Post war masks

Post war masks.

Why weren't they used more often? Why use a helmet with nasal when you can have a metal mask protecting your entire face?

Visibility is shit

Breathing and vision.

Virtually all helmets that cover the full face were cavalry helms.

Besides that getting a spear or a mace into the mask would smash it in your face and knock your teeth out, preferable to dying but not fun.

Didn't they wear protection below the mask to avoid that?

Some padding is likely but I wouldn't have source on it.

The bottom may also have been attached to a collar to make it less likely to smash into your face but overal it wasn't the best solution for facial protection.

if vision is an issue why people used shit like this?

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