Name of Helm????

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Latheaxe
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Name of Helm????

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Hi, Could anybody tell me what the proper name for the helm Liam is wearing below??

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Also has anyone got any provenance for one of these helms with a removable face plate pictured at the bottom of the page in this link??? Thanks alot!!
http://www.armorymarek.com/helmets-12th--13th-century
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Pot helm.

the bottom link? I'm pretty sure that removable face plate is fantasy.
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InsaneIrish wrote:Pot helm.

the bottom link? I'm pretty sure that removable face plate is fantasy.
Pretty freaking cool looking though. I wouldn't mind seeing it on the field. :wink:
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Swete wrote:
InsaneIrish wrote:Pot helm.

the bottom link? I'm pretty sure that removable face plate is fantasy.
Pretty freaking cool looking though. I wouldn't mind seeing it on the field. :wink:

A friend of mine has made a couple of helmets like this for SCA combat with shovel faced visors. We call them "salt shakers" because of their similarity to the top of a salt dispenser.

Here is a picture:

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Thought it looked to good to be true lol....On another note does anyone know where I can pick up a clock chain like he is wearing?? :D
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Latheaxe wrote:Thought it looked to good to be true lol....On another note does anyone know where I can pick up a clock chain like he is wearing?? :D

Clock Chain?
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Cloak chain lol.. :lol:
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