This is my German Sallet:

I think the sallet is a very cool looking helmet, and this version of it with the articulated tail to protect the back of the neck is extra cool. I’m not planning on getting a bevor because I like being able to see down towards the ground (see where I’m stepping), although I am considering getting a mail coif.

But that tail makes the helmet a bit back-heavy. If not for the chin strap, the eye slit rises up too much for me to easily see through it. Fortunately, wearing the chin strap tight isn’t uncomfortable unless I swallow. The front faceplate is hinged so I can rotate the faceplate up and over the top of my head to let me see better. But doing that just makes the whole thing even more back heavy, and so makes the chin strap even tighter.

As a piece of protection, this helmet is solid. It’s thick and sturdy, and even though I know it’s not, it feels freakin’ bulletproof. A hard strike to the head might ring my ears, but no blade will get through this metal.

The Old Adventurer