Wukusi Gothic Sallet - Removable Visor

The sallet was one of the defining helmets of the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance, worn by men-at-arms in both tournament and battlefield contexts. Its swept, rounded shape and rear tail — often paired with an articulated bevor covering the lower face — made it a mainstay of European plate armour. Wukusi carries that silhouette faithfully into a helmet built for actual practice: underneath the rigid plastic shell sits a complete fencing mask, and the sallet shape isn't purely decorative — it structures the whole head protection system, down to the rear tail that covers the occipital area.

The articulated visor is the centrepiece of the design. Lowered, it covers the mesh and imposes deliberately restricted vision, close to what a fighter in closed armour would experience — a genuine training exercise for harnischfechten practitioners looking to drill under perception conditions closer to historical arms and armour. Raised, it opens the field of view back up for phases where full visual contact matters. On this version, it goes a step further: the visor detaches completely, letting you switch back to an open mask-and-shell configuration for a more conventional session, without swapping helmets.

The inner mask is built to work as part of this assembly and isn't intended for standalone use. On the safety side, the manufacturer states the bib and mesh are equivalent to EN 13567 Level 1 (350N), with no official classification for the complete assembly once modified — worth knowing before considering it as a sole competition helmet. The rear closure follows the FIE 2018 three-strap standard.

The Gothic Sallet finds its real place in synthetic armour kits, harnischfechten, and technical drills where deliberately restricted vision is part of the training — as a complement to, not a replacement for, a certified Level 2/1600N mask for hard sparring and competition.