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Fig. 281a. Bascinet helmet

Third quarter of the XIVth century, but altered in form at a later date. Formerly in the Meyrick Collection, then in the Collection of Sir Noël Paton, now in the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh

Fig. 281b. The Noël Paton bascinet

As it now is, showing the alterations made in it in the XVIth century

Fig. 281c. The Noël Paton bascinet

As it must have appeared when made in the third quarter of the XIVth century