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Jeffrey Hildebrandt
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 Posted: Tue 09 Oct, 2012 8:46 pm Post subject: Madeln A replica from Royal Oak Armoury |
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I have just finished a great helm modelled on the Madeln A, one of the earliest extant great helms, from c1250. The original was buried under rubble at Schloss Madeln during the earthquake of 1356, and has been housed in the Cantonal Museum in Liestal, Switzerland since its discovery and restoration.
My version is made of 14 gauge throughout, with a 10 gauge faceplate (at the customer's request). It is fitted with a quilted linen liner, modelled after those depicted on roughly contemporary tomb sculptures.
Questions or comments welcome.
-Hildebrandt
Royal Oak Armoury
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Matt Corbin
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I don't really have any expertise in this period...but I think that turned our real nice  I has a utilitarian look about it that I can really appreciate. It looks like a helm that was meant to be used.
“This was the age of heroes, some legendary, some historical . . . the misty borderland of history where fact and legend mingle.”
- R. Ewart Oakeshott
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Devon Fraser Pollock
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This helm is gorgeous, Im jealous of the person who commissioned it... ;-) Just kidding, it was me. Im really looking forward to holding it in my hands.
"May those that love you, love you. And those that don't love you, may god turn their hearts. And those whose hearts cannot be turned, may he turn their ankle so you will know them by their limp" - Scottish blessing
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