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Pics of sallet crests/plumes?

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 3:31 pm
by Rainald
Any body have any pics of period crests for sallets? Both of my pictures seem to have been vaporized.

One showed a side view of a helm with 3 feather looking objects and a brooch shape in the center. The other I believe was a round ball shape.

I'm trying to put something together for crested helm tourney use and want something that loooks fairly period.

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 4:37 pm
by Winterfell
Generally a sallet might have a head roll that would have plumes attached to its front,
The other was a ball that attached to the top of the sallet that also would have a plume attached to it. But for sallets you would not have a heraldic crest.
I'll find some pics



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Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 4:41 pm
by Winterfell
Graham Turner has some excellant imagery:
http://www.studio88.co.uk/acatalog/Bigpix/towton_details.html
I'll have to find some more

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 5:24 pm
by Raymund
Another method is shown on the St George statue in Riddarkyrkan in Stockholm:

http://w1.600.telia.com/~u60000007/misc/sallet.jpg

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