Russian helm recommendations?

[Voislava Pevtsova]

Hello!

I'm trying to get suited up for heavy combat in the SCA. I've played for several years, and have a (constantly developing) Russian persona, but I'm totally new to fighting. I'm wondering if any of you could point me in the direction of a solid/dependable armorer who can make a helm like this:

http://members.ozemail.com.au/~chrisand ... zdovo1.jpg

Described in more detail here:

http://members.ozemail.com.au/~chrisand ... elmets.htm

As luck would have it, I found an image of this type of helm (scroll down a bit) in another forum after doing a basic google search, but I didn't see its creator named anywhere. I *really* like the looks of it, horsetail and all:

http://historum.com/medieval-byzantine- ... mor-3.html

I contacted someone a couple of months ago about making this style, but they haven't returned the last few emails I sent, so I'm moving on. Hopefully, you kind folks can give me a nudge in the right direction.

Thanks so much for reading!

Lady Voislava Pevtsova

[BeerCzar]

Here are a few links.

Cheers and Good Luck!


http://store.fastcommerce.com/icefalcon ... 0a6-p.html - Ice Falcon

http://www.windrosearmoury.com/zc/index ... cts_id=651 - Windrose Armory

https://sites.google.com/site/knotwolfa ... /past-work - Knotwolf Armory

[Sevastian]

http://aesirmetalwyrks.com/index.php?ma ... 2a23d1c1b0

And Andej's work:
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=134068

[Fedor Poriadnich]

Aesir has a huge selection!
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... 999&type=3

[Cedric Adolphus]

+1 for Aesir, he makes the best Russian SCA stuff I've seen.

If you want cheaper Wild Armoury is also quite good.

[Morgan AEthelwulf]

+ 1 for Aesir he has done tons of Russian helms his FB page has more stuff on it
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id ... Metalwyrks

[Varukh]

if i ever buy another Rus helm it will be from Aesir I have seen multiples of his rus helms and they are the best ones out there in my opinion. a bit pricy, but you definitely get what you pay for.

[Urban]

Aesir, I've seen that exact helm a few times. Excellent stuff.

[Voislava Pevtsova]

You folks are great! Thanks so much.

[Mikhailov]

I would definitely recommend Duke Icefalcon. I recently received a helm from His Grace and I did a brief write up of it in this thread. As a fellow Rus, I knew I needed a significantly Russian helm, but I went a slightly different direction than what you're looking for. His Grace's quality is unparalleled, but very pricey.

Buy once, cry once, I always say. Best of luck in your search for a helm!

[Voislava Pevtsova]

That's a nice looking helm! Thank you for the suggestion!

I love "Buy once, cry once." I'm *so* going to use that on my husband when I figure out what I want to get. Heh...

[John S.]

Try dropping Dave Rylak/Cet a line to see if he's armouring again. He did a good job on my Rus helm based on the one found in Nikolskoye.

[Eyvandr]

I would recommend Dave at Aesir Metalworks. He did mine.

[Andrej Evtuh]

No matter in what armory you will order a helmet. Buy this type of helmet http://www.massruestung.com/product_inf ... lskoe.html
or this type of helmet http://www.massruestung.com/product_inf ... moscu.html