[Regia-NA] Strong Viking Helmet

[J. K. Siddorn]

No body armour on RAF personnel, although some seats were fitted with armour

Regards,


Kim Siddorn.

The early bird may get the worm -
but the second mouse gets the cheese!


----- Original Message -----
From: "TGS" <tgs@idlh.net>
To: <list-regia-na@lig.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 1:10 PM
Subject: Re: [Regia-NA] Strong Viking Helmet


> 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
> >
> >
> >>From: rmhowe <MMagnusM@bellsouth.net>
> >>
> >>http://talbotsfineaccessories.com/helmet/helmet.html
> >>
> >>Hrothgar ought to go nuts over this one.
> >>He may not have heard of it for his pages.
> >>
> >>Magnus
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