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Black Great Helm 14th century
« on: 2013-07-29, 13:26:32 »
Probably have seen this one before but any thoughts on it for a black knight look .....
(Mine is already similar to this so ...)
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Re: Black Great Helm 14th century
« Reply #1 on: 2013-07-29, 14:59:41 »
That is a copy of the 'Kornburg Helm' housed at the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremburg, Germany.

Here's a photo of the original helm.  The real helmet's ocular is painted that latten color, it's not brass or bronze, and the paint is not thought to be original.  The mini-aventail hanging from it is also not thought to be original.  It's dated to the mid 14th century.  It's a cool looking helm!

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Re: Black Great Helm 14th century
« Reply #2 on: 2013-07-29, 20:01:26 »
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Re: Black Great Helm 14th century
« Reply #3 on: 2013-07-29, 22:05:06 »
One of my SCA buddies has it for his kit. I like it!!!!
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Re: Black Great Helm 14th century
« Reply #4 on: 2013-07-30, 07:32:36 »
That is a badass looking great helm!  :)
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Re: Black Great Helm 14th century
« Reply #5 on: 2013-07-30, 14:26:11 »
I like the look of it too ;)
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Re: Black Great Helm 14th century
« Reply #6 on: 2013-07-30, 15:07:20 »
Yea, that's smooth right there.
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