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Finally they sell a kettle helm that I LIKE

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Sir James A:
Yeah, that looks like it fits very well. Congrats!

Sir William:
Nice find, Ulrich.

Sir Ulrich:
I'm GLAD they sold this type, I was close to ordering overseas to get this one cause it's similar to Joe Metz's kettle helm here http://www.flickr.com/photos/8765199@N07/7415154852/# which I wanted but I dont have 600 bucks to pay for a custom job. Thankfully I can tell this helm I got was made by hand as the hammer marks are still there and the pieces are riveted together unlike my old one which was welded together. The 2 dome halfs are welded together but they are riveted as well so it doesnt really matter, they probably were historically made from halves too which were then riveted together in a spangenhelm design.

Sir James A:
I think technically that is an overseas helmet, since it's by GDFB, in the UK. They have US distributors, but the stuff comes from the UK originally - but without the longer wait. Win-win.

Sir Ulrich:
For some reason that distributor was selling GDFB UK stuff and had it in stock, they even sold this odd viking helm I never seen before. I do think they sell it in the USA now though cause I checked GDFB's USA site and it was on a list of stuff I never seen before there, including a nice great helm which I plan to purchase once I find a distributor for it.
http://www.casiberia.com/category/helmets/2200
I'm glad I lucked out though cause I been needing a kettle helm that would fit over my coif for quite a while. It is a bit heavy though it weighs like 7-8 pounds which is A TON for a kettle helm. Also was hand made, can tell cause it has the hammer marks all over it and some scale on the bottom brim which is mostly covered with leather.

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