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(Photos to follow when I can unearth the camera)

As part of a drive to get back into SCA rattan combat, I'm adjusting my harness timewise and that means a different helm.

I have a bascinet with a pivoting bargrill visor. This fits a medium-sized head (23") It's been fitted with a hand-sewn linen liner, chinstrap kit and a full set of bronze vervelles. It's been very lightly used and is in great condition.

I'm seeking an equivalent helm appropriate for 15th century Italy - a sallet or barbuta.

If any interested party would like to examine the helm, I'll be at Pennsic for Middle Weekend. PM me here to schedule an appointment.

Do you still have this?

http://s1316.photobucket.com/user/samue ... A%20Images

Photobucket library with several shots.

I did not make that helmet, no idea who did.

My apologies, sir.

No problem, wish I knew who made it as the style is familiar.

I bought it at Pennsic 12(?) years ago, and I thought that I bought it from an arms merchant sharing space with a book dealer (or who sent his wares to war in the keeping of the book dealer). I also bought a spear-tip kit and a chinstrap kit from the same outfit

Though it occurs to me that the seller mentioned that some of the helms on the shelf were from another source.

The snapshot with a close-up of the vervelles also shows the maker's mark - an elephant stepping on an anvil?

Pietro da San Tebaldo wrote:The snapshot with a close-up of the vervelles also shows the maker's mark - an elephant stepping on an anvil?

Never seen that one before! You might want to make a separate post in Armour Construction to get more eyes on it for identification.