Tbf so is the modern helmets used by the uk police and pretty sure most western police and armies, the Germans really found the perfect design for a helmet and we havnt improved on it since
Ik it is exceptionally rare, but I love the Italian sallets with the armet (sparrow's beak) visors! Your sallet looks beautiful as well I wonder what guage of steel it is.
I do like that design of the sallet with an armet visor. Rare makes it more special! As for my sallet, it didn’t list a measurement when I bought it but I’ll guess 16ga. I din’t have callipers so I can’t measure to check. It’s heavy but bot annoyingly heavy. Thus my guess.
I love the sallet because when using gunpowder weapons it doesn't rattle the sound of the boom in your head as much as say a kettle helm. Also provides better hearing than a armet so I can hear better
I hope to get a new sallet with matched bevor one day and then show how they work together. Maybe. Need a whole 1480s gothic plate harness, eventually…
Great content. I agree with your comment about painting, it is a labor saving decision. Cold Steel has their black coating on many of their products. It eliminates the metal finishing steps. I have used vinegar to remove the Cold Steel black/blue on their arming sword & English bill. I have pics on Instagram. Cheers.
Billhook turned out quite nice if you ask me. Makes sense that they coat their items to save on a long finishing process and thus keep the cost down. Would rather have the option to get it rough and polish it up myself but whatever. Have a great day and thanks for letting me know about the instagram pics!
My Sallet was a used item from Darksword Armory and while they don’t have anything in the sale page at the moment you could keep an eye on the site at www.darksword-armory.com Because we all could use a sallet in our lives. Or I think so, anyway.
I think making moving the head back awork well with protecting angles is a good design. A bit more intuitive to move back when attacked than perhaps moving the head forward.
Moving back should be intuitive when attacked but many students in class close the distance when they should step back, so it does take some training for some people. Who knew? ;)
@@LaurenDangerShaw I am at least a little surprised. On the other hand, getting in there before things are in full swing can be a pretty valid course of action. IF these students have played some videogames for a while, I blame invincibility frames of dodges for conditioning them into going forward XD
Haha I blame video games for a lot. I think for most they want to close the distance, do want to get in, but then the counter fails, so I’ll have to make suggestions for their techniques and they learn, improve, and feel good. It’s nice to see.
Hi! I bought it from Darksword Armory when it was a clearance item. I’m not sure if they have any more like it. It is a bit large for my head, unfortunately, but it is still very cool.
Unfortunately the sallet was used and did not come with a bevor when I bought it. I hope to save up and get a new sallet with matching bevor one day but who knows when. I will work on getting a gorget and absolutely do a video when I have it. Time to start counting the contents of my coin purse!
you can sacrifice a bit of visibility when you fight in formation. You rely on the men to your right and left to cover what you cant see, as they rely on you to cover theirs. And of course there's the obvious polearm formation in front of you trying to poke at your face.
i';m checking some out at the moment ..i just got a coin of Maximillian l and he wore one...albeit i really don't have anymore room for another helmet :P
Ooo yes a Maxamillian sallet, that would be nice. I mean you could sell your least favourite existing helm to make room and raise funds. Or add more room. There is a solution and I know you’ll find it!
Am i missing something? What about the massive gap on the jaw and neck? Who aims for the slit when the whole jaw and neck are un defended? Edit: OK I made this comment before I learnt about the bevor.
Haha that’s alright. Yes, in close combat you need the bevor, which O haven’t purchased anywhere because it should be made to match the helm. When you get everything right. The bevor can slide down, the visor up, and then, close it all for that pollaxe fight!
Yes, and with a thing blade that’s the goal. With a triangular rondel dagger, not as easy, possibly. Suppose practice for that intense grappling for life and death moments would get it to work.
@@LaurenDangerShaw Lots of robot and mech suits from 1980s and 1990s sci fi and action movies are based off of medieval suits of armor. The battlemechs from the animated Gundam Wing draw their inspiration from 16th and 17th century German armor with some samurai stuff added in. Robocop's suit is German Gothic armor given a cyberpunk hi tech makeover.
That is true. Bad for vision, hard on breathing…requires lots of training to feel the fighting and bind of opposing weapon because of that limited visibility. But it’s better than a pollaxe in the face!
I feel like the loss of vision isn't too bad until you trip on something by your feet XD. You see nothing directly below you, but I see in front of me perfectly fine.
