01-24-2008, 03:08 PM
I have to agree that Peroni is on track with his idea of small clamping strips to hold the edging , however not where he shows them in his doctored pictures. If anyone checks out the Kalkriese mask they will find that there is a gap at the centre top of some 4to5mm, also there are two small holes that did indeed hold the edge strip in place infact one still has its rivet there with a small bracket. This is where Peronis' idea comes in but not as he shows, and his idea of two brackets at the lower side area cannot be for the two holes in that region are partly covered by the edging strip. Then if as he also mentions these side holes may have held thongs that went around the neck guard of a helmet, this cannot be for the face mask as we know it was covered in silver sheet and a brass edging to hold it on. These holes would not have been seen let alone used to take thongs.
Brian Stobbs
