I've been looking for a full suit of armor (mostly for decoration but want it to look as realistic as possible) and ideally have a helmet with "metal wings" off the side (either like eagle wings or some other wing type shape) but haven't had much luck finding anything like that.

Does anyone have any suggestions or know some good sources to look?

Thanks,

Brian

Brian,
Hello and welcome to myArmoury.com. :) I've moved your topic to Off-Topic talk. The Marketplace forum is not for seeking advice of any kind, just for person-to-person sales.

To get the most help, you might need to let people know:

1) your approx. budget
2) What period(s) interest you the most
3) How important historical accuracy is to you

Doing a google search for "winged helm" turned up this:

http://www.stagesteel.com/armor-viking-helmet.htm

I don't know if that is what you are looking for, but if you do go a head and get a winged helm, don't wear it for reenactment combat. Someone catching a wing with a sword or axe will not be kind to your neck.

Then there's this, but now we're talking about some truly bonkers money. Parade helmet attrib. to Lorenz Helmschmeid. To have this made--if it could be done--with the appropriate harness.... :eek:

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Hey all,

Thanks for all the replies. I've done a little research and found some kind of cool helmet designs for Teutonic knights, but I guess the winged part isn't essential. However, it'd be very nice to get some armor with some intricate designs that are cool to look at.

I did find a helmet on a miniature knight that was close to what I had in mind here: http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/yhst-87491460501412_2117_32346510.jpg (although the wings don't have to be as big)

And on that same site, I found a couple full suits of armor that were okay but not quite as intricate as I wanted them to be:

http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/yhst-87491460501412_2117_10360392.jpg -- looks a bit too basic and no intricate designs
http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/yhst-87491460501412_2117_10763881.jpg -- a little more intricate but don't like the black color

Hopefully that gives a basic idea, but I was wondering if there are any dealers or sites that I maybe don't know about that would have a lot more to look at? I've found maybe two or three sites tops that have more than one or two suits of armor.

Thanks again!

Brian

In the context of tournament or parade, you could attach parchment or hardened leather wings to just about any Great Helm and be consistent with numerous 13th-14th century era surviving documents depicting exactly such a thing.

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Is there a list of websites that sell full armor suits? I've only seen a couple that I can find through some Google searches that have more than one or two a piece. Any popular suggestions?

Thanks! Didn't even see those links the first time around. Seems like a ton of them so I'll get digging.