Im not greatly into Celtic, Greek, Roman and other earlier gear but I know that some of you are, and would appreciate the (second) site posted below. I was making a point on another forum recently about the greater variety of gear made by some German groups and companies and a couple of Czech groups and one or two in Canada and Australia.
I wont go into it all here as its a bit lenghty but you can read it if you want.... http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=65546 ......it ended up having some great information !
.......and then I came across this group who I had seen before.........
http://www.hallstattzeit.de/Rekonstruktion/Helm/helm.html
I was very impressed with their work ( although not my area) and also their great photography ! They have quite a lot of albums if you go to the gallery and scroll right down. I find it very inspiring because of their detail and the effort put into the gear, the web-site and the photos.

Enjoy !

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Thanks for the link, Merv. Yes, their photography is well done. Though, I think they take their reenactments a little too seriously for me!
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Brrrr! This looks COLD.

Yes guys, I agree totally ! I myself wouldnt know a Greek Hoplite from a Geek Hopheavy ! And as for "celts" ...if you browse their many albums there are certinally more conventional celtic warriors and celt-maidens to see.
I think they portray that long lost group of wandering Greek mercinaries that became disorintated while trying to find America and decided to become Celts instead. The warriors later took to the unusual ploy of trying to terrify their enemies by wearing a dead skunk on their helmets ! I know of several reenactment groups who seem to be trying hard to portray this anachromatic group ! ....... :wtf:

I don't think you can fault anyone who would take an impression as far as the fellow in the snow. This may be
a gratuitous question, but you don't think they did this stuff "Regimental"? BURRRRRR!
Now a question regarding La Tene and and Halstatt cultures, they were at the least proto-Celtic if not really
Celtic. So, were the Germans people who, as some claim, metalurgy skill poor hanging on the fringes of the
more technologically advanced Celtic peoples, or were the lines less clear as others (pro German culturists?)
have averred? I have no agenda here, since by family make up either way I win. Learned thoughts?

Doug Gentner

"A plague of all Cowards!"
Falstaff, Hank IV part 1

That´s Stefan in an east-hallstatt-amoured-outfit.

The east-hallstatt-circle was from middle bavaria over austria to slovenia - and the greece (cuirass and greaves) and etruscian (helmet) trading goods was there for the high ranking men common. Note the battle-axe - this is the common side-weapon for an east-hallstatt noble. (in westhallstatt the sword). He has also two javelins.

The shield is reconstructed after east-hallstatt pictures from some situlae (bronze cattles).

On the day of this picture it was very snowy:

http://www.hallstattzeit.de/Galerie/Museum_Du..._gross.jpg

Note the colour of the skin on his legs! :wtf:

He´s a wired guy, but an excellend armour-maker! :lol:

That´s not comon for the whole german living history scene, Steve! ;) Stefan is "special". (I guess that even the greek-enthusiastic esthallstatt people wear leggings and long tunics in the winter! :lol: )

But:

I´ll wait for the next winter to make some nice ice-age pics with my paleolithic recos! :D