It depends on the helmet. The Sallets I have are pretty good in vision & can breathe just fine even with a bevor. The same can be said for one armet I have. The helmets I noticed that sort of have those problem a bit are most of the great Besonets...
Don't forget that the German ww1 and ww2 stahlhelm is based on the sallet
I did not know that. I don't venture past the 16th century very much. Thanks!
@@LaurenDangerShaw no problems just think it's kinda nice to know
Tbf so is the modern helmets used by the uk police and pretty sure most western police and armies, the Germans really found the perfect design for a helmet and we havnt improved on it since
@@BigCMiner a riot police helmet looks more like the sallet in the video - the design skipped the stahlhelm and went straight back to the original.
Ik it is exceptionally rare, but I love the Italian sallets with the armet (sparrow's beak) visors!
Your sallet looks beautiful as well I wonder what guage of steel it is.
I do like that design of the sallet with an armet visor. Rare makes it more special! As for my sallet, it didn’t list a measurement when I bought it but I’ll guess 16ga. I din’t have callipers so I can’t measure to check. It’s heavy but bot annoyingly heavy. Thus my guess.
I live how these helms look. I hope to be able to get one of these soon as my first helm
I really hope you can get one! They are amazing. I’m going to save up for something custom that actually fits me. Seems the best way to go.
I am always here for Sallet praise!
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Thank you! I really appreciate that. And praise the sallet, praise it all day!
Also my favorite helmet
Cheers to that! Tis an amazing helm indeed.
I agree! The Sallet & the Armet are my favorite helmets, and certain styles of kettle helmets...the ones that look more like a proper helmet.
Ooo armets, yes. They are fantastic. I need to work on getting one for the collection one day.
Interesting info on the Sallet. Protect that noggin!
I love the sallet because when using gunpowder weapons it doesn't rattle the sound of the boom in your head as much as say a kettle helm. Also provides better hearing than a armet so I can hear better
It really is the best, isn’t it? The perfect balance for a mid to late 15th Century helm. All very good points, thanks for sharing them!
Handsome helmet as well.
I bought a similar sallet (German sallet) thanks to this great video.
Wonderful! I am so glad. I think I’ll try to find a better fitting one this autumn. Enjoy your new helm!
They were usually used in tandem with a Bevor to protect lower face and neck.
I hope to get a new sallet with matched bevor one day and then show how they work together. Maybe. Need a whole 1480s gothic plate harness, eventually…
that is a beautiful helmet design
It is! Certainly my favourite.
its no frog mouth but the sallet definitely is awesome
Haha no. I’ll settle for it being second-most awesome for you behind the frog mouth.
Great content. I agree with your comment about painting, it is a labor saving decision. Cold Steel has their black coating on many of their products. It eliminates the metal finishing steps. I have used vinegar to remove the Cold Steel black/blue on their arming sword & English bill. I have pics on Instagram. Cheers.
Billhook turned out quite nice if you ask me. Makes sense that they coat their items to save on a long finishing process and thus keep the cost down. Would rather have the option to get it rough and polish it up myself but whatever. Have a great day and thanks for letting me know about the instagram pics!
Interesting video! The Sallet's definitely one of my favourite helmets, especially the German-style with bevor. Where did you get yours?
My Sallet was a used item from Darksword Armory and while they don’t have anything in the sale page at the moment you could keep an eye on the site at www.darksword-armory.com
Because we all could use a sallet in our lives. Or I think so, anyway.
@@LaurenDangerShaw I got a used LARP sallet off ebay. No moving visor but its awesome.
@@SkullEmoji473 Fantastic! You can tilt it back and it still looks so cool, no visor needed! An excellent choice for your LARP needs!
I think making moving the head back awork well with protecting angles is a good design. A bit more intuitive to move back when attacked than perhaps moving the head forward.
Moving back should be intuitive when attacked but many students in class close the distance when they should step back, so it does take some training for some people. Who knew? ;)
@@LaurenDangerShaw I am at least a little surprised.
On the other hand, getting in there before things are in full swing can be a pretty valid course of action.
IF these students have played some videogames for a while, I blame invincibility frames of dodges for conditioning them into going forward XD
Haha I blame video games for a lot. I think for most they want to close the distance, do want to get in, but then the counter fails, so I’ll have to make suggestions for their techniques and they learn, improve, and feel good. It’s nice to see.
