DETAILS
Epic Armoury’s Crusader Helmet is an enclosed helmet designed to protect the head during combat. The helmet has a flat helm with a large faceplate detailed with rivets and rolled steel visor reinforcing 8 x 2 cm eye slits. Six large oval breathing holes below the eyes improve ventilation. Pair this helmet with a mail coif or padding for a historical look.
Secure the Crusader Helmet by tightening the leather strap beneath the chin, keeping the helmet in place. Made of 1 mm thick mild steel and top-grain leather straps and fittings, this armour piece is built to withstand the abuse of a LARP or reenactment with regular leather and metal armour care.
HISTORY
- Considered to be a type of enclosed helmet worn in the late 12th- to 13th-centuries
- Evolved from the nasal helm
- Often worn over a mail coif and padding to absorb force of blows
- Depicted in the storm on Jerusalem during the First Crusade
Size
- Medium: 19 x 23cm / 7.75 x 9 inches
- Large: 20.5 x 25cm / 8 x 9.75 inches
