Modifying an Old Deepeeka Coolus C

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How did you trim down the neck guard? What tool(s) did you use, et cetera?

Neck guard trimming can be done with simple tin snips. The metal is only 18 gauge.

A friend of mine did a similar thing to his old Deepeeka Coolus C, He made new cheek guards for it too. He managed to hammer-out the brow ridge too, although it left a slight visible line. If you heat this portion with a blowtorch and quickly quench in a bucket of cold water this will soften the brass enough to work it.

With the old Coolus E- you have a great deaL of examples to replicate. The German and Dutch finds seem to have shorter neck guards than the three found in the UK. The old Deepeeka hat has a rolled brow edge which can either be flattened to resemble the Berkamsted helmet or removed to resemble the Walbrook helmet. (Both are in the database)

Berhamsted
http://www.romanarmy.com/cms/component/ ... Itemid,96/

Walbrook (The chhek guard was not found with the bowl - it comes from Kew.
http://www.romanarmy.com/cms/component/ ... Itemid,96/