kulah khud for comment

B.I · 11th April 2006, 08:59 AM

hi Valjhun,
aqtai has shown a good overall selection of helmets, but i think you need to choose the culture that is most appealing to you. finding any helmet (either persian or indian) of the 18thC or before is extremely hard, and very expensive. 19thC helmets were made on mass as they were mainly decorative pieces for an export market (the military raj bringing home 'trophies'). it is possible of course to find earlier examples, but definately not easy. there is a distinct difference between persian and indian and each suits a different taste.

Lee · 11th April 2006, 11:46 AM

Received by e-mail from forum lurker Steve:

I am not a member, but came to the "Kulah Khud" Helmet, and use to have one almost like it. An archeologist from Oklahoma, thought this type of Helmet was from the Moors, or Turkish, dating back to 1100 or 1200 AD. ?? My Helmet was really close to this one. Except my Helmet was all engraved on top, with silver enlay. It was also rusted from being buried. And the chain mail was still in tact. I hope this has been a little help. Thanks

B.I · 11th April 2006, 03:49 PM

hi,
it would be great if steve could post his helmet on here to discuss (and stop lurking and join in

)
i am afraid i have met my fair share of museum curators, heads of departments, cataloguers and archeologists - all of whom are extremely passionate about what they do and willing to help in any way they can whether the particular piece falls into their expertise or not. however, this can sometimes be very misleading.
i still stick to my initial opinion, but would love to see steves helmet and open up the discussion (even if via lee with steve remaining in the shadows

)

11th April 2006, 08:59 AM	#1
B.I Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 485	hi Valjhun, aqtai has shown a good overall selection of helmets, but i think you need to choose the culture that is most appealing to you. finding any helmet (either persian or indian) of the 18thC or before is extremely hard, and very expensive. 19thC helmets were made on mass as they were mainly decorative pieces for an export market (the military raj bringing home 'trophies'). it is possible of course to find earlier examples, but definately not easy. there is a distinct difference between persian and indian and each suits a different taste.

11th April 2006, 11:46 AM	#2
Lee EAAF Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Upstate New York, USA Posts: 937	Received by e-mail from forum lurker Steve: I am not a member, but came to the "Kulah Khud" Helmet, and use to have one almost like it. An archeologist from Oklahoma, thought this type of Helmet was from the Moors, or Turkish, dating back to 1100 or 1200 AD. ?? My Helmet was really close to this one. Except my Helmet was all engraved on top, with silver enlay. It was also rusted from being buried. And the chain mail was still in tact. I hope this has been a little help. Thanks

11th April 2006, 03:49 PM	#3
B.I Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 485	hi, it would be great if steve could post his helmet on here to discuss (and stop lurking and join in ) i am afraid i have met my fair share of museum curators, heads of departments, cataloguers and archeologists - all of whom are extremely passionate about what they do and willing to help in any way they can whether the particular piece falls into their expertise or not. however, this can sometimes be very misleading. i still stick to my initial opinion, but would love to see steves helmet and open up the discussion (even if via lee with steve remaining in the shadows )