Interested in Roman Riding?

[Caballo]

So, what would your thoughts be as to whether the masked helmet could be used in combat?

I've long thought that the vision would actually be better than many medieval helmets used un battle and the combination of psychological impact and face protection would outweigh any loss of peripheral vision?

For example, my personal view is that Genialis's tombstone in Corinium depicts a facemask being used in battle - even if it is the classic "barbarian being trampled by Roman rider" Reiter tombstone.