Cavalry helmet in Budapest

[Caballo]

"I always wonder how anyone with those little eye holes could ride a horse in a straight line much less fight in a battle. "
It all depends on how close the mask is to the eyes. I've tested this out with a couple of reconstructions, and if the mask is pretty flush to the face, you lose very little vision (mainly peripheral). If (like the Deepeeka copy of the Ribchester :roll: ) the mask is placed a distance away from the face, its a nightmare!
A flush fitting mask however does need padding however- particularly on the nose and upper lip. Britannia use a copy of the Levy full face mask by Deepeeka in gladiatorial combat (and they don't hold back!), and they have stuck thick sticking plaster on teh nose and upper lip of their mask. More authentically, a wool or felt "inner mask" would work well.

Cheers

Paulus