Romano-Briton helm: part VI

Good day,

The helm is virtually complete. All that is left is to add a string to hold the suspension in place, and one to hold the cheekplates together, and to sew in the cheekstraps. Here are the pictures of the penultimate steps:

These include all the parts I was talking about last time. You can see here the protective plates, as well as how I moved the aventail to the outside to increase room on the inside:





Here is the ring on the back of the helm that will allow the owner to attach a horsehair crest:



That is basically it; I will post final artsy pictures, and then this project will be complete.