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Main => The Armoury => Topic started by: Sir Edward on 2008-11-18, 01:09:02
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My new GDFB kettle helm just came in, and I picked up a Windlass warhammer:
(http://ed.toton.org/photos/2008/weapons/a2576.jpg) (http://ed.toton.org/photos/2008/weapons/a2576b.jpg)
...mmmm, toys :)
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suh-weet! ;D
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Awesome, Ed! (I'd already seen the hammer, so you already knew I liked that. :) ) Funny, I just ordered a GDFB kettle hat today to go with my "other" harness (the one I plan to blacken). I ordered the other model. David also just ordered one, which is the same one you have here.
I have to say, for the price, it looks remarkably good.
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Do you have a plan for a harness to go with the helmet? Or did you buy it just because its cool? ;) (I think many of us can relate to the latter...)
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nice! can u post another pic of the helm? are the spangen bands overlapping or all 1 piece? hows the edge where the horizontal band meets the brim? i've had my eye on this one as well as the other version. i dont know which i like more.
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I hadn't thought about a kit specifically; I mostly just thought it was cool. :) But I may build a kit around it.
It looks like the rim and skull portion are one piece dished to have that shape, rather than having the rim welded or riveted on. The spangen bands are all one piece (a large cross, essentially). The fit and finish is on par with the sallets we ordered previously, and it's lined the same way. The rolled edges around the rim almost look like they're rolled over the edge of the leather underneath, but in actuality they just perfectly meet.
Really not bad for the price at all.
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It'd be great for a man-at-arms kit.
I'm going to use mine with more complete plate... you don't see too many modern kits that do that. That's David's plan as well, as I understand it.
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Yeah, I was starting to think maybe a linen jack with jack chains or something. That would be pretty slick.
Your plate kit with it will be very interesting. So has David started ordering anything yet or is he still planning?
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Sweet Helm and Hammer...I've always had a certain fondness for hammers...A weapon good
for ALL occasions! ;D
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Yeah, I was starting to think maybe a linen jack with jack chains or something. That would be pretty slick.
Yes, it would!
Your plate kit with it will be very interesting.
The inspiration would be something akin to this:
http://mdz10.bib-bvb.de/~db/bsb00001840/images/index.html?seite=32
Though mine will be simpler. I'll likely order a Windrose bevor to use with it.
So has David started ordering anything yet or is he still planning?
He bought those gauntlets that Arms and Armor had for sale recently on their "Fall Muster" sales page. He also bought a breast plate and kettle hat from GDFB, which probably will arrive within a few days. And he already has the foundation garments, so when those come in, he'll actually have a partial harness. :)
I ordered my kettle hat within the same order, and I also ordered the Milanese Point-Tied arms (we ordered through work). I think its cool that more people are appreciating the kettle hat. :)
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Very cool. :)
Know any good deals on padded jacks?
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hehe good deals and padded jacks do not come in the same sentence. ;) that being said the spangen style kettle would be outdated somewhat for a 15thc jack and jack chains. the kettles are more 1 piece or 1 piece looking tops with large brims.
now your kettle would be awesome say 13thc... with a nice coat of plates over a surcoat over mail then over a gambeson. coif with the mantle under the surcoat. maybe soupcan knees and elbows with splinted greaves and vambracers. i have so been wanting to make that kit.
that being said : http://www.matuls.pl/index.php?Lng=1 or jsut http://www.matuls.pl/ is a really good place. :)
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Cool, that would make a great kit indeed! I've been wanting a coat of plates anyway for my other 13th/14th kit. And this would give me an excuse to get some splinted armor. :)
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oh yeah! awsome.
how is the wood on that axe handle? i know a friend of mine had a windlass and he hit a shield just goofing around and the shaft snapped! of course we made fun of him hehehe
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oh yeah! awsome.
how is the wood on that axe handle? i know a friend of mine had a windlass and he hit a shield just goofing around and the shaft snapped! of course we made fun of him hehehe
That seems to be the norm for Windlass hafts, unfortunately. I haven't seen anything recent to make me change that opinion. Still, the head on Ed's warhammer is surprisingly nice when seen up close.
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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.
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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.
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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/images/products/AB0367_1.jpg)
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.
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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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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.
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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Ahh, gotcha.
Do you have pics of its fit? I'm curious now.
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ya pics! thats the one i've had my eye on. i would replace the liner with a padded liner and wear a coif with it too. pics man pics!
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I'm still in the process of moving things out of storage, which means my camera has gone AWOL. I'll get back to you on that.
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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/images/products/AB0367_1.jpg)
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.
any update on this Bill? I tried on Sir Ed's this weekend, and while the medium fit, I could def tell it was heavy. BUT when i tried it on with a mail coif it sat on the top of my head. i didn't even have any padding in the helm or a padded coif under the mail. i was looking at this helmet too, but maybe I would need the large? I want to paint the insets red like those seen in the Mac Bible. i think it would make it stand out better!