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Yup, agreed. While those first two helmets give an approximation of the look and feel of a Greek helmet, you can do better for about the same cost. Both are spinoffs of the Deepeeka "Italo-Corinthian", by some other Asian manufacturer--you can tell because the raised edge around the eyeholes continues as a ridge straight across the top of the nasal. Real helmets aren't like that, and on Deepeeka's version the raised edge follows the nasal (at least part of the way down).
The third helmet is a loss, a cast piece of "sculpture" that probably weighs 20 pounds and costs a fortune. The sandals seem to be Roman caligae, and not the best ones available!
Go with Daniyal! Khaire,
Matthew
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Thank you once again!
The steel should have been an obvious one!
The explanation of the ridge is exactly the kind of help i needed as it's those kinds of details i am unsure of, and i all honesty i had thought the third helmet was very peculiar to say the least.
I think sometimes i get a bit naive with what the 'salesmen' are telling me on ebay! The DSC sandals will be my first buy i think.
Learning lots from your recommendations and am very thankful :0)
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I have a brass version of the steel helmet, mine has a crest which attracted me to it, looked great in the ad photo and I bought it without doing enough research (wish I had joined RAT sooner) it is too late for me, but you can save yourself! LOL
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Mark Hayes
"The men who once dwelled beneath the crags of Mt Helicon, the broad land of Thespiae now boasts of their courage"
Philiades
"So now I meet my doom. Let me at least sell my life dearly and have a not inglorius end, after some feat of arms that shall come to the ears of generations still unborn"
Hektor, the Iliad