Helmet gauge curiosity...

Patrick Sain · Post by **Patrick Sain** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 4:02 pm

Okay...

Up in Alaska, Wombat taught me the joys of making helmet skulls in 12 gauge since they resist denting better, but in Norman this last weekend I got swarmed by the SCA fighters looking my 16 gauge Norman Spangenhelms over to see about upgrading them for fighting.

Is this normal or a local thing perhaps?

Alcyoneus · Post by **Alcyoneus** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 4:26 pm

I'd say it is local. Are these new fighters?

Jean Paul de Sens · Post by **Jean Paul de Sens** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 4:31 pm

Patrick Sain wrote:Okay...

Up in Alaska, Wombat taught me the joys of making helmet skulls in 12 gauge since they resist denting better, but in Norman this last weekend I got swarmed by the SCA fighters looking my 16 gauge Norman Spangenhelms over to see about upgrading them for fighting.

Is this normal or a local thing perhaps?

EEK! Patrick, 16 is not really sufficient for our area IMO. We hit hard and often enough that the fighters' helms will start getting dented pretty quickly. I had some decent size dents in my 14 ga stainless, and they weren't really really hard shots.

Sure they were SCA'ers?

JP

Jean Richard Malcolmson · Tue Apr 04, 2006 5:39 pm

JP,

I fight in a 16 guage stainless helm.

Regards,
Richard
Ansteorra

Alcyoneus · Post by **Alcyoneus** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 5:46 pm

But you are a Duke and never get hit in the head. ;-)

Patrick Sain · Post by **Patrick Sain** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 11:43 pm

And these were my 16 gauge mild helms for casual wearing.

Okay... one of them was interested in the 12 gauge bascinet, but I got the basic "the minumum standard is 16" comment and I was being silly look from at least half a dozen.

Jean Paul de Sens · Post by **Jean Paul de Sens** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 1:08 am

Jean Richard Malcolmson wrote:JP,

I fight in a 16 guage stainless helm.

Regards,
Richard
Ansteorra

Stainless, not mild. Also, you have a reasonably large bar-grill, which adds to the weight. In addition to the problem of denting, the lighter weight of 16 gauge is an issue.

Mykaru · Post by **Mykaru** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 8:17 am

Patrick,

I've been gone a long time but....

Traditionally Namron (Norman) and Northkeep (Tulsa) tend to early northern personna. Spangens should be popular. If there has been an influx of newbies maybe Sir Richard of Wolfwood hasn't made enough.

Patrick Sain · Post by **Patrick Sain** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 3:32 pm

I certainly saw a lot of bargrills the couple times I was able to get away from the booth to make a munchie run and wandered by the SCA fighting area.

Never did get to see a joust though. Bummer. Next year I'm going to try and have some more finished work rather than pieces and parts.

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