It seems like moving the head back would expose the throat
@@AThousandYoung valid point. that's when you hope your bevor/gorget is still covering I guess.
Lauren where did you bought that sallet? It looks great!
Hi! I bought it from Darksword Armory when it was a clearance item. I’m not sure if they have any more like it. It is a bit large for my head, unfortunately, but it is still very cool.
Cool. Do you have the bevor portion? Can you discuss gorgets?
Unfortunately the sallet was used and did not come with a bevor when I bought it. I hope to save up and get a new sallet with matching bevor one day but who knows when. I will work on getting a gorget and absolutely do a video when I have it. Time to start counting the contents of my coin purse!
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Thank you and welcome! I hope all is well in Virginia today.
@@LaurenDangerShaw all is well
That’s always good to know! Thank you again!
I would go for the visored barbute helm
A visored barbute is pretty cool. I should get one, someday. The one I had didn’t have a visor and it was sacrificed for science…
@@LaurenDangerShaw Such contributions to science are always costly unfortunately, in any case can't wait to see your channel grow bigger.
Thank you! I hope the channel does continue to grow, and maybe some of the costly contributions can end up as future videos!
you can sacrifice a bit of visibility when you fight in formation. You rely on the men to your right and left to cover what you cant see, as they rely on you to cover theirs.
And of course there's the obvious polearm formation in front of you trying to poke at your face.
Ooo yes that is a good point. Hopefully those around you in the line are reliable!
i';m checking some out at the moment ..i just got a coin of Maximillian l and he wore one...albeit i really don't have anymore room for another helmet :P
Ooo yes a Maxamillian sallet, that would be nice. I mean you could sell your least favourite existing helm to make room and raise funds. Or add more room. There is a solution and I know you’ll find it!
His is my favorite helmet , it’s most. Common though.
Common but very cool. Well worthy of being a favourite.
@@LaurenDangerShaw yes
Am i missing something? What about the massive gap on the jaw and neck? Who aims for the slit when the whole jaw and neck are un defended?
Edit: OK I made this comment before I learnt about the bevor.
Haha that’s alright. Yes, in close combat you need the bevor, which O haven’t purchased anywhere because it should be made to match the helm.
When you get everything right. The bevor can slide down, the visor up, and then, close it all for that pollaxe fight!
but, just hold the knife horizontally. that's why it didn't stab through.
Yes, and with a thing blade that’s the goal. With a triangular rondel dagger, not as easy, possibly. Suppose practice for that intense grappling for life and death moments would get it to work.
RoboCop.
Yes! It looks a bit like Robocop. How did I not realise it before?
@@LaurenDangerShaw Lots of robot and mech suits from 1980s and 1990s sci fi and action movies are based off of medieval suits of armor. The battlemechs from the animated Gundam Wing draw their inspiration from 16th and 17th century German armor with some samurai stuff added in. Robocop's suit is German Gothic armor given a cyberpunk hi tech makeover.
That’s very cool! And they should be, old suits of armour are works of art and science!
As a 10 year old with a plastic toy houndskull helmet, i can easily say your visibilty inside a helmet with a visor is shit.
That is true. Bad for vision, hard on breathing…requires lots of training to feel the fighting and bind of opposing weapon because of that limited visibility. But it’s better than a pollaxe in the face!
@@LaurenDangerShaw True, but luckily with a piece of plastic shaped into a helmet breathing isn't that hard
I feel like the loss of vision isn't too bad until you trip on something by your feet XD.
You see nothing directly below you, but I see in front of me perfectly fine.
It depends on the helmet. The Sallets I have are pretty good in vision & can breathe just fine even with a bevor. The same can be said for one armet I have. The helmets I noticed that sort of have those problem a bit are most of the great Besonets...
Women warrior tip ??? vtfff ??
Oh who knows. I don’t have a script, just a few talking points and then I say whatever comes to mind.
I hope you do not rhyme while you are fighting. That would just be cruel.
Fighting is serious stuff, there’s no time for talk. ;)
Your sallet visor doesnt open? It does. Why bother with the tilting?
Because it’s too big for me. Simple as that. Discount items rarely fit properly.
@@LaurenDangerShawU DIDNT HAVE YOUR HARNESS FITTED TO U?!
It was on offer! My kettle helm fits, the sallet didn’t need to. Next one will be custom.