12-20-2011, 06:12 PM
I think the idea of the customisation that Jay is refering to is the personal alteration of Helmets and gear by the ordinary soldier himself, ie some kind of alteration to make their helmet or piece of kit stand out to their own requirement even attraction.
The Gallic D however did have an actual replacement left cheek plate fitted as observed by Lindenschmit when he published his paper on this helmet, in fact he also gave the suggestion of it being a centurians helmet due to the style of its crest holder.
However all of its very decorative appearance was made to the requirements of a very wealthy centurian who also had even a unique type of fastening installed (or possibly a fastening that only comes to light with the discovery of this helmet)
The Gallic D however did have an actual replacement left cheek plate fitted as observed by Lindenschmit when he published his paper on this helmet, in fact he also gave the suggestion of it being a centurians helmet due to the style of its crest holder.
However all of its very decorative appearance was made to the requirements of a very wealthy centurian who also had even a unique type of fastening installed (or possibly a fastening that only comes to light with the discovery of this helmet)
Brian Stobbs
