http://fightdesigner.forumotion.com/armor-and-wardrobe-f12/-t1.htm Armor & Wardrobe of all types & periods. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:29:14 GMT 10 http://pics.livejournal.com/nomadboi/pic/0000cayz http://fightdesigner.forumotion.com/armor-and-wardrobe-f12/-t1.htm http://fightdesigner.forumotion.com/armor-and-wardrobe-f12/helmet-suspension-straps-t89.htm Fight Designer SO in doing a little poking around on armourarchive.com, it sounds like general consensus is that historically helmets didn't have chin-straps, they were just a good enough fit over your arming cap/coif/etc that they stayed in place. Obviously, when buying cheap (used and Ebay) and/or renting out to unknown actors, that kind of fit isn't going to be achievable often. SCA also requires chinstraps, so there's plenty of other folks out there needing to put some kind of helmet retention device ... Armor and Wardrobe Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:29:14 GMT http://fightdesigner.forumotion.com/armor-and-wardrobe-f12/helmet-suspension-straps-t89.htm#329 http://fightdesigner.forumotion.com/armor-and-wardrobe-f12/helmet-suspension-straps-t89.htm http://fightdesigner.forumotion.com/armor-and-wardrobe-f12/gladiators-t82.htm Fight Designer

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