Because a bevor has a chin, and a 3-weapon mask has a chin, I do not believe they would work well together at all. In the SCA it is a requirement that you have some form of rigid throat protection for both rapier and armoured combat. so they wear gorget's or an equivelant form of throat protection under their 3-weapons mask for use against schlager/epee blade's in their form of rapier combat. I think this is a bit of overkill, especially against the flexible blades they use, but hey they have an insurance company they have to keep happy. They also have to completly cover the back of their heads so they frequently sew a heavy cloth back onto their masks. When I still occansionally fence in the SCA, mostly to stay in conact with old friends, I use my prototype helmet, that I made 10 years ago, that Jake Norwood's helmet is based upon. I built Jakes, and the lames that it has for throat protection are of the same type as used on a 16th close helm, this gives great throat protection without having to use a gorget, and it passes muster in the SCA where most people use a gorget. Christian Fletcher used to have a really nice steel fencing helmet he sold for SCA rapier combat and it had a similar rigid type throat protection. Another intersting thing I have seen people do is make a leather type helmet that the 3-weapon mask attachs to. You can also make a simple gorget from leather. I prefer a steel or a hard plastic gorget for those times I think one is neccessary, or must wear one to meet other peoples weapon standards.
just some thoughts on this.
Brian Hunt
GFS.
P.S. I am in the middle of finishing up a helmet like Jake's that is a complete close helm from plastic with a steel grill. I am in the middle of forming the grill right now for the finished plastic and when it is done if people are interested I will post pictures. Disclaimer: *This is not an attempt to make a sale, I build because I enjoy it, and it is cheaper than buying someone else's work. <img src="/forum/images/icons/smile.gif" alt="" /> *
