Visor (armor)

A visor was an armored covering for the face often used in conjunction with Late Medieval war helmets such as the bascinet or sallet.^[1] The visor usually consisted of a hinged piece of steel that contained openings for breathing and vision. Appropriately, breaths refers to the holes in the metal of the visor.^[2] Visors protected the face during battle and could be remarkably durable. One surviving artifact was found to be "equivalent in hardness to cold worked high speed steel."^[3]

^ DeVries, Kelly (2012). Medieval military technology. Smith, Kay Douglas (2nd ed.). North York, Ontario: University of Toronto Press. pp. 87–89. ISBN 978-1-4426-0497-1. OCLC 782101074.
^ Smith, Raymond (1992). The Art of the Sword in the Middle Ages. Catholic University of America. p. 300.
^ Grancsay, Stephen V. (1950). "A Late Medieval Helmet (Sallet)". The Journal of the Walters Art Gallery. 13/14. Walters Art Museum: 26. ISSN 0083-7156. JSTOR 20168831.

[1] DeVries, Kelly (2012). Medieval military technology. Smith, Kay Douglas (2nd ed.). North York, Ontario: University of Toronto Press. pp. 87–89. ISBN 978-1-4426-0497-1. OCLC 782101074.

[2] Smith, Raymond (1992). The Art of the Sword in the Middle Ages. Catholic University of America. p. 300.

[:1-3] Grancsay, Stephen V. (1950). "A Late Medieval Helmet (Sallet)". The Journal of the Walters Art Gallery. 13/14. Walters Art Museum: 26. ISSN 0083-7156. JSTOR 20168831.

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