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Love My Auxillary E
#16
Sassanid,<br>
I do not recall your input in any off the debates you referred to. Do join in next time. I am curious to you objection to the felt fighting system, particularly as a horseman. We have used these in the battles with Junkelmann's horses and they are a lot safer than wood or metal when a horse gets wacked (sometimes unpreventable in a fierce melee).<br>
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I am all for using real steel when I play medieval (see attached pics, which I have asked Rich to post), but with exposed arms and legs of ancient soldiers (as well as expensive equipment), the felt weapons is really practical, and probably the only way you will induce over 100 Roman reenactors, unused to combat, to participate in a battle demo.<br>
<br>
Dan<br>
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<img src="http://img15.photobucket.com/albums/v45/Richsc/S_knight.jpg" style="border:0;"/><br>
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img15.photobucket.com/albums/v45/Richsc/knight.jpg <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub45.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=richsc@romanarmytalk>RichSC</A> at: 4/6/04 2:24 am<br></i>
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#17
Ahem Dan, I'm afraid that you're mistaking 'Sassanid', a British Third century Roman re-enactor by 'Sassanian' the Persian horseman re-enactor...<br>
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Aitor <p></p><i></i>
It\'s all an accident, an accident of hands. Mine, others, all without mind, from one extreme to another, but neither works nor will ever.

Rolf Steiner
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#18
Salve Buddy This helm is ava from the following websites which have Pics of it. RLQM, By the sword and La Wrens Nest. They have good pics of the helm in question. This helm was used by Auxillary Infantry and Calvary. Vale I am sorry but I dont have a comptuer to post the pics Fav Saying Yeah Yeah I am an Auxillary,its your wall, Whatever. <p></p><i></i>
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#19
Caius,<br>
<br>
As one 'Ambrosius' to another (and the one of whom<br>
you spoke) firstly, I say Salve.<br>
<br>
Secondly, I 'm sure Dan knows I wasn't criticising him,<br>
but Deepeeka (it's just that, unfortunately, he's our<br>
only point of contact for them on this list). I love the<br>
'E', too, which is why I ordered it. But as I said before,<br>
what arrived a year later was not the same. That's the<br>
main beef people seem to have with Deepeeka. It's not<br>
that (the best) items they make aren't great value for<br>
money, because they are. It's that they're not always<br>
consistent, and sometimes not even what was ordered.<br>
<br>
I'm glad you like your 'E'. And if it was one of their 'old'<br>
models (as seen on their 'old' website, and some other<br>
websites still current) then you were lucky. If it looks<br>
like the one on their 'new' website (if you can manage<br>
to get past their new security lockouts to look at it)<br>
then that's what I was sent. You mention that you have<br>
trouble breathing in it, so I'm assuming it was the latter.<br>
If so, I urge you to modify it, as I had to. Dan's quite<br>
right that the chin-guard was probably adjustable (and<br>
was fitted to each man). But in that case, Deepeeka<br>
should rivet the thing in a 'neutral' position which would<br>
fit most anyone's skull (they don't vary that much) give<br>
or take whatever padding you want to wear inside it.<br>
<br>
Certainly, there are no other 'combat' helmets I know of<br>
that obstruct the breathing from both the mouth and the nose. And the point of this chin-guard (as I said<br>
before) is that it is in the shape of an upwards-pointing<br>
'V', which is fine when it's riveted level with the bottom<br>
of the cheek-pieces; but set 2" higher up, as mine was,<br>
the curvature of it means that it's pointing backwards,<br>
right at the bridge of your nose (is yours?). So one sharp, backwards tug on the helmet (from anyone's<br>
sword, or the bough of a tree, etc) and it's going to<br>
smash the bridge of your nose. Well, if you want to look<br>
like a heavyweight boxer for life, then that's fine. But<br>
it's the job of a helmet to protect, not injure. So if you<br>
can get hold of a couple of period (copper) rivets, then<br>
I urge you to modify it like I did with mine (which now<br>
matches the photo on Deepeeka's 'old' website, looks<br>
authentic, fits properly, feels comfortable, allows me<br>
to breath, and is in no danger of breaking my nose).<br>
<br>
I wonder, sometimes, if they rivet helmets etc together<br>
based on the 'Indian' skull size (which may be slightly<br>
smaller than Caucasian ones). But then, as we all know,<br>
their existing 'Muscle Cuirass' is shaped to fit nothing<br>
that has ever lived (least of all, a Human). I'm looking<br>
forward to seeing the newer shape which Dan has given<br>
them to work on.<br>
<br>
I've always been happy with Deepeeka's sword blades,<br>
by the way (the best things they make) and have<br>
removed all the hilts to check that their tangs are<br>
indeed all contiguous with the blades (not welded on).<br>
But they do (as has been pointed out) need the tangs<br>
peening over a washer, and the removal of that nut.<br>
<br>
Ambrosius <p></p><i></i>
"Feel the fire in your bones."
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#20
Salve Ambrosius ,Caius Ambrosius here. I would just like to say that I agree with many of the points you have rasied in your letter. I hope you dont think that this was unfair towards you. I respect your right to state your views. I Simply wish to point out that I respect men like Dan Petersen and Chris Haines and others who have done so much to make Roman Reenactment a reality and afforadable to everyone If I have made you feel bad in any way I am sorry Cheers with respect Caius Ambrosius/Thom <p></p><i></i>
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