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Hi everyone.
It has been a long time since our last post, here, but we are really busy, believe me.

I promised to put here new helmet made by Thorkil, so here they are. They were made some time ago, but I think not many of you have already seen them. Soon there are going to be next very interesting helmets : Late Roman helmet called Berkasovo2, Swiss klappenvisier bascinet raised of one piece, Valsgaarde 6 helmet, salet, Gulbishche helmet, Churburg amrs... I will try to find some time to put them here.

First helmet :
Replica of helmet found in Korolewino, near Tagancha (Tachańcza), Russia. It is dated to 12th-13th cent. You can see it in Warsaw museum.
The helmet isn't strict reconstruction, as original helmet was richly decorated with silver and copper. This is simpler version.

Helmet has been hand-forged, as usual.
Steel - our standard for helmets - 2mm medium-carbon steel, so not that soft mild steel.
Electrical welded.
Forehead plate has been made of 2mm brass plate. Edging of this plate is made of copper wire and it has silver rivets (like original helmet has).
I am attaching one photo of it.


Rest photos of replica, as well as photos of original helmets, you can find here : http://www.thorkil.ovh.org/tahancza_eng.htm

Replica of helmet from Gnezdovo burial mound, Russia. Helmet is dated for IX-Xth cent.
It has been hand-forged, as all our helmets.
Steel - our standard : 2mm medium-carbon.
Brass plate for decoration - 1,5mm.
And a plumer.
I am attaching one photo of it.

Rest photos of replica, as well as photos of original helmets, you can find here :
http://www.thorkil.ovh.org/gnezdovo_eng.htm

And the last - second version of Vendel 1 helmet.

As, always, hand-forged, standard steel - 2mm, medium-carbon.
Decorative panels pressed in 0,25mm silver plate (assay 930).
Crest and eye-brows has been casted of brass by our caster.
Strips and edging made of brass.
Motives on decorated plates are exactly like on original helmet.
I am attaching one photo of it.


Rest photos of replica, as well as photos of original helmets, you can find here :
http://www.thorkil.ovh.org/vendel1_seco ... on_eng.htm

Feel free to comment. Any suggestion are welcome.

Best wishes from Krosno, Poland,
Gracjana and Thorkil.

P.S. If photos are too big, please, let me know I will change it.

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Magnifique que dire d'autre!! Le 2éme est magnifique et de mon époque. Un jour je me le payerais!!
Rien a redire travail de grande qualité finition génial pour en avoir déjà vu de prêt! 20/20

Extraordinary!Great great job!!I love the repoussé work on the vendel helmet..
the red copper on the yellow brass is a good combinaison and a very subtile touch,very very nice!

Je n'arrvive plus a ecrire ni a parler,
Ecrant et clavier recouvert d'une substance squameuse delivrée par mes glandes salivaire.

Thank you very much for such compliments! It is so nice to read this, really.

Snorri, can stop, but I have already promised to show new stuff that will be made in April and May.

I wanted to put those photos on yours forum, as well, but if you don't want...

And regarding to bank.... you haven't ordered anything from us, so far, so we have nothing to do with your bills.

Gracjana and Thorkil.

Snorri, don't feel sorry - that was only a joke!

We will have some helmets and knives for sale in Summer. But we don't know for sure where we will go. Probably we will visit Sweden and maybe Denmark... maybe Wolin... We will let you know.

Si seulement il avait de la place avant un an je tenterais bien la commande pour un casque viking ... pas toujours facile d'avoir une grosse tete


(sinon sur le forum qui pourrais me faire un casque a ma taille, dans un délais raisonnable ?)

That's really extraordinary work! It's really beautiful! Especially the last helmet, you seem to have worked on every detail... Gorgeous!

Really really nice Nothing more to say!!

Salix and Khosrau de Samarkand - thanks for appreciation.

Salix, if I have understood you well - we have long waiting list, about 1 year and it is going to be all the time this way. But there is always a chance to meat in Summer.

Regarding to big head... How much do you have in circumference? Maybe it is not so big, as you think?

But if it is very big, you should search an armourer who makes custom made helmet regarding to customers measurements. So, better not to buy some mass-produced helmets with sizes S, M, L, XL.

The best is too give an armourer your measurements. Unfortunately, we don't know many French armourers...

Hope we have helped you a bit.

EDIT : Thanks, Faera. And we are waiting for your response.

Good evening.

Thorkil, you are an extraordinary armourer and goldsmith. However I can't say anything bad about these helmets, I would like to see a reenactor wearing one of your helmets.

Thank you, Wotan.

We suppose you will have an occasion to see some reenectors in our helmets, as we have 2 customers from France for next month. Thorkil is actually making now one extremely decorated. Second, will be very simple and it will be finished probably in May. We will not tell anything more, maybe they will answer here by themselves.
Lots of our helmets are in UK with their owners.

One is mine since september

Ooops!

I have totally forgot! So sorry, Faera...
We always think more about helmets and armours that Thorkil is making now or will be making in future, than about those he has already made.

So, Wotan, you can look at Faera helmet on photos, here, on forum.

So, there are going to be 3 our helmets in France, soon.

[img]kator/smiley26.gif[/img] [img]kator/smiley26.gif[/img] [img]kator/smiley26.gif[/img] fantastic job