New Apulo-Corinthian helmet

[John Conyard]

Well I do not want to be in a position of defending, or criticising this helmet :-) But yes Giannis, it does look just like an archaic Corinthian. ;-) I was very struck by the shape and the decoration when I saw it.

As you know I am rather keen on making sure helmets are well padded and fit for purpose. I land on my head too often. I bought this helmet, stuck it in a corner and did not really look at it until yesterday. But in terms of padding it you need to concentrate on the skull, especially for me around the sides of the helmet. I used felt to get the basic shape right in ten minutes, and made sure one of my old felts hats fitted inside. The padding holds it securely in place but I added a chin strap to make sure. The strap is made of goat skin which normally stretches and has some natural elasticity.


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I padded the nasal bar since my nose and the bridge of my nose normally seems to take an impact. But the cheek pieces seem so far away from my face I have not yet bothered the cover them in felt. And I rather like the spacious feeling inside the helmet.

There is a simple article about the armour here:

http://earlyridinggroup.org/research_cuirass.html

http://earlyridinggroup.org/research_cuirass2.html

I hope there will eventually be a raft of useful information on the Early Riding Group site.