The close helmet was developed from the later versions of the sallet and the superficially similar armet in the late 15th century. In contemporary sources it was sometimes also referred to as an 'armet', though modern scholarship draws a clear distinction between the two types.

Comparison of a close helmet and an armet in open position, showing that the close helmet uses a single pivot point for the double visor and bevor, while the armet has hinged cheek plates that lock in place

2017年3月17日 · Armet vs Close Helmet: What's the Difference? These two styles of helmets are visually very similar, but in modern scholarship there is a mechanical difference that can be used to distinguish...

2007年8月26日 · In the first picture below, the one on the left is an armet, and the one on the right is a close helm (with a parade visor). The second picture shows two earlier 15thC armets, the hinges for the cheek pieces are clearly visible.

2018年7月5日 · If i am to consider that the main difference between both is the bevor, in that the armet splits in the middle, the two halves opening outwards, whereas in a close helmet the bevor is in one piece and shares the same pivot point with the visor, opening by swinging upwards, i …

While an armet had two large cheekpieces hinged at the skull and opened laterally, a close helm instead had a kind of movable bevor which was attached to the same pivot points as its visor and opened vertically.

2019年6月6日 · For fighting on horseback, one of the best helmets out there for you will be the armet. Equipped with a wrapper around the front it will present two layers of 2mm steel and a prow-shaped profile for your oppenent's lance to glance off of.

While an armet opened laterally using two large hinged cheekpieces, a close helmet instead opened vertically via an integral rotating bevor, which was attached to the same pivots as its visor. The moving parts were usually secured when closed by pivot-hooks engaging pierced staples.

2016年4月28日 · In the late 15th and early 16th centuries, men at arms in the German lands may have been slower to replace sallets with close helms and armets than men at arms in the rest of Europe. There are depictions of German Men at Arms wearing sallets into the early 16th century in funerary effigies.

2012年3月2日 · Armets and close helms are considered to pretty much be the same thing by a lot of historians. Some distinguish helmets that open via cheek pieces armets and via a sliding bevor a close helm though. They're late 15th and 16th century helmets.