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Marc-Antoine Jean
Location: Canada Joined: 10 Dec 2005
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 Posted: Fri 04 Jan, 2008 7:09 am Post subject: check out the new sallet made by Françoir L'Archevêque |
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Made in the Augsburg style around 1480.
For the eyes only.
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Torsten F.H. Wilke
Location: Irvine Spectrum, CA Joined: 01 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Fri 04 Jan, 2008 10:19 am Post subject: |
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This is a very nice example indeed! Workmanship looks to be of premier quality, and the lines are spot-on. I wonder what the liner looks like...
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Sean Belair
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wow that is a stunning sallet. top notch
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Ed Toton
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Jean Thibodeau
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| Posted: Fri 04 Jan, 2008 11:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Ed Toton wrote: | | Very nice! I want it. |
Well if you are serious about that here is his web site: http://www.flarcheveque.com/
François is a member here although he doesn't post often so you could P.M. him any questions.
The helm in the pic is NOT his least costly ! A bit of sticker shock there but he does make some less expensive helms.
The raised from one piece helms are 2 or 3 times as costly as the ones he makes welded from two pieces.
I handled a couple of his helms a while back and they are very well made with the thickness varying on different parts of the helms and not just made from uniform thickness steel plate sheeting. ( At least as far as I can remember: Marc-Antoine should be able to confirm this as he is very familiar with his work ).
François is also very " living history strict " about period authenticity if that is important to you.
You can easily give up your freedom. You have to fight hard to get it back!
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Hugo Voisine
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Wow, very nice sallet. 
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I agree, denting it would be a real shame. 
« Que dites-vous ?... C'est inutile ?... Je le sais !
Mais on ne se bat pas dans l'espoir du succès !
Oh ! non, c'est bien plus beau lorsque c'est inutile ! »
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Marc-Antoine Jean
Location: Canada Joined: 10 Dec 2005
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As I can remember when I first saw the sallet unfinished at the Saint-Colomban ren fair (north of Montreal) the metal was thicker at some spots ont the helm due to the hot raising process.
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