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003 Winged Hussar cheekpiece brass trial fit.
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004 All of Winged Hussar helmet brass after polishing.
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005 Miniature Greenwich armour articulation test.
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006 Miniature Greenwich armour with marking paper still attached.
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007 Miniature Greenwich armour close helmet showing separate parts.
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008 Historian & Author Martin F. Marix Evans modelling my popular 3-bar pot helmet for a new Osprey Naseby book. Note the flush lining rivets around the brim.
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009 Martin Marix Evans holds my 3-bar pot helmet to show the visible stretch marks on the underside of the fall for a new Osprey Battle of Naseby book.
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010 86lb Black & White Cuirassier armour work in progress with siege weight skull & Cuirass awaiting principal edge rolling & blacking.
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011 86lb Black & White Cuirassier armour work in progress with siege weight skull & Cuirass awaiting principal edge rolling & blacking.
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012 Demonstrating closing a rolled edge for the latest Osprey Naseby book.
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013 Polish Winged Hussar arm-guard hinges awaiting rivet holes and hinge wire.
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014 Hand filing Polish Winged Hussar hinge halves to shape.
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015 179 hand made petalled arm guard rivets. Each rivet took 8 minutes to make, so I would rather not say any more.
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016 Handmade steel harness buckles.
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017 Re-hanging a 19th century miniature armour fluted arm harness.
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018 Pimpling the brass ridge of a Polish Winged Hussar Szyszaki Cocks-Comb helmet.
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019 Brass helmet medallions shown before and after pimpling.
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020 Trial fitting of decorative Polish Cocks Comb Szyszaki helmet brass.
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021 Discussing English Civil War armour with the infectiously enthusiastic Historian & Author Martin Marix Evans for yet another fine Osprey publication.
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022 Szyszaki helmet brass just prior to polishing & fitting, showing how the top cap hides the point of fixing for the other decorative brass below.
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023 A one- piece 3-bar pot fall, shown immediately after grinding off forge marks, and with the holes for mounting the face-cage visible.
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024 All the components of a typical Littlecote 3-bar pot shown straight after grinding.
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025 Holding the face cage in the knee vice, the ends of a 3-bar pot face cage are peened over to attach to the fall.
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026 Trial fitting of a typical English Civil War helmet skull lining strip.
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027 Shown just after grinding, the flush rivets which attach the helmet skull lining strip, to which the leather lining is sewn are clearly visible.
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028 My armourers mark shown at the top of a pot helmet fixed neck tail.
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029 Checking 3-bar pot cheek strap alignment on clients mannequin.
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030 Shoulder straps shown before and after blueing.
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031 Miniature leg harness showing tight Greave join.
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032 Reproduction Cuirass shoulder straps shown just after hand buffing.
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033 Checking the new shoulder strap curve against the rolled edge of the breast plate arm opening.
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034 Modelled by Kevin at FBFX, here is one of 25 full sets of finished metal plated Polyurethane 1612 movie armour just prior to shipping to Russia for filming.
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034 One of 25 full sets of metal plated Polyurethane movie armour cleverly moulded from my master by FBFX for the film 1612.
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035 Polish arm-guard Brass detail showing the many hundreds of individually handmade petalled rivets.
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036 Reproduced cuirass shoulder straps now re-attached, note how straps have been pitted to harmoniously match the finish of the original.
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037 Hand buffing a lobster pot helmet peak... The final process!
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038 Shaping the nose of a Savoyard visor over a tapered iron stake in the knee vice.
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039 Prominent people have prominent noses, as King George III once said.
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040 Finished Savoyard visor awaiting brasswork. Visor shown prior to forge blacking.
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041 Some of the many hundreds of brass cupped steel rivets needed for a Polish Winged Hussar armour. These particular rivets belong to the Gorget.
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042 The first of many wing-frame brackets.
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043 A full set of wing-frame brackets shown immediately after polishing.
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044 Comparing the finished proportions of a wing-frame bracket to the clients' picture supplied.
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045 Final Hussaria wing mounting position. Note the small adjustments at the bottom which were later filled using rivet slugs.
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046 One complete set of handmade Pauldron buckles.
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047 Polish Husaria Breast plate rosettes.
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048 Stepping the inside edge of a Polish Hussar Virgin Mary breast plate medallion before detail is pierced and filed.
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049 Polish Hussar Virgin Mary breast plate medallion after basic embossing and chasing over lead. Lead blank can be seen behind.
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050 Polish Hussar Virgin Mary breast plate medallion shown attached. In time this will dull nicely to match the other brass made one week before.
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051 Buckling a left-hand arm-guard for the first time.
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052 A pair of finished arm-guards shown prior to removing temporary rivet backs, cropping rivets to length and hammer setting.
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053 One piece Szyszaki helmet skull, shown with applied Cocks Comb flange still visible. This is normally hidden by the brass trim.
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054 Captain Andrzej B.Gawlik of the U.S. Marines with his armour now on display at The Imperial War Museum London.
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055 3-bar pot Buff Leather skull lining. This liner is adjustable via a hidden top knot and drawstring.
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056 A pair of Cuirassier gauntlet finger sets shown just after re-assembly after blacking, but prior to rivetting to gauntlet knuckle plate.
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057 Temporary and first assembly of all gauntlet lames after forge blacking. Thankfully no lames had warped in the fire.
