12-14-2011, 07:42 AM
We have helmets with the original owners' name etched on the neck guard (both on the outside and inside, I believe).
You can probably add decorative rivet bosses like these from Armamentaria on the cheeks and brow.
Some can even have inlaid corals like this helmet. Notice the helmet has a fancy beaded edge on the brass brow plate. Other helmets have a simple beaded motif on the brass edging on the cheeks, neck guard, and even on the bowl (Italic 'H')
If you decorate within these restrictions I'd say you're probably on safe ground as far as accuracy goes and depending on what kind of soldier the helmet is intended for. It's worth your while to check out the RAT helmet database here to view images of originals:
http://www.romanarmy.com/cms/component/o...Itemid,96/
~Theo
You can probably add decorative rivet bosses like these from Armamentaria on the cheeks and brow.
Some can even have inlaid corals like this helmet. Notice the helmet has a fancy beaded edge on the brass brow plate. Other helmets have a simple beaded motif on the brass edging on the cheeks, neck guard, and even on the bowl (Italic 'H')
If you decorate within these restrictions I'd say you're probably on safe ground as far as accuracy goes and depending on what kind of soldier the helmet is intended for. It's worth your while to check out the RAT helmet database here to view images of originals:
http://www.romanarmy.com/cms/component/o...Itemid,96/
~Theo
Jaime
