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    Posted: 01-Oct-2006 at 22:16
Originally posted by Hrothgar

Originally posted by Mosquito


i really dig that one!  almost look byzantine with its fine details!
 
Yes, the helm found at Sutton Hoo was the best IMO. It's made with the same style relief plates but looks more like the second picture that mosquito posted. It is also probably one of the most recreated helms.
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Thats cause the Saxon's imitated the late Roman Armor .
 
 
Anyway this site has a very good collection of accurate reproductions:
 
 
The armor from that aweful Troy movie belonged in TV's Hercules,its pure fantasy rubbish.
 
The real armor of the Bronze Age Mediterranean is perhaps my favorite and even more fantasy-like but the only thing it was in fact real and even better looking by far:
 
 
 


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Some typical Turkish Helmets
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and armours
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Hi!
 
Could you tell me from wich museum this picture is? Is it a jebejji armour?
 
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Let me put again images with Dacian helmets, which are actualy parade helmets:


Discovered at Agighiol, Dobruja (N.Musem, Bucharest)



Discovered at Poiana Cotofenesti, Wallachia (N.Musem, Bucharest)



Discovered arround Danube's Iron Gate (Detroit Institute of Arts : Permanent Collection)





Also, this fine Celtic helmet discovered in Romania (N.Musem, Bucharest):







Also, I like the Roman masks of helmets for parade (not from Romani, I found these images on some sites where these helmets are for sale):



1st cent. A.D




1st Century AD, Leiden, NL




2nd Century A.D






    
    
    

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Originally posted by Tar Szernd

Hi!
 
Could you tell me from wich museum this picture is? Is it a jebejji armour?
 
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Armour in the first pic. is a timar sipahi armour(I forgot name in english I think its timarot) and in Harbiye Military Museum in Istanbul there are lots of Sipahi armours.

But the picture is form a website in german.
http://www.osmanischesreich.com/index.html

btw soldier in the second pic. is Tarkan Champion.
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I like the Greek ones the best. Spartan Helmets aquilles style.
 
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My favorite armors are the armor of the japanese samurai and


The armor of the polish winged hussars!

http://www.geocities.com/rik_fox/husaria/hussar2.jpg

Polish Winged Hussars Szyszak Helmet c1670-1733

This Polish winged helmet is based on the winged helmet of The Guard of Augustus the Strong, and features sliding nasal bar, two-piece hand forged folded skull, articulated lobster tail, pierced cheek-pieces suspended with leather, and hand pierced wings. (24 internal circumference as standard)






http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~koby/political/chapter_11/1103hussar.jpg

http://www.keithrocco.com/store/images/lg_wingedhussars.jpg

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I like the Samurai's, the Vikings with the horns, those Spanish ones that look like wide brimed hats and now thanks to The Chargemaster Polish winged Hussars
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Another photos of the Polish winged hussar and his armour.



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Here is an officer of Polish winged hussars. His armour is called a 'karacena'.
 


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English cuirassers (sp? yeesh), and most forms of cavalry armor from the Early modern period in Europe. Late medieval is great too.
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I am gonna say King Kamehameha The Great, uniter of the Hawaiian Isands.
 
Hawaiian warriors had the most beautiful Helmets i have ever seen on Any military unit. If you havent seen them, i suggest you do some research.
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Chilean army's traditional helmet based on the old Prusian helmet
 
 
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I like the Hussite "kettle hat" helmet, which is a medieval precursor of the British World War I helmet.

http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/8323/hussitewarshu1.jpg

I also think that the Polish Hussar armor, helmet, and feathers make them look very cool.

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/3978/wingedhussaren0.jpg

Also, the Scottish hats shown in the next two pictures are my favorite of the British Nineteenth Century regiments.

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/674/battleofalmatheblackwatwl8.jpg

http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/2048/battleofbalaclavaxthethek5.jpg


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Great images of the winged Hussars guys! Thumbs%20Up

Edward the Black Prince was famous for his entirely black armour worn in Battle. Notable battles include presence at Crecy and in command at Poitiers.
    

Also, I love the look of Medieval Heavy Cavalry, namely the ultra heavy units such as the Scholae Tagmata, Azadins, Qapakulu and Clibinarii.



Also, you can't go past Indian War Elephants when it comes to cool armour!
   




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Originally posted by Balaam

I like the Samurai's, the Vikings with the horns, those Spanish ones that look like wide brimed hats and now thanks to The Chargemaster Polish winged Hussars


It's a common misconception that the vikings had horns on thier helmets, I believe these first appeared in opera's by singers portraying vikings......... regardless Vikings never had horns on thier helmets. but I would like to agree with you and virtually everyone else here in saying that the winged Hussars armor (particularly the hemet) looks awesomeStar

I am also a fan of the Roman shield known as the  scutum  which I believe to have been the best all round shield of the ancient world, as  well as the helmets of saxon/viking nobles and Byzantine armour


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Aztec Jaguar Warriors, imagine how fearsome someone dressed in a complete jaguar pelt and head would like running at you with a club! Very cool armour.

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