Acquired these two pieces a few months ago from a small armoury in Ukraine. Well finished work and very heavy, almost siege weight.

Regards,
Dan

Daniel,

I'm not sure why but with the bottom picture (facing the mannequin) it almost looks like he's got two helmets stacked on top of each other... I think it's because the lining matches the ribbon around it. Cool effect, but I was almost about to say 'hey well of course it feels heavy you're wearing them both at the same time" :P

Armet made by Jiri Klepac based on Piero Della Francesca's "Battle between Heraclius and Chosroes" painting. C45 steel, hardened and tempered. Helmet bowl and visor raised from 3mm plate. Crown jewel of my armour collection :)

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Well, my poor little collection is much lacking, I see. :\ Oh well....I like 'em! I apologize in advance for the piss-poor quality of the photos, but here are a few examples of helms....the way I see 'em. ;) ......McM

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The proper way an arming cap should fit....and NO, I'm NOT drunk---just very tired. :D

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The good way a maille coif should fit over an arming cap.

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My darkened Gothic sallet helm, made by Epic Armoury. Love it!

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Norman nasal helm...also a favorite!

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My darkened Sugarloaf, also by Epic Armoury. I have a full suit of armor to match this....looks totally cool to my wife...and that's all that matters to me. ;)

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My #1 favorite helm....a flat-top Crusader-style great helm...made by a company named 'Ectoria'. Never heard of them until recently, but it's a NICE helm! :D

In addition to my above post....come cooler weather in Texas (98%+ currently), I will be featuring my various kits and armors in the 'Show Us Your Kits And Harnesses' section. My niece, who is a photography professional, will be doing a photo-shoot with me...including various swords and other nefarious weapons in my collection. :cool: Yee-ahh, baby! :D .....McM

Family heirloom.

Note: the flash really makes the rust show up & appear much redder than it really is...

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And my new baby...just waiting on a paint job. :p ....McM

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It took two weeks, but I finally finished it. I've never made a helmet before, but I'd have to say that it's not bad if I'm allowed to praise my own work. I could have spent more time straightening the top edge, and I could also planish out the rough hammer marks, but my focus was on completion and fit especially.

First post here, btw. Not sure how these pics are going to show up. Do you have to host them from another page or something? Hope this works!

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Saying it's 'not bad' is understating yourself! I think you did a fine job, especially for a first attempt! :) Keep on hammering. You'll only get better! ;) .......McM

Hi all, I finally got my liner and aventail working correctly last week, so I wanted to show off a bit. This bascinet came with a padded liner and mantle but I never could get it to sit right with my aventail because it was too bulky. Finally I trimmed out two sections of the mantle and sewed it back together before folding the outside edge of the aventail under the mantle and stitching it together with heavy twine.
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What a huge difference it makes in terms of comfort! I wore it with an un-lined aventail for a couple years but I never liked it that way because the mail would slide around and snag on things. Now the padding keeps everything in place and turning my head is much easier. It even has that nice rounded look you see on effigies. So for those of you with aventails, get some padding under there! It's a night and day difference.

Hi, one newbie question
Where can I buy helmets? Let's say I'd like to buy a gladiator helmet but I don't know where to buy them from :P

Hi heres my latest thinking of giving it heavy rust pattina

I might buy this next?
https://medieval-armour.com/medieval-helmets/battle-ready-helmets/viking-combat-helmet-battle-ready-1-html

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Some threatment with Acid

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Finally got around to assembling my IKEA glass display and some led's.
Sallet on top is from Francois L'Archeveque and the 2 bottom ones are from Albert Collins. And some Siegburg pottery because I only have 3 helmets ;-)
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