Fi£ Ui- Baroxets and Knights have their Helmets of steel,garnished with silver. They are placed affronte ; and,instead of bars, are furnished with a Visor, or Beaver,which is raised, exhibiting the crimson lining within. The Helmet assigned to Esquires and Gentlemen is ofsteel. It is represented in… … Fie. 542. The Bascinet was a Helmet without a Visor, whichfitted close to the head, and is sometimes, though rarely. used as a Charge. A very effective and becoming form of Helmet, adaptedfor any Achievement of Arms, is that which was generallyused at Tournaments, stvled a Tiltixg-helmet. This was…
Heraldry
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