Reconstructing a 6th c. Baldenheim spangenhelm

[Franklin]

Dear Franklin,

I was just reading another report on a beldenheim helmet and noticed that is was constructed like you said. It has a browband of 1mm-2mm thick iron. Over this band embossed brass is folded. This brass had a thickness of about 0.15mm. It is very obvious that the embossing wasn't done with punches but with a die. The artist made a few mistakes when doing it and got overlaps in some places.

Kind regards,
Jef

Did the report say anything about the brass sheet being gilded? With mercury perhaps?

PS - what's the proper past tense? gilded or gilt?