My Kit...14th Century for CotT (SCA Legal)

[Lord Chagatai]

those are nice and it is beginning to look good...I for one am glad I am a mongol cause that would just take me to long to armor up...right now I can armor up pretty fast and have very loose fitting clothes, cause I like you need a lot of room!!


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[Don Jorge]

So I just got this message from the armorer who made my helmet:

"July 27, 2014 , 7:22 pm
Processed Through Sort Facility
ISC NEW YORK NY(USPS)"

So excited!

[Ian]

Awesome!  Just a few days now!  Post plenty of pics!

[Don Jorge]

UPDATE: My helmet was sent back to Ukraine and then he resent it when he received in December...this time using "Express Air Mail"

I just received it today. Here is a mini-review!

Okay, so it looks like it was sent via air mail December 9th 2014. It is a great helmet...the shape is even better than I hoped! It lines up on my eyes perfectly and had the satin finish I asked for...

Now the bad parts...

It has lots of surface rust...probably due to being shipped in a bag vs a box? Being wrapped in plastic instead of a textile that would keep the oil rather than evaporating surely didn't help...it has been almost 4 months so can't expect it to not have some rust.

It is a tad tight and I wish the period liner was sewn in and not riveted across the the whole helmet. The weld is a bit unsightly but you have to lift up the liner to see it.

The aventail he told me he was gifting me was not in the package.

The bargrill I paid for was not in the package.

Honestly if I had my bar grill and not quite so much surface rust I would be VERY satisfied...I have to check with some calipers to see if it is the right gauge...also need to see how heavy it is...but looks plenty safe for SCA

Now to get a scotch brite pad and go at it for an hour or two...

Here is a link to the pictures I took with my phone (don't worry Sir William I have made it a public album for you ):
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10101411235749228.1073741828.18723854&type=1&l=d8d9238f9c

[Thorsteinn]

Nice! When will you have the aventail on?

[Sir James A]

Excellent!

Armor stretches as dished and worked, so a helmet that started as 10 gauge steel sheet may be only 12 gauge in finished form.

[Don Jorge]

Thorsteinn he didn't send it

Brucer on AA says maybe Dmitiry mixed our orders and sent him my bar grill and aventail...

I went to home depot and got a sanding block and some 400 grit and 800 grit...800 was too fine...took off the rust but messed up the polish so I took some 400 and with my hand fixed the polish a bit. Here are some pics of where it is after 45 min or so...I will oil it up and go at it with a fresh 400 grit strip to properly even the polish back to the original polish






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[Don Jorge]

Just spoke to Dimitry and he is going to send me an aventail and bar grill!

Here is where I am on cleaning up the helm...mostly done

[Ian]

How's he going to fit a bargrill to a helmet he doesn't have?  Or did he build it already and just forget to send it?

[Don Jorge]

I think it is the latter...he sold to someone on AA the same helmet so maybe he got confused when setting up the order? Not sure...I hope it works out.

[Sir Nate]

Nice

[Thorsteinn]

Since you'll be so imposing in that kit; the first time on the field will you walk forward and say "Everybody... MOVE!!!" just for kicks?

[Sir William]

That's a sweet lid you have there, Jorge.  Nice acquisition!

[Don Jorge]

Thorsteinn, in LARP yes...in SCA, probably not...too many dukes in my neck of the woods...and they all know me and my device lol

[Sir James A]

Great job cleaning it up. Looks good! And that visor spring pin for safety is a great idea.