Posts: 257 Location: Overland Park KS
Mon 07 Apr, 2014 6:06 pm
show us your helms
Here is my
bascinet helm. It's based off of the Churburg S17 S16 bascinet, that is housed in castle Churburg in Italy :cool:
I also made a visor for it that was based off an image from the late 14th century.
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Sun 29 Jun, 2014 7:16 pm
Posts: 393 Location: New York
Wed 30 Jul, 2014 2:21 pm
Bascinet with aventail from del tin.
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Posts: 9 Location: Buenos Aires
Thu 31 Jul, 2014 5:03 am
Posts: 34 Location: Lublin, Poland
Sun 03 Aug, 2014 1:14 pm
Hello :)
And here is mine barbuta from Metropolitan Arts Museum :)
https://scontent-a-ams.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xaf1/t1.0-9/600928_409593982465593_1276292278_n.jpg
Made last year :)
Regards,
Mike from Poland
Posts: 2,307 Location: Croatia
Wed 20 Aug, 2014 3:23 pm
My new klappvisor
bascinet by Zsigmond Adamffy:
Posts: 186 Location: NYC
Thu 21 Aug, 2014 6:10 pm
helm
Hey guys.
I love my helmet. I see why the Greeks used the style for so long
However some of yours are pretty epic to
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Sat 23 Aug, 2014 7:27 pm
Lance
Love the pony tails
That helm makes me want to hit you
I'll be keeping an eye out for that target
(:
Posts: 159 Location: Nøtterøy, Norway
Fri 29 Aug, 2014 12:38 pm
My sallet. Based on an original at Leeds.
The sallet is treated with scorched cod liver oil. An experiment in metal treatment with coastal Scandinavian resources. The oil / grease should probably be from whale or seals. Cod liver oil might be a bit too labour intensive for manual fishery ...
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Fri 29 Aug, 2014 4:28 pm
Hi Tjarand,
I love that treatment! Can you tell us more about how you did it?
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Fri 29 Aug, 2014 8:32 pm
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Posts: 25 Location: Upper Peninsula, MI
Fri 29 Aug, 2014 8:49 pm
I like it. The way the claw is opened and pointing forward give it an aggressive, "Coming to get you" sort of look, if that makes sense.
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Fri 29 Aug, 2014 9:34 pm
Hi Collin,
Thanks - I like it too!
And I like your sense of the intent and 'motion' imparted by the angle. Most of the images of claw-topped helmets that we have (and I'm guessing most of these are from the Pastrana Tapestries) show the claws as all 'seated' on, or touching the helmet, and I like having something inspired by this, but not of the exact same form.
I was also curious about this choice of crest - were they slightly representative of being 'under' the domain of the double-headed eagle of the HRE? (But this doesn't account for the Pastrana helmets.) Or were they meant to somehow show some kind of affinity with the eagle itself, or an association of meanings of power, predation, and so on? Or were they just a motif of some kind, without a direct or literal connection to the content (think the ubiquity of Che t-shirts today, perhaps)?
In any case, it also dawned on me that the eagle foot could be 'read' in almost the opposite way: the suggested eagle could be more 'active' - that the wearer would effectively be 'caught' by the claws. In this way, the 'raised' claw on my repro then actually becomes a 'descending' foot, about to land.
So, whether open and 'I'm coming to get you', or descending and having a sense of motion and threat ... it gives a more engaging feel than just the 'prone' claw, I think.
On another note, it was fun to make such a modification to a helmet. I already had another sallet with pre-drilled holes for a crest. To that one, I added a double-headed eagle, which I liked a lot. But actually making the decision to drill an intact helmet all for the sake of adding a crest that I wasn't sure would work or not was a completely different decision - there was almost a sense of not wanting to interfere with the armourer's original work, and leave it 'as it was intended to be'.
Finally finding some images that showed that the original Walters sallet had crest holes helped shift this. And, having now done it, I'm not less squeamish about modding other gear. Perhaps others who've added crests to helmets can include them in this thread too!
Posts: 150 Location: Malaysia
Thu 23 Oct, 2014 12:26 pm
I had custom ordered a Dargen
great helm from Mardinus, 2mm spring steel. Though I can notice some riveting mistake and not the most accurate, but it is definite worth the money.
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After installed the padding lining,
polishing and oiling.
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(Sorry if the mess bother you)
Posts: 393 Location: New York
Mon 16 Feb, 2015 10:10 pm
Painted my kettle hat , but my hand writing is very bad.
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Posts: 4 Location: Sweden
Thu 26 Feb, 2015 10:26 am
[ Linked Image ] Sugarloaf 3mm stainless steel. With a not that historicly correct paintjob.
But its from the Island of Roses (Wisby)
Posts: 165 Location: Suburbs of Wash D.C.
Fri 27 Feb, 2015 6:58 am
A line-up of some of my helms.
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And my Pembridge greathelm over the
bascinet w/torse mantle and crest on it.
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And a close-up of the modified crest (Knightly Arts) w/tongue and glass eyes installed:
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Posts: 643 Location: Minnesota, USA
Fri 27 Feb, 2015 7:00 pm
Terry,
First off, nice partial collection. :)
Secondly, your “Pembridge greathelm over
bascinet w/torse mantle and crest” is very attractive! :eek:
Posts: 2 Location: Dalheim
Fri 28 Aug, 2015 10:01 am
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