Attic Helmet assistance, Louvre photos, and modifications

[Marcus Mummius]

Does anyone have pictures of the original italian attic helmet deepeeka based their replica on? I just got one of these too. Very cheap, for 40euro's. I'd like to rework it a bit. The cheekguards are a little bit too long for me as they press a bit into my neck with certain head movements. My helmet looks a lot higher and more bulbous than the one you have. But perhaps yours was too before you cut it down. The ear cutouts are also too far to the back for me (on your helmet they seem to be too much towards the front for your head).

I'd like to make a republican velites helmet out of it. But do not have pictures of original helmets of this type...

Thanks in advance,
Vale

[Dan Diffendale]

For my Attic I wear a Phrygian cap with the top stuffed full of cotton; there's no way that the helmet can just sit on your head -- that's why it crushes your ears and covers your eyes...
You can see a bit of the way it sits here:
http://www.airsoftwv.com/RomanDays06/sl ... MNITE.html

It's not ideal, I guess, but it's workable.

I'm not sure of the "original," or if there is one. The front peak reminds me of stuff that's come out of burials north of the Black Sea...

[Tarbicus]

You can see a bit of the way it sits here:
http://www.airsoftwv.com/RomanDays06/sl ... MNITE.html

It's not ideal, I guess, but it's workable.

Get a haircut :wink: :wink:

[Marcus Mummius]

Yes, I noticed I could stuff half a sheep inside the helmet and it was still a bit deep :lol:

Are there any original cheekpieces left that could be fittied on this type of helmet? If I have a shape I can cut down the large cheekguards down to a better fit...

What is the most common cheekguard closure system for this type of helmet? Single rings? Double tie rings? Studs on the outside?