 Aurochs  | 05 Dec 2021 8:37 a.m. PST |
What is your favorite type of helmet? Mine is the morion. I am reading "Cities of Gold" by Bill Yenne and I find the Conquistadors and their mad quest for Eldorado and the other fable places quite fascinating. And for me the morion is iconic for the Conquistadors, although they probably did not wear it. But never the less I find it quite fancy. Thanks for your interest. Stefan |
| Sergeant Paper | 05 Dec 2021 8:46 a.m. PST |
I like the zunari kabuto, and the morion-cabasset. |
| Eumelus | 05 Dec 2021 9:00 a.m. PST |
Always fond of the crested helmet with front bill and cheek pieces. Examples would include several of the styles worn by phalangites in Successor states, the crested burgonet of the Renaissance, the lobster-tail pot of the 17th century, and the cuirassier and dragoon helmets of the First Empire. |
| oldjarhead | 05 Dec 2021 9:19 a.m. PST |
Burgonet or lobster tail pot |
| LaserGrenadier | 05 Dec 2021 9:30 a.m. PST |
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| Perris0707 | 05 Dec 2021 9:48 a.m. PST |
Norman nasal helm or the spangenhelm. |
| Big Red | 05 Dec 2021 9:52 a.m. PST |
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| robert piepenbrink | 05 Dec 2021 10:50 a.m. PST |
Well it used to be the one guarding my own personal head--classic US early on, "Fritz" later. But Corinthian, I think, in the abstract. |
| Deucey | 05 Dec 2021 11:00 a.m. PST |
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| 79thPA | 05 Dec 2021 11:02 a.m. PST |
Austrian Napoleonic infantry. |
| Oberlindes Sol LIC | 05 Dec 2021 11:31 a.m. PST |
Favorite to paint:
Traveller Imperial Marines long helmet
Runner up: GW Space Marines beaker helmet Favorite to look at:
Classic red fireman's helmet with the long bill on the back
Runner up: classic tan pith helmet Favorite to wear:
Bicycling helmet with good airflow
Runner up: classic tan pith helmet |
| advocate | 05 Dec 2021 11:55 a.m. PST |
French Sappeurs-pompiers helmet. I well remember them lined up in a window in the fire-station at Cornimont in Alsace, and seeing them worn when they paraded on Bastille Day around 1970. |
| Garand | 05 Dec 2021 12:48 p.m. PST |
Bascinet with Klappvisor or nasal. Second would be a great bascinet with visor. I also enjoy the classic Montefortino helmets as well. Damon. |
| Cerdic | 05 Dec 2021 1:16 p.m. PST |
Great Helm. No nonsense maximum protection. Just a few grudging holes to enable the wearer to see and breathe… |
| BillyNM | 05 Dec 2021 2:12 p.m. PST |
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 Herkybird | 05 Dec 2021 2:22 p.m. PST |
I like lots of helmets, but still have a favourite…
The 'Gothic' Sallet makes everyone look like a Sontaran! |
| BTCTerrainman | 05 Dec 2021 2:39 p.m. PST |
Mine is a New York style in Leather! |
| Escapee | 05 Dec 2021 2:47 p.m. PST |
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| Escapee | 05 Dec 2021 2:49 p.m. PST |
Otherwise picklehaube for me as well. |
| Bismarck | 05 Dec 2021 2:54 p.m. PST |
Another vote for the picklehaube. |
| Zephyr1 | 05 Dec 2021 9:42 p.m. PST |
I would like a pith helmet (Wolseley pattern) but haven't gotten around to buying one yet… |
| cj1776 | 05 Dec 2021 11:28 p.m. PST |
Historical:Samurai Kabuto
Non Historical:Star Wars Stormtrooper |
| Saxondog | 05 Dec 2021 11:33 p.m. PST |
Myrmillo helmet or a visored spangan helmet |
| CeruLucifus | 06 Dec 2021 2:50 a.m. PST |
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| nsolomon99 | 06 Dec 2021 4:24 a.m. PST |
Bearskin of the Old Guard |
| Son of MOOG | 06 Dec 2021 5:23 a.m. PST |
Morion helmet and the three bar lobster pot. |
| Striker | 06 Dec 2021 8:04 a.m. PST |
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| rampantlion | 06 Dec 2021 8:15 a.m. PST |
The helmet from the early 13th century with the flat top and a face shield but not the full "bucket" that was popular in the mid 13th century. |
| Rich Bliss | 06 Dec 2021 11:13 a.m. PST |
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| Augustus | 06 Dec 2021 4:59 p.m. PST |
Gah! Impossible question!! |
| dBerczerk | 06 Dec 2021 5:52 p.m. PST |
Anything but the infamous "brown helmet." |
| RobBrennan | 09 Dec 2021 3:03 p.m. PST |
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| AICUSV | 10 Jan 2022 12:41 a.m. PST |
The US M-1 combat helmet, under a heavy mortar attack, you can fit 2/3rds of your body in it. |
| bobm1959 | 13 Jan 2022 8:52 a.m. PST |
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| alexpainter | 24 Jan 2022 7:44 a.m. PST |
Historicals:
Antique.
1st the imperial classical roman helm (from the early 1st cent. until late 3rd)
2nd the greeks' hoplite helm (persian wars)
Middle ages
Norman classical helm with nose protection, then the gotic one from early renaissance
Early modern the "lobster" from Cromwell's NMA
Napoleonic's Cuirassiers'/dragoons' helm
Modern. naturally US' M1, followed by the new "Fritz" (the early one) |
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