02-21-2008, 04:24 AM
I have adopted what I believe to be a historically correct approach to 'helmet liners'......namely, as per historical precedent, the cheekpieces are lined with felt ( warm/cool, absorbs sweat, comfortable) but have eschewed helmet liners for a padded cap ( which gives much better protection than a liner, is more comfortable, allows the helmet to be 'tailored' to the individuals head, allows use of a 'fitted' helmet by several people, allows the helmet to be cleaned more easily, allows the "lining" to be washed etc).
The evidence for this combination runs from classic Greek pottery through to the writings of Ammianus.....now I don't say that this method was universal...doubtless there were other ways.....but this method was certainly popular for all those ages...
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The evidence for this combination runs from classic Greek pottery through to the writings of Ammianus.....now I don't say that this method was universal...doubtless there were other ways.....but this method was certainly popular for all those ages...
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"dulce et decorum est pro patria mori " - Horace
(It is a sweet and proper thing to die for ones country)
"No son-of-a-bitch ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country" - George C Scott as General George S. Patton
Paul McDonnell-Staff
(It is a sweet and proper thing to die for ones country)
"No son-of-a-bitch ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country" - George C Scott as General George S. Patton
Paul McDonnell-Staff
