10-20-2008, 10:26 PM
At long last, here's my new helmet :
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Photo 4
Photo 5
I based it on this original helmet from Ravenna :
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/images/h2/h2_42.50.1.jpg
It's still a work in progress. I plan to etch the brass frame with decorative patterns. Also, I may need to replace the top brass disc with a flat one. Maybe there are cone-shaped original examples but I'm unaware of any at the moment. Finally, I may replace all the rivets with domed versions like the original helmet.
The knob on top has a hole drilled into it so that a horse hair tail may be mounted (I forgot to reattach the tail for the photos).
Total cost was $300 (USD) but the armorer is raising his price to $425, I think.
The helmet is fairly heavy. I wonder how I should pad the inside since it's so deep. There's no leather suspension system as the Berkasavo helmet uses, so it's just bare.
~Theo
Photo 1
Photo 2
Photo 3
Photo 4
Photo 5
I based it on this original helmet from Ravenna :
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/images/h2/h2_42.50.1.jpg
It's still a work in progress. I plan to etch the brass frame with decorative patterns. Also, I may need to replace the top brass disc with a flat one. Maybe there are cone-shaped original examples but I'm unaware of any at the moment. Finally, I may replace all the rivets with domed versions like the original helmet.
The knob on top has a hole drilled into it so that a horse hair tail may be mounted (I forgot to reattach the tail for the photos).
Total cost was $300 (USD) but the armorer is raising his price to $425, I think.
The helmet is fairly heavy. I wonder how I should pad the inside since it's so deep. There's no leather suspension system as the Berkasavo helmet uses, so it's just bare.
~Theo
Jaime
