LF Childrens helms

Seved Ribbing · Post by **Seved Ribbing** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 4:15 pm

Anyone make and sell kids helms? My daughter is 12 and likes to fight. I am not interested in hockey helmets.

Zweihammer · Post by **Zweihammer** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 5:14 pm

Greetings Seved Ribbing-
I don't know what your requirements are beyond children's helm for your 12 year old daughter. But I have some leftover, small size, light gauge kits for assembling a Valsgarde 6 style helm. They are identical to what is on our website, but are either 14 ga. mild steel or 16 ga. stainless. I only have a couple left but I would be willing to let them go cheep! Like $40 delivered in the US. I don't offer them normally, these are left from a group buy for a school a few years ago.

Finnvarthr Finnbogason · Fri Mar 12, 2010 6:53 pm

Zweihammer, PM sent! Email sent! I want in on that deal!

Oswyn_de_Wulferton · Post by **Oswyn_de_Wulferton** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 7:53 pm

HE was selling some foam ones.

Odd · Post by **Odd** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 8:23 pm

PM sent, Zweihammer.

Owyn · Post by **Owyn** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 8:53 pm

Two more years, and I'll be looking to commission a couple of these myself.

bigjon · Post by **bigjon** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 9:28 pm

PM sent

Angusm0628 · Post by **Angusm0628** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 10:49 pm

I think it was Bokalo that was offering aluminium helms for youth fighting as well.

Seved Ribbing · Post by **Seved Ribbing** » Sun Mar 14, 2010 3:23 pm

Zweihammer wrote:Greetings Seved Ribbing-
I don't know what your requirements are beyond children's helm for your 12 year old daughter. But I have some leftover, small size, light gauge kits for assembling a Valsgarde 6 style helm. They are identical to what is on our website, but are either 14 ga. mild steel or 16 ga. stainless. I only have a couple left but I would be willing to let them go cheep! Like $40 delivered in the US. I don't offer them normally, these are left from a group buy for a school a few years ago.

Sounds great! I have sent you a pm...two actually.

Errant Knight · Post by **Errant Knight** » Sun Mar 14, 2010 5:40 pm

I have a Norman nasal & St Wenseclause helm which might fit. They are for Living History though.

Zweihammer · Post by **Zweihammer** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 2:18 am

PMs replied to and the four I had available for this appear to be spoke for. If any back out I will let the next on the list know.
I realize inexpensive helms will always have a market, but is there really many looking for something for their children out of light gauge steel/stainless? I though most youth rules precluded metal as a material.

Finnvarthr Finnbogason · Mon Mar 15, 2010 3:28 pm

No, actually it seems that most are OK with metal helms and encourage period looking gear. They do, however, stress that the developing body cannot support the weight of a 12lb helm so 18ga ms or equivalent is probably good. These are Meridian YC rules I'm going by, but I see alot of hockey helemts and baseball helmets being used and they are not equivalent to 18ga MS, I would think. I've been wanting to get one of these for some time now and can only assume that you would find a demand for your helms in youth sizes. perhaps a run in aluminum or 18ga stainless or similar?