Hoplite Greek bronze Helmet reproduction

kronckew · 7th January 2018, 08:31 PM

i have a six inch high one pretty much like it. It lives on my window sill, souvenir of my one trip to Greece in the late 80's *. The 'originals' would have had a crest of horse hair, as even with that they are heavy and a bronze crest like the touristy ones would have been unbearable and awfully top-heavy. nice souvenirs, but in 'small'. mine weighs about 772 grams, after i cleaned out the spider webs. A modern bronze wearable re-enactor's repro i found for sale online weighs 1.91 kg without the crest & with a leather internal suspension, and 2.85 kg with it. Whomever bought & shipped yours was nuts, must have cost a fortune. Will look good in your display tho, and you probably got it for a steal.

*-I mostly recall that the locally brewed Lowenbrau was about $0.50 a litre. It was hot weather, and a cold beer hit the spot perfectly after wandering around the Acropolis.

fernando · 7th January 2018, 11:35 PM

Replicas should perhaps have a more fit place in the Miscellania section as, in lack of a due context, they do not fall within the scope of the European forum, as may be checked !.
Off we go

francantolin · 7th January 2018, 11:44 PM

Ok Fernando, sure , I agree with you!
Thank you Marius and Kronckew for your comments !!
Glad for share a fresh beer one day !!

kronckew · 8th January 2018, 09:40 AM

Good move, fernando!

fernando · 8th January 2018, 10:37 AM

kronckew · 8th January 2018, 11:01 AM

- Beer's on francantolin

francantolin · 8th January 2018, 05:56 PM

thumbs up !!

7th January 2018, 08:31 PM	#1
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,259	i have a six inch high one pretty much like it. It lives on my window sill, souvenir of my one trip to Greece in the late 80's . The 'originals' would have had a crest of horse hair, as even with that they are heavy and a bronze crest like the touristy ones would have been unbearable and awfully top-heavy. nice souvenirs, but in 'small'. mine weighs about 772 grams, after i cleaned out the spider webs. A modern bronze wearable re-enactor's repro i found for sale online weighs 1.91 kg without the crest & with a leather internal suspension, and 2.85 kg with it. Whomever bought & shipped yours was nuts, must have cost a fortune. Will look good in your display tho, and you probably got it for a steal. -I mostly recall that the locally brewed Lowenbrau was about $0.50 a litre. It was hot weather, and a cold beer hit the spot perfectly after wandering around the Acropolis. Attached Images Last edited by kronckew; 7th January 2018 at 08:51 PM.

8th January 2018, 11:01 AM	#6
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,259	- Beer's on francantolin Attached Images

7th January 2018, 11:35 PM	#2
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Replicas should perhaps have a more fit place in the Miscellania section as, in lack of a due context, they do not fall within the scope of the European forum, as may be checked !. Off we go

7th January 2018, 11:44 PM	#3
francantolin Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 936	Ok Fernando, sure , I agree with you! Thank you Marius and Kronckew for your comments !! Glad for share a fresh beer one day !!

8th January 2018, 09:40 AM	#4
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,259	Good move, fernando!

8th January 2018, 10:37 AM	#5
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694

8th January 2018, 05:56 PM	#7
francantolin Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 936	thumbs up !!