Jeff is not taking orders any more, for now, and Matt Lukes and Dean Cunningham are out of the game as well. That's about it in North America as far as I know. Robert Pustelak made my last two custom Roman iron helmets and the quality is excellent. If you think he's expensive wait until you get some prices from the other better European makers. I find his prices reasonable. White Rose is a good balance between cost and quality, but most of his helmets I believe are two piece domes rather than one. If that doesn't matter to you then you can save a lot of money with a two piece. If you want to go with a bronze or brass helmet I highly recommend Bernardo Pettorossi of Italy. Be wary of some, not all, Ukrainian makers. Ask around if you find one you like. My experience not been good. I ordered a one piece bronze Coolus and ended up with a yellow brass version. His excuse, he couldn't find any bronze! Good quality except the wrong metal, lol. The price was so low I should have known better. Also, one particular Polish helmet maker disappeared with many down payments for a couple years and now he's back. I got my helmet finally, but it was like pulling teeth from an angry man. There's also a French dude that modifies Deepeeka and although not cheap, you get the helmet now, not in a year or two, and it's still less than 100% custom.
Many of us have extra helmets we don't use anymore. What are you looking for?
Many of us have extra helmets we don't use anymore. What are you looking for?
Joe Balmos
