Wealthy knights had the option of wearing a helmet with a movable visor. This feature enabled a knight to maintain a relatively full field of vision as well as vastly increased oxygen. Just before battle, a knight could close the visor and receive the full facial protection. Today’s fencing mask offer the protection, breathability and full field of vision and you don’t need to be wealthy knight to own one. This foil mask has a solid construction made with washable material.