A ghotic basinet helmet or victorian exemple ?

NeilUK · 4th September 2015, 12:36 AM

The small holes are where the inner lining of the helmet was stitched in place; the hollow tubes, called 'vervelles' (as A.Senefelder says above) are usually just small rings rather than tubes but the leather band which is attached to the edge of the camail is pierced with holes which fit over the vervelles and then held in place by a wire threaded through the vervelles. The unusual size of these vervelles is the only thing which worries me about the genuineness of this bascinet.
Neil

4th September 2015, 12:36 AM	#9
NeilUK Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Scotland Posts: 126	The small holes are where the inner lining of the helmet was stitched in place; the hollow tubes, called 'vervelles' (as A.Senefelder says above) are usually just small rings rather than tubes but the leather band which is attached to the edge of the camail is pierced with holes which fit over the vervelles and then held in place by a wire threaded through the vervelles. The unusual size of these vervelles is the only thing which worries me about the genuineness of this bascinet. Neil