Thoughts on burgonet construction

[Jim McDougall]

Originally Posted by 10thRoyal

I might have to pick up a copy of The Atelier of Ernst Schmidt of Munich just for reference. It sounds like things aren't all bad. The funds from this helmet can go to buying a piece with a more concrete claim to authenticity.

At 'MyArmoury' online, they have two articles that you can read on their site both on Shmidt. As mentioned Amazon has the book. It would be well worth your while to follow up via that route.
As Ulfberht notes, much can be learned from studying these reproductions as often a great deal of attention taking from originals had to be taken.

While the topic of reproductions here is not part of the discussion theme, the site mentioned does get involved with those aspects.