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New helm and hammer
Sir Edward:
I agree. I suspect the haft will not be terribly durable, but I got it mostly for the head anyway, since I figure if the haft breaks, re-hafting wouldn't be that big of a deal.
Sir Matthew:
I certainly like that hammer, and have begun looking for a nice one myself to go with a mid 14thc Tuetonic Knight kit I am working on. I am under the impression that they favored hammers. Being that I wear a kettle helm with my current armor (a brigandine jack), I too appreciate the kettle helm gaining popularity. my next helm will probably be a sugar loaf to go with my Tuetonic. I will be wearing riveted mail with leather and plate splint armor over it. It should look sweet when I am done sometime late next season or for early the following season.
Das Bill:
So both David and I got our Kettle Hats today. David got the same one as Ed, and we both really like it. It fits both of us really well, and looks great... I'm considering purchasing one myself at some point.
Mine I'm not terribly crazy about. It isn't bad, but its much bigger than I expected. I bought this one:
http://www.casiberia.com/product_details.asp?id=AB0367
Its actually pretty decent from a construction point of view. The lines and shaping are pretty good. It just seems kind of enormous on my head compared to all of the other Medium sized GDFB helmets. I played with the liner to make my head sink into it more, but ultimately it just looks weird. David tried it on too, and it was the same thing. I might have to try it on with a coif.
Sir Edward:
Yeah, it might work much better with the coif. I know the helm I got fits great with nothing else, but I haven't tried that one with a coif either. I'm surprised the sizing isn't more consistent.
Das Bill:
--- Quote from: Sir Edward on 2008-11-21, 14:41:17 ---
Yeah, it might work much better with the coif. I know the helm I got fits great with nothing else, but I haven't tried that one with a coif either. I'm surprised the sizing isn't more consistent.
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Its not that the fit is big, because that's fairly similar with both helmets, I think. The whole helmet seems much bigger in proportion, so it looks odd.
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