08-01-2007, 12:38 AM
Quote:For that we would need leather remains actually found with the original helmet. As far as I'm aware that hasn't been found. (I could be worng - it happens occasionally).
More than one of the surviving spangen helms have calcified leather remains on the edges. It is sufficient to see how the leathe rwas atached to the armour. The book cited above goes into detail.
Doug Strong
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