(Mis)identify the Helmet

[jvrjenivs]

Just goes to show that a forum like RAT and a flexible database like the Roman helmet one are better examples of scholarship than a lot of published work out there!

Indeed. I often get the impression that the strange way a re-enactor looks at stuff has some positive things. Making a good reconstruction needs you to look at the details and understand the piece, so you probably know more about it then some archeologist who has to date such a piece based on some articles with pics on his desk.