kettle hat with bands Ambachten levende geschiedenis The plastic guard is well-suited

The plastic guard is well-suited to making or adjusting the Grosses Messer

which gives it a lifelike appearance

The knife is hand dyed to recreate the materials in a lifelike way: the steel of the blade and the bone grip

This Anglo-Saxon sword is based on a 4th-5th century original excavated from a hypocast (Roman floor warming) in a Roman villa in Feltwelt Norfolk

Crossbow fibulae like this were used all over the Roman Empire between the 1st and 3rd century AD

kettle hat with bands Ambachten levende geschiedenis The plastic guard is well-suitedKettle hats like this one appeared during the Crusades, around the late 12th to early 13th century. This type of helmet may have been adopted from Byzantine armies, who wore similar helmets in a longer style. They were worn alongside nasal helmets. Like spangenhelmets, these helmets were made from multiple pieces. This style remained in use until the early 14th century, and various versions are depicted in the Maciejowski Bible from 1250. Multi piece