Maximilian close helmetfor ID

fernando · 26th December 2016, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Marcus den toom

... and any other relevant information this is my first helmet

I can give you the following relevant information, Marcus: i wouldn't mind having it ... as also being my first one

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iskender · 28th December 2016, 08:19 AM

nice one- piece skullconstruction ,good hammerwork visible from the inside, i suspect you have just entered the most difficult section of collecting arms and armor! best regards iskender

Cerjak · 28th December 2016, 09:27 AM

Marcus,
I think that the visor is wrong .
If you look at the slots for the eyes you will see that they are too high so would not allow a good vision.
Best
cerjak

Marcus den toom · 28th December 2016, 04:43 PM

Thank you Nando, Iskender and Cerjak

The pictures are all taken slightly from above, had to do it on the table with the most light which was also the table with a lot of toys from my nephews around them

the helmet itself is supported by a wooden building block in the pictures hahah.

It lines up perfecty though when it is in its correct angle (neckplates are now too verticaly placed on the pictures, making the chin face upwards as is the visor).

iskender · 28th December 2016, 05:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marcus den toom

Thank you Nando, Iskender and Cerjak

The pictures are all taken slightly from above, had to do it on the table with the most light which was also the table with a lot of toys from my nephews around them

the helmet itself is supported by a wooden building block in the pictures hahah.

It lines up perfecty though when it is in its correct angle (neckplates are now too verticaly placed on the pictures, making the chin face upwards as is the visor).

hello marcus , 10 minutes beforehand i would have posted the message that the helmet of yours would look normal without standing on the woodblock. greetings iskender ( now in cronstadt visiting the old fortifications there)

A Senefelder · 30th December 2016, 10:59 AM

Constructionally, based on photos of course, I see lots of things I like, the proper hammer marks inside the bowl indicative of being raised from a single piece of steel as well as the marks inside of the flutes from being worked over stakes, cut washers, beveled exposed plate edges, nice old patina. Is there any chance of getting a weight on it? I'm inclined to think, again based only on pics and not having had it in the hand, that you have an excellent original example of a helmet for this classic Maximillian style from the 1530's.

Jim McDougall · 31st December 2016, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by A Senefelder

Constructionally, based on photos of course, I see lots of things I like, the proper hammer marks inside the bowl indicative of being raised from a single piece of steel as well as the marks inside of the flutes from being worked over stakes, cut washers, beveled exposed plate edges, nice old patina. Is there any chance of getting a weight on it? I'm inclined to think, again based only on pics and not having had it in the hand, that you have an excellent original example of a helmet for this classic Maximillian style from the 1530's.

Alan, thank you so much for responding to the original query concerning date/period on this apparently original example of Maximillian helmet.
As someone with only a surface knowledge of armor and helmets of these times, would you mind saying more on the history of these?

Were these solely for jousting, or were these used in battle as well? Did the fluting have a purpose or was it simply decorative? Why the Maximillian term?

28th December 2016, 08:19 AM	#2
iskender Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 60	hallo marcus nice one- piece skullconstruction ,good hammerwork visible from the inside, i suspect you have just entered the most difficult section of collecting arms and armor! best regards iskender

28th December 2016, 09:27 AM	#3
Cerjak Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: FRANCE Posts: 1,065	Marcus, I think that the visor is wrong . If you look at the slots for the eyes you will see that they are too high so would not allow a good vision. Best cerjak

28th December 2016, 04:43 PM	#4
Marcus den toom Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Netherlands Posts: 535	Thank you Nando, Iskender and Cerjak The pictures are all taken slightly from above, had to do it on the table with the most light which was also the table with a lot of toys from my nephews around them the helmet itself is supported by a wooden building block in the pictures hahah. It lines up perfecty though when it is in its correct angle (neckplates are now too verticaly placed on the pictures, making the chin face upwards as is the visor).

30th December 2016, 10:59 AM	#6
A Senefelder Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 214	Constructionally, based on photos of course, I see lots of things I like, the proper hammer marks inside the bowl indicative of being raised from a single piece of steel as well as the marks inside of the flutes from being worked over stakes, cut washers, beveled exposed plate edges, nice old patina. Is there any chance of getting a weight on it? I'm inclined to think, again based only on pics and not having had it in the hand, that you have an excellent original example of a helmet for this classic Maximillian style from the 1530's.