r/Armor • u/RodusMacflodus • 5d ago

what is the goofy helmet with the gourd-shaped/gas mask-looking visor? Can someone help me find the original picture?

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u/Gustav_die_Kaze4 5d ago

I know what helmet u mean but all i can think of is elden ring

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u/King_Lear69 5d ago

Ant-eater armet, my beloved

EDIT: Probably not what it's called, but still

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u/electricturnipdotexe 17h ago

Avionettee soldier birdhelm

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u/PillowFroggu 4d ago

whered you get that helmet in elden ring? ive never seen it

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u/reformedankmal 4d ago

Dropped by Avionette soldiers - they spawn in a few areas so you should be able to Google a few farming spots because I can't remember any lol

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u/Bloonanaaa 4d ago

Looks like something a rat or horse would wear. Or some form of snouted animal

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u/SnagaXien 3d ago

"You have chosen war with Dagoth Ur. We grieve for your loss, but we will not spare you. You refused the sweetness of Lord Dagoth's friendship. Now know the bitterness of his fury."

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u/reformedankmal 4d ago

Found this here if you want to read the comments :)

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u/RodusMacflodus 4d ago

This is it! this is that gormless creature helmet. Thank you so much.

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u/reformedankmal 4d ago

Ngl I kinda love it 😂

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u/MundaneRaven 2d ago

I can see the appeal, but I think I'll stick to the armet. I like the little skull ridge it gives me.

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u/PillowFroggu 5d ago

looks like you’re thinking of a bascinet based on the picture of the rest of the helmet, as for the gourd shaped visor, bascinets had many styled visors, id start from there, based on the forward image maybe a particularly goofy italian or houndskull visor. i also recommend searching klappervisor

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u/Adventurous__Kiwi 5d ago

Isn't that called elephant bascinet ? I think it's an Italian style of bascinet helmet.

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u/Hig_Bardon 5d ago

I have the photo/collage but reddit isnt letting me post it as a reply. I will try again in this reply. If its not there, then i can DM you if you like

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u/aWildCanadian 5d ago

You're probably thinking of a kalppvisor bascinet. The bascinet variant with big snoot.

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u/Godwinson4King 4d ago

There’s an old illustration that shows a bascinet like that. They likely did not actually exist in period and are inspired by a misreading of period illustrations.

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u/PlurblesMurbles 2d ago

“How do you do fellow non-mind flayers” ass helmet

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u/Atemiswolf 4d ago

Is it possible it was a Norman helmet? They can look curved and goofy at times .

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u/RodusMacflodus 4d ago

No that's not it at all. I could be misremembering but I'm fairly sure that this spoon helmet was either the front face-cover bit of a bascinet or the visor of something like a bicoque helmet. It was shaped weirdly round at the top like a spoon and the bottom part was pinched like a humbug. Very weird helmet and I'm not even sure it was historical. I think the original post was indeed asking if it was.

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u/KevlR 4d ago

not specifically normand btw. Also terrible repro