04-22-2004, 06:51 PM
I'm about to make my own carrying strap (my 3rdC helmet has a handle) and although I've made one that gets tied up when the helmet is around my shoulder, I'm going to have to rethink that design, I don't want it clattering free to hit concrete or tarmac and bust open a hinge.<br>
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I'm considering the following (please chime in if I've got this all wrong!): I sew my leather strap with linen thread to make a long loop. I push one end of the loop through the carrying handle, then push the same end back through the main part of the loop. I pull this threaded end of the loop tight and then pass it over my head and shoulder. If I have it right the helm is 100% secure and as easy to put on as taking the loop from around my head and shoulders...<br>
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Will it work? <p>Paul Elliott<br>
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<strong>Heroes of Delphi</strong> - Classical Greece gone D20<br>
<strong>Zenobia</strong> - Fantasy RPG in the Eastern Roman Empire<br>
<strong>Warlords of Alexander</strong> - Kingdoms in conflict for the ruins of Alexander's Empire<br>
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www.geocities.com/mithrapolis/games.html</p><i></i>
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I'm considering the following (please chime in if I've got this all wrong!): I sew my leather strap with linen thread to make a long loop. I push one end of the loop through the carrying handle, then push the same end back through the main part of the loop. I pull this threaded end of the loop tight and then pass it over my head and shoulder. If I have it right the helm is 100% secure and as easy to put on as taking the loop from around my head and shoulders...<br>
<br>
Will it work? <p>Paul Elliott<br>
<br>
<strong>Heroes of Delphi</strong> - Classical Greece gone D20<br>
<strong>Zenobia</strong> - Fantasy RPG in the Eastern Roman Empire<br>
<strong>Warlords of Alexander</strong> - Kingdoms in conflict for the ruins of Alexander's Empire<br>
<br>
www.geocities.com/mithrapolis/games.html</p><i></i>
~ Paul Elliott
The Last Legionary
This book details the lives of Late Roman legionaries garrisoned in Britain in 400AD. It covers everything from battle to rations, camp duties to clothing.
The Last Legionary
This book details the lives of Late Roman legionaries garrisoned in Britain in 400AD. It covers everything from battle to rations, camp duties to clothing.
