09-01-2012, 01:08 AM
Patrick
I think the term should be brow reinforce and indeed there were different styles historically, two examples of this are the Hebron helmet that has the folded down 1/2 inch at its front edge the metal being a bout 20 gauge or 0-9mm thickness then this has a decorative bronze band going around the 1/2 inch front edge.
Then there is the Italic D that has a solid reinforce of bronze that is around 3/16 inch thick at the bowl of the helmet but tapers down at its front edge with lots of little nicks in it that look like sword cuts but is only a decorative feature of the reinforce.
I think the term should be brow reinforce and indeed there were different styles historically, two examples of this are the Hebron helmet that has the folded down 1/2 inch at its front edge the metal being a bout 20 gauge or 0-9mm thickness then this has a decorative bronze band going around the 1/2 inch front edge.
Then there is the Italic D that has a solid reinforce of bronze that is around 3/16 inch thick at the bowl of the helmet but tapers down at its front edge with lots of little nicks in it that look like sword cuts but is only a decorative feature of the reinforce.
Brian Stobbs
