03-29-2005, 06:06 PM
Since the office I'm sitting in is only a few hundred yards from the library, I could dig up some information on the "Guttmann Niedermoermter".<br>
<br>
It is published in:<br>
Junkelmann, Marcus, Roemische Helme (= Born, Hermann [Ed.], Sammlung Axel Guttmann Vol. , Mainz 2000.<br>
<br>
The helmet (with lovely images) is described on pages 142-144 + 153.<br>
It weighs 1730 g without the (lost) cheekpieces.<br>
<br>
Really a lightweight<br>
<br>
The material is 1-1,5 mm iron. It is said to have been found in the Balkans, either in a river or in a load of gravel [perhaps both ?]<br>
The helmet was discovered together with<br>
<br>
a) a Kuenzing pugio (p. 154f.): lenghth 450 mm including the sheath and max. width 90 mm including the sheath. One of the suspension rings was still there, as well as remnants of the leather. (nice images !)<br>
<br>
b) an infantry spatha type Lauriacum/Hromowka (p. 155f.): 857 mm long, blade 650 mm long and 65 mm wide.<br>
(a cavalry spatha type Straubing/Nydam would be longer and thinner)<br>
<br>
c) a dolabra with a beautiful brass sheath (p. 156f.). Weight: 686 g without the sheath and the (lost) shaft.<br>
(nice images !)<br>
<br>
I'm not sure, but the sheath of the Deepeeka Dolabra I ordered in 2003 (I did NOT get it yet!!!) lookes very similar to this one. Perhaps it was taken as the model ?<br>
Dan might know more about this. <p></p><i></i>
<br>
It is published in:<br>
Junkelmann, Marcus, Roemische Helme (= Born, Hermann [Ed.], Sammlung Axel Guttmann Vol. , Mainz 2000.<br>
<br>
The helmet (with lovely images) is described on pages 142-144 + 153.<br>
It weighs 1730 g without the (lost) cheekpieces.<br>
<br>
Really a lightweight<br>
<br>
The material is 1-1,5 mm iron. It is said to have been found in the Balkans, either in a river or in a load of gravel [perhaps both ?]<br>
The helmet was discovered together with<br>
<br>
a) a Kuenzing pugio (p. 154f.): lenghth 450 mm including the sheath and max. width 90 mm including the sheath. One of the suspension rings was still there, as well as remnants of the leather. (nice images !)<br>
<br>
b) an infantry spatha type Lauriacum/Hromowka (p. 155f.): 857 mm long, blade 650 mm long and 65 mm wide.<br>
(a cavalry spatha type Straubing/Nydam would be longer and thinner)<br>
<br>
c) a dolabra with a beautiful brass sheath (p. 156f.). Weight: 686 g without the sheath and the (lost) shaft.<br>
(nice images !)<br>
<br>
I'm not sure, but the sheath of the Deepeeka Dolabra I ordered in 2003 (I did NOT get it yet!!!) lookes very similar to this one. Perhaps it was taken as the model ?<br>
Dan might know more about this. <p></p><i></i>
Florian Himmler (not related!)
