My first later helmet

[jackmcauliffe]

Thank you both very much for the advice! I think I will shrink down the nasal guard, I honestly don't like the size of it in the first place. The whole thing turned out a bit bigger than needed which was just a mistake, oh well. As for the holes, I thought about rivets but they were in really awkward places and it would have looked terrible it just one or two random rivets stuck out RIGHT NEXT to the ridge. Hard to explain if you didnt see them. The lack of lacing, was really just me trying to take a shortcut. I did research and find a few that did not have lacing, as far as I could tell. It may have been modern ones that decided not to follow archealogical finds or maybe the originals I saw just did not show or tell that they were laced/sewn on. In other words, I was lazy and I like the look and fastness of rivets.

The block I used for the ridge was not mine personally, it is owned by the blacksmith I apprentice. Next time I may use something different only because I want a deeper and narrower ridge. I also want it to be taller on top and shorter on bottom.

Thank you all for the support! I plan to put out anything I produce when I do and I hope you all enjoy