Pioneer Helm, can you make it?

[Ld. Ondart de Clermont]

A squire brother of mine is looking to get an SCA legal version of this helm made in stainless. What do you think? Anyone interested in giving it a go? What kind of price range/time frame would we be looking at. To be honest, I don't know for sure just *when* he wants it, but I will find out soon.


[img]http://home.iquest.net/~borokotor/pioneer.jpg[/img]



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Ld. Ondart de Clermont
Squire to Ivar Rhidri Eithr Drenger
Haus Kriegsturm
Barony of Sternfeld
Middle Kingdom
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[Brandr hinn Rusli]

I am developing a pattern for the coppergate which is very similar to the pioneer, just more pretty brass work on it. I hope to get a prototype of it made by mid January, but this would only be a dress lid, but might have a pattern that could be supplied and added to (Back plate added (solid or slats?) and then whatever choice of front plate.

You might want to talk to White Mountain since his saxon ridge helm.

[img]http://www.thegreenman.net/wma/anglehat.jpg[/img]

And brittanic ridge helm.
[img]http://www.thegreenman.net/wma/britt3.jpg[/img]

are very close in appearance to the pioneer. I doubt you could get the boar to be legal, but all the rest seems very 'doable'.

Brandr hinn Rusli

[This message has been edited by Brandr hinn Rusli (edited 11-24-2000).]

[Sasha]

I have made small metal crests like the boar before. I made them SCA legal by mounting them into a shallow socket with a very strong spring (exactly like the old Mercedes Benz hood ornaments). Worked like a treat.

Sasha
Riverforge

[Garridan]

Lol, Sasha... maybe I should put a mercedes benz hood ornament on my helm... It'd go with a verticle bar grill very nicely
I'd be worried about hitting that with a sword head on, though... that'd pinpoint the force, possibly enough to put a sizeable dent in the top... not to mention the wear&tear on the sword...
--tom

[Ld. Ondart de Clermont]

[img]http://home.iquest.net/~borokotor/pion-h03.jpg[/img]
I believe he may want a bar cage in the back. He likes the heavy chain hanging off the back. maybe with a leather piece (kinda like wolfs) between the back bar cage and the heavy chains and he also wants the boar(I had questions about how well that would work) but I think that the crest is one of the main selling points of that helm for him


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Ld. Ondart de Clermont
Squire to Ivar Rhidri Eithr Drenger
Haus Kriegsturm
Barony of Sternfeld
Middle Kingdom
House Kriegsturm Message Board

[This message has been edited by Ld. Ondart de Clermont (edited 11-24-2000).]

[This message has been edited by Ld. Ondart de Clermont (edited 11-24-2000).]

[Guest]

I can do it. Since I am low on orders right now, probably only take me about a month.

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[white mountain armoury]

i was contacted about that helm, could be the same person, im not taking orders untill jan though