Basinet Also called bascinet, basnet. An open-faced helmet with a globular or conical skull enclosing the sides of the face and neck. Usually worn with an aventail, and occasionally a visor.
 | Cervelli�re (early form of basinet). Probably Greman, c 1330. |
 | German basinet with klappvisier, c 1370. |
 | Hounskull basinet with aventail. North Italian (Milanese) c 1370. |
 | Great basinet from Pamplona Cathedral. Spanish, c 1425. |
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