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Yea, and verily, did I wrassle me with some thrice damned 304.





And it turned out ok.
Started with 304 stainless steel, 0.090" or about 13 gauge.
Grill is mild steel. Primered and painted.
All rivets are stainless (and boy howdy was they a durn treat to peen over!)

It's very damned sturdy. If they don't bury you in this helmet, it's because your grandkids stole it.

Measures at the brow line from the inside about:
27.25" circ.
9.75" front to back.
7.5" side to side.

He is kinda long and skinny.
Fit's on my 24" rock bin with 1 layer blue camp pad, with a little bit of wobble and bobble.
Could go up to that, given a long skinny head.
I would say optimal for 23.5" head though.

Would like $600.00 + $35.00 shipping and handling to CONUS.

Nice, Matt - clean lines...when are you going to learn to charge what you are really worth?

And for the rest of you, buy this guy's work! I still owe him a review on the burgeonet he built me, but damn is it sweet!

Hans

Nice bucket, Matt!

Very nice Matt! If you feel like dabbling in a simple open face early period Sallet in devil's ore, let me know. Would gladly pay for your dabblings!

Simple and nice lines. Someone is going to look spiff in this, GLWS!

Graf Hans wrote: the burgeonet he built me, but damn is it sweet!

I think it is probably top dog in my 'portfolio'.

GunnarUlfson wrote:Very nice Matt! If you feel like dabbling in a simple open face early period Sallet in devil's ore, let me know. Would gladly pay for your dabblings!

I can't promise that, or even pretend to it. I've got some issues to work out with the devil ore in general before I do much more. Also... I'm personally not of the opinion that there's anything simple on a Sallet.

I love this helm it is well worth $600 but the average peasant does not have $600 that is why matt also sells reasonable armor for us cheap peons thank you matt

Moved to Etsy. PM me if that don't work for you.

mattmaus wrote:Also... I'm personally not of the opinion that there's anything simple on a Sallet.

Well, maybe "simple" as in "you simply have to have 150 hours or so of raising experience, and then you can simply hit it the bare minimum number of times to make it a sallet".
But even if it only takes 6 hours to make that hat, you're still amortizing a bunch of hammers and stakes and torches and grinding equipment, so the price goes way north of $600.

just to be clear, by devils ore, you mean nickel correct?

Bigben wrote:just to be clear, by devils ore, you mean nickel correct?

AISI Type 304 Stainless Steel

Subcategory: Ferrous Metal; Heat Resisting; Metal; Stainless Steel; T 300 Series Stainless Steel

Close Analogs: UNS S30400; AMS 5501, 5513, 5560, 5565; ASME SA182, SA194 (8), SA213, SA240; ASTM A167, A182, A193, A194

Key Words: aisi304, aisi 304, T304, T 304, SUS304, SS304, 304SS, 304 SS, UNS S30400, AMS 5501, AMS 5513, AMS 5560, AMS 5565, AMS 5566, AMS 5567, AMS 5639, AMS 5697, ASME SA182, ASME SA194 (8), ASME SA213, ASME SA240, ASME SA249, ASME SA312, ASME SA320 (B8), ASME SA358, ASME SA376, ASME SA403, ASME SA409, ASME SA430, ASME SA479, ASME SA688, ASTM A167, ASTM A182, ASTM A193, ASTM A194, ASTM A666, FED QQ-S-763, MILSPEC MIL-S-5059, SAE 30304, DIN 1.4301, X5CrNi189, B.S. 304 S 15, EN 58E, PN 86020 (Poland), OH18N9, ISO 4954 X5CrNi189E, ISO 683/13 11, 18-8


Component Wt. %
C Max 0.08
Cr 18 - 20
Fe 66.345 - 74
Mn Max 2
Ni 8 - 10.5
P Max 0.045
S Max 0.03
Si Max 1



I ain't barely smrt enuff to spell my own name... but that there, that's witchcraft.

Boner ? Boner Boner Boner Ahhh yea thats the one.

Uilliam Le Syngur Ingelrie wrote:Boner ? Boner Boner Boner Ahhh yea thats the one.

What you do with it AFTER the sale is up to you... before then, we got's to draw some lines.

So... yeah... bumping again.

If you haven't seen this thread: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=171370&p=2614042#p2614042

I have a coupon going for 30% off anything!

To put that in perspective, that makes my price of $600.00 on this guy a mere $420.00!!!!

Make sure you use the coupon code - 3DAYWEEKEND - to get that price.