Gallic C, a reconstruction

[M. CVRIVS ALEXANDER]

Here is my new Gallic C hand-forged from a sheet steel (the bowl is one piece) by a master blacksmith Vyacheslav Perepelitsa from Kiev, Ukraine. The reproduction is an accurate copy of the original that was found in the Kupa River in 1901 and is currently displayed in the Archaeological Museum in Zagreb, Croatia. Ivan Radman-Livaja, a curator of the museum whom I personally know, was kind enough to supply high-resolution photos and invaluable info on the helmet. All the available data were taken into account for the reconstruction. The peak and the attachments used to secure the crest were reproduced after available data on other Gallic helmets (the 1911 publication by Hoffiller mentions the traces of the peak, and Robinson mentions the rivet holes; due to several restorations of the helmet the holes are no longer visible). The decorative frontal band has been reconstructed after the small piece preserved on the original and the band on the Gallic F, found in the same river and displayed in the same museum. The fork is made after a Vindonissa find. Here are some photos of the helmet:
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And here is me wearing it
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