German and Northern European Helms.
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As
the Middle
Ages drew to a close, jousting arose as the sport of more than just
the
nobility...it became profitable to more and more people. The
armour
changed, covering more of the body. The bevor and visored helmet
became
more common. This is the usual helm used by the professionals
and
the mercenaries in war rather than in the joust. The narrow
eyeslot
was proof against most descending arrows, and it still provided more
visibility
than you might imagine. It is very easy to breathe in this
helm.
In less nerve wracking moments, the visor would be slid up to give a
better
view and to show the face.
My inspiration for this helm...
(and I have no
idea who
drew this picture. If I did I would credit her immediatly.)
another pic of this helm...or rather, my interpretation of it. (its a pic of a work in progress but you get the picture...)click on the thumbnails to see them full size.
From the side and closed........... 
From the side and open.............
From dead on in front................
With visor raised up ..................
Like the viking helmets on page 1, a sheepskin padding will do
nicely,
or I can make you a leather suspension system ... either which
would
cost
$42.00
11k
German
War Helm
(We only made it because it is period....honest!)
My inspiration for making this helm...
(click
on image to see full size picture)
The 1300s saw a transition between chain and plate armour.
This
remarkably ugly but very period style was very common, and
variations
were
common which all looked like Baron von Frankenstein's
monster.
Note
that they often painted these in great colours and designs...this
improves
its looks a lot! When you consider that a secondary use for
the
helm
was to frighten your enemies, well, I guess this would do
it!
Some have described it as a "landing pad for a sword", but how you
gonna
get a sword way up there...he's on a horse! A sword would
have to
go through two layers of steel, then be stopped by the chain mail
underneath.
Then there would be two inches of built up coiled soft rope
padding
underneath THAT. Nah, in fighting, nothing comes straight
down
except
maybe arrows, and by the time they are falling vertically, they
are
about
spent anyway. The hardest thing about making this helm is making
it
look
machine made...any little hammer mark shows like a chimney sweep
on an
ice flow. Please note that they are in two styles..............one
has
the back curtain all the way down the back...the other style has a
moveable
curtain halfway down the back. Sort of a cheapo lobster
tail.
The lobster tailed one might be a little more delicate than the
plain
one.
Neither are period of course...they never actually had protection
on
the
back of the neck. Please specify which one you want
when
ordering.
Close up view of this helm..........click HERE
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(click on pic to see full sized version)
Chinese inspired helm. Kind of a fun sort of project....a
lot
of jigsaw work!
30 day warranty....if it doesn't fit, or even if you have decided
this
sport is not for you, return it within a month for full no
nonsense, no
questions asked refund.
