A light helmet, at first open, but later made with a visor.
Alternate spelling: Basinet. An open-faced helm that evolved out of the cervellaire, (a small, archer's "skull cap" worn under the great helm), by raising the back of the crown and extending the lower edges to covers the sides and back of the head. Typically worn in combination with an aventail and a visor.
A fourteenth century open-faced helmet of globular or pointed shape, which extended downwards to protect the cheeks and the back of the neck. An aventail was added c. 1320 and a pointed visor after 1350. (Wise, Terence. Medieval Warfare, 246) Related terms: Armor / Bassinet / Bacinet / Cerevelliere / Coif / Close-Helmet / Cabacete / Kettle Hat / Sallet
a basin-shaped helmet, that evolved out of the small steel skull-cap worn beneath the great helm. The bascinet was initially open-faced, but as it supplanted the helm as the primary defense, a variety of hinged visors were developed. Bascinets were in use from the mid-14th through the mid-15th centuries, and were still occassionally used by foot soldiers into the early 16th century.
The bascinet was a Medieval European open-faced military helmet, typically fitted with an aventail and hinged visor. It evolved from the cervelliere.