuta Helmet

    Visored Barbuta Helmet

    SKU: MCI-2428 $139.00$154.00 Add to Cart
  • Sale! Visored Bascinet Combat Helmet

    Visored Bascinet Combat Helmet

    SKU: HW-700569 $84.80$95.20 Add to Cart
  • Sale! Padded Helmet Liner With Chin Strap

    Padded Helmet Liner With Chin Strap

    SKU: HW-701059 $16.80 Add to Cart
  • Sale! German Sallet Helmet - Polished

    German Sallet Helmet – Polished

    SKU: HW-700024 $89.60$102.40 Add to Cart
  • Sale! Knights Close Helmet

    Knights Close Helmet

    SKU: ZS-910900 $68.00 Add to Cart
  • Steel Sugar Loaf Helmet

    Steel Sugar Loaf Helmet

    SKU: MCI-2424 $119.00 Add to Cart
  • Imperial Secret Helmet

    Imperial Secret Helmet

    SKU: MCI-3094
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    $60.00 Add to Cart
  • Kaldor Steel Helmet

    Kaldor Steel Helmet

    SKU: MY100224 $139.00 Add to Cart
  • Steel Barbuta Helmet

    Steel Barbuta Helmet

    SKU: MCI-2426 $109.00$119.00 Add to Cart
  • Visored Barbuta Helmet - Polished

    Visored Barbuta Helmet – Polished

    SKU: HW-700020 $99.00$123.00 Add to Cart
  • Sale! Crusader Helmet

    Crusader Helmet

    SKU: HW-700742 $72.00 Add to Cart
  • Magnus Visor Steel Helmet

    Magnus Visor Steel Helmet

    SKU: MY100231 $161.00 Add to Cart
  • Sale! Crusader Great Helm

    Crusader Great Helm

    SKU: AB1508 $98.00 Add to Cart
  • Sale! Golden Knight Helmet

    Golden Knight Helmet

    SKU: ZS-910899 $111.00 Add to Cart
  • Sale! Eisenhut Kettle Helmet

    Eisenhut Kettle Helmet

    SKU: HW-701052
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    $80.00 Add to Cart
  • Epic Dark Sugar Loaf Helmet

    Epic Dark Sugar Loaf Helmet

    SKU: MCI-2425 $129.00$134.00 Add to Cart
  • Epic Dark Barbuta Helmet

    Epic Dark Barbuta Helmet

    SKU: MCI-2427 $119.00$129.00 Add to Cart
  • Kettle Hat Helmet

    Kettle Hat Helmet

    SKU: MCI-3032 $129.00$134.00 Add to Cart
  • Knights Templar Sugarloaf Helm

    Knights Templar Sugarloaf Helm

    SKU: 300552 $175.00 Add to Cart
  • Ralf Steel Kettle Hat Helm

    Ralf Steel Kettle Hat Helm

    SKU: MY100542 $72.00 Add to Cart
  • Sale! Sugar Loaf Steel Helmet - 18 Gauge

    Sugar Loaf Steel Helmet – 18 Gauge

    SKU: HW-700741-18 $72.00 Add to Cart
  • Kaldor Darkened Helmet

    Kaldor Darkened Helmet

    SKU: MY100225
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    $161.00 Add to Cart
  • Ready For Battle Helmet - Steel

    Ready For Battle Helmet – Steel

    SKU: MCI-2434
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    $66.00 Add to Cart
  • Comb Morion – Steel

    Comb Morion – Steel

    SKU: MCI-2453-1 $119.00 Add to Cart
  • Steel German Sallet

    Steel German Sallet

    SKU: AH-4133 $156.19$193.99 Add to Cart
  • Gothic Sallet Helmet – Steel Finish

    Gothic Sallet Helmet – Steel Finish

    SKU: MCI-2421 $159.00$169.00 Add to Cart
  • Sale! Medieval Barbute Combat Helmet

    Medieval Barbute Combat Helmet

    SKU: HW-700006 $86.40$95.20 Add to Cart
  • Medieval Battle Bascinet

    Medieval Battle Bascinet

    SKU: MHR-H0996MB $150.00 Add to Cart
  • Edward Darkened Helmet

    Edward Darkened Helmet

    SKU: MY100214 $115.00 Add to Cart
  • Alberto Morion Steel Helmet

    Alberto Morion Steel Helmet

    SKU: MY100590
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    $134.00 Add to Cart
  • Economy Domed Helmet

