[Regia-NA] Strong Viking Helmet

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The First World War Luftwaffe helmets that I have handled are made of 
several plates covered with leather.  I think they used a very similar type 
in the Second World War as well but you should be accustomed to my 
sieve-like memory by now. While I haven't taken one apart, it has always 
been my impression that the metal plates were held in leather pockets 
rather than being fixed together.  I can imagine that if you were to take 
all the metal plates and reassemble them without the leather, they might 
look like this helmet, but I am not convinced.

In WWI they were basically crash helmets worn by balloonists and some 
aviators.  In WWII it's my dim memory they were mostly worn by aerial 
gunners.  The US Air Corps used several helmets which were substantially 
the same design.  I have one, but am not likely to take it apart to test 
any similarity in the metal work.  (All the plates are covered with 
canvas.)  I don't happen to know off hand if the RAF used much body armor, 
but I don't remember seeing any.  Maybe they borrowed it from the USAAF?

The cut out for the ear is certainly a feature of aviator helmets...so it 
will fit over earphones.  But I'm not convinced that the Strong or Kiev (in 
particular the Kiev) helmets are WWII aviator helmets.

I'm also doubt they are viking age helmets.


At 11:47 PM 7/9/2002 +0000, you wrote:
>Uh, I was waiting for further info on this, but I am 99 percent certain 
>right now that it is NOT A VIKING AGE helmet.  It's a luftwaffe helmet 
>from wwII (and so is the Kiev one in the Coppergate book).  I should get 
>detailed info soon.
>
>-Dmitriy
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>>From: rmhowe <MMagnusM@bellsouth.net>
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>>http://talbotsfineaccessories.com/helmet/helmet.html
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>>Hrothgar ought to go nuts over this one.
>>He may not have heard of it for his pages.
>>
>>Magnus
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