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Frog Face helms
Sir Wolf:
oh yes they do. but your looking at a ton of cash. like 1000s for a good one
Ian:
The frogmouth helm was the final evolutionary step of the great helm. By the end of the 14th century the great helm had mostly been relegated to use exclusively in tournament. It's shape continues to change with that usage in mind and developed in to the frogmouth of the mid 15th to early 16th century. If you look at representative great helms from the 13th century on you can see the shape continually get more and more streamlined and go from the typical barrell design to incorporate more and more angled glancing surfaces.
Here's a good read on great helm development:
http://www.myarmoury.com/feature_spot_ghelm.html
Here's a high quality reproduction:
http://wassonartistry.com/armor.php?w=16thjoust
Leganoth:
--- Quote from: Sir Wolf on 2011-10-22, 12:36:33 ---oh yes they do. but your looking at a ton of cash. like 1000s for a good one
--- End quote ---
Oh jesus thats alot for a helm
Sir William:
Leg, you get what you pay for, remember that- especially with armor. As quality goes up, so does price. Are you a member of the Armour Archive? http://www.armourarchive.com
There are a number of armorers on there who take commissions...it would be worth your while to find out who can do it and what they'd charge for it so you have an idea.
Sir Wolf:
http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=141191 here is a great bassinet with a frog visor for 500
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