    Economy Domed Helmet

    SKU: AH-RTU788
    Rated 0 out of 5
    $79.33 Add to Cart
  • Jupp Steel Kettle Helmet

    Jupp Steel Kettle Helmet

    SKU: MY100630
    Rated 0 out of 5
    $95.00 Add to Cart
  • Sale! Spanish Comb Morion Helmet

    Spanish Comb Morion Helmet

    SKU: ZS-910975
    Rated 0 out of 5
    $50.00 Add to Cart
  • Gothic Sallet Helmet – Dark Metal Finish

    Gothic Sallet Helmet – Dark Metal Finish

    SKU: MCI-2422
    Rated 0 out of 5
    $169.00$184.00 Add to Cart
  • Sale! 14th Century Great Helmet - Polished

    14th Century Great Helmet – Polished

    SKU: HW-700417
    Rated 0 out of 5
    $72.00 Add to Cart
  • Goetz Steel Sallet

    Goetz Steel Sallet

    SKU: MY100615
    Rated 0 out of 5
    $121.00 Add to Cart
  • Templar Mask Great Helm

    Templar Mask Great Helm

    SKU: AH-6110 $127.21$175.09 Add to Cart
  • Sale! Visor Bascinet

    Visor Bascinet

    SKU: 300454 $135.34 Add to Cart

Medieval helmets offer solid head protection—knights in armor during the Middle Ages wore a variety of medieval helmets. While the helmet style may have varied from region to region, including such designs as the sallet, the armet, the great helmet, the bascinet, and the barbute, the function was always the same. Knight helmets are an essential part in completing a suit of armor, so they are great to add to your collection.

What Is a Knight’s Helmet Called?

The knight helmet existed in different types, reflecting transformations throughout the times. Read about the great helm and other helmets/knight headgear.

Sallets

The sallet helmet is a combat helmet worn by Medieval soldiers. This variant of the bascinet helmet was popular in most of Europe in the 15th century. It entirely replaced the bascinet in Medieval Italy.

There were many variants of this helmet because of the many modifications of the design by every country, though the differences were insignificant. For example, many Renaissance historians describe an Italian sallet to be more open-faced and curved to provide better visibility for their archers.

However, as the helmet became more open-faced, it made the soldiers’ faces more susceptible to injury, thus causing soldiers to go back to the more closed design.

Armets

The Medieval knight helmet called the armet refers to a helmet with a hinged visor, with its cheekpieces hinged to the base of the bowl near the ears. Its eye slits are very narrow to protect the face and eyes from a strike.

The armet was the typical knight helmet when on horseback at that time because of the protection it offered to combatants. Throughout its long use in Renaissance and Medieval Europe, it underwent gradual changes in design, such as pierced ventilation on the right side to protect the more exposed left side.

Great Helmets

One of the most well-known Medieval helmets is the great helmet (also known as great helm, pot helm, heaume, or bucket helm). It’s the first Medieval helmet that completely covers the face of the Medieval soldier.

In the beginning, this knight helmet had a flat top, but that gave hammers too much of an advantage so they changed it to have a conical top to lessen the impact of hammer blows. Medieval knights didn’t wear these things alone. They put extra padding on their heads to lessen the impact of direct hits on their great helmets.

Bascinet

Of all the helmets used in medieval times, the bascinet was very unique because of its singular shape. Its shape and design differed greatly from the previously used iron skullcap in Europe.

This type of medieval helmet had a high and pointed skull. Later, it was extended to provide protection to the neck as well. The design changed when the great bascinet was used. The conical top gave way to a more rounded top.

Barbutes

The barbute knight helmet (barbuta in Italian) is a tall form of visorless helmet with a narrow T- or Y-shaped face opening. They were exclusively used by Italian knights and soldiers in the late 15th century.

The barbute is forged from a single plate of steel, the top rising to a sharp comb and descending at the sides and the back. This marvelous piece of craftsmanship demonstrates the amazing skill of Italian blacksmiths and forgers at that time.

Shop the Perfect Helmet for Your Look at Medieval Collectibles

Medieval Collectibles has a large variety of medieval, Renaissance, and even Greek helmets for your re-enacting needs. Our functional and decorative steel, rubber, plastic, and leather helmets make for great additions to any collection.

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