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058 Dutch lobster tail helmet cheek piece shown ready for re-hanging after the careful removal of the original flush rivets.
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059 Nigel Carren up to his elbows restoring another English Civil War Lobster Tail helmet.
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060 Removing the Blue-Tack that had been holding a clients Lobster Tail helmet together for the last 20 years... Another little surprise!
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061 Replacement internal helmet washers shown after ageing and ready for fixing.
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062 One wrist open, one wrist closed.
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063 Miniature Greenwich armour helmet Ventail shown immediately after starring all breaths.
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064 Miniature Greenwich armour helmet, shown immediately after polishing. This helmet is fully articulated and is smaller than a Golf Ball!
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065 Inside of Right hand gauntlet shown with correct rivets once again. I removed the 12 upholstery nails!
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066 Bright-polished Marshall Toiras Boy Prince armour with finely pierced cheekpieces.
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067 Miniature brass & steel gauntlet & mitten with fixed grip for a Miniature Greenwich foot combat armour. These are the only fixed parts.
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068 Taking a pattern from a turned 19th century miniature armour stand for future reference.
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069 Making sure that Greave is a watertight fit before rivetting. Shown before grinding and polishing.
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070 Trial fit of both legs and Sabatons. In this case Sabatons are rivetted to legs for practicalities of display.
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071 Setting all miniature armour arm harness lames before finishing.
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072 Joggling or Stepping decoration to a Greenwich armour bottom tasset lame.
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073 Just like this unusual officers head & neck piece copied from a 17th century German woodcut. One-off pieces are a speciality.
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074 Loose rivetting the Sabaton to the leg using my needle stake. These Sabatons were rivetted to legs for practicalities of display & handling.
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075 Boxed miniature armour shown just before delivery. This particular Greenwich armour was commissioned as a wedding present.
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076 Dressing a miniature armour straight from the box.
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077 Right hand Cuirassier gauntlet knuckle construction with marking paper still attached.
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078 A finished miniature leg harness pair which articulate fully under their own weight, just as full size armour should.
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079 Working miniature Close Helmet, no bigger than a Golf Ball! Now wheres my shrinking potion.
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080 Working miniature Close Helmet. Seven steel plates, 6 iron rivets, 2 brass rivets, 2 iron pivots, 2 rosettes and one iron lifting peg.
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081 Manually removing crusting from the breaths of a very unusual sliding Savoyard or Todenkopf visor.
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082 Very unusual sliding Savoyard or Todenkopf visior with heavy crusting removed. This visor was found in a water filled bucket of nails!
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083 A selection of Polish Husaria breast plate brass shown just before punch detailing and polishing.
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084 Forge blackened ECW black & white Gorget showing keyhole lock.
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085 Top cap of unusual seqmented skull, shown just after filing out suspension hole.
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086 My Mirroring jig, used to match the form of both Close Helmet skull halves. The skull shown is a siege weight Cuirassier skull over 3mm in thickness.
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087 Marking a miniature armour Greave fixing. Picture shows the 4 lame Poleyn articulation.
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088 Adjustable leather skull lining. The means of adjustment is not visible in this picture as the drawstring & knot is concealed above the lining.
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089 Close-Up of a miniature Marshall Toiras Cuirass showing sword hanger buckles.
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090 Offering up a lance rest to the breastplate of a miniature Greenwich armour.
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091 Trial assembly of a new gauntlet pattern.
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092 As per my clients request, a subtly different 3-bar pot was born.
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093 Nigel Carren discussing movie armour project with Grant Pearmain of FBFX London... Kid in a sweet shop again.
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094 Nigel Carren breaking down his suit of armour for FBFX, so that accurate moulds can be made of each separate piece.
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095 My master armour at FBFX with some of the Polyurethane Movie armour. Shown prior to metal plating and final assembly.
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096 One down, only 178 more hand made rivets to go.
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097 Nigel Carren posing with his armour master against a backdrop of 25 sets of the FBFX copies. Shown straight out of the moulds, for the movie 1612.
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098 My cabinet maker father Ray, who is happy to make your armour stand or plinth in any wood or finish to suit.
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099 Dressing my Polish Winged Hussar armour at The Imperial War Museum London.
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100 Demonstrating how just one Joggled line dramatically strengthens the thinnest strip of steel without adding any weight. For Osprey Publishing.
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101 Once I receive my clients measurements, a file of working pictures will be created from my archive.
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102 Full set of Winged Hussar patterns. Only patterns that worked perfectly in steel are filed, all the rest are used to light the forge.
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103 Nigel Carren & Cuirassier armour. Photo taken by Four Shires Magazine... Your usual nail polish madam.
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104 Theres always a steady stream of varied restoration work on the go... whatever the time of year.
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105 Imperial War Museum Polish Winged Hussar Gawlik armour 4.
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106 Imperial War Museum Polish Winged Hussar Gawlik armour 1.
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107 Imperial War Museum Polish Winged Hussar Gawlik Armour 2.
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108 Siege-weight Cuirasser Savoyard helmet with signature moustache. Christened Major Skippon by historian Martin F. Marix Evans.
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109 Prussian light cavalry fluted lobster tail helmet, shown after forge-black has been ground off all high-points. The final result being a black and white helmet.
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111 Miniature Grenwich armour with flag and two-handed mace.
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112 Miniature Tonlet armour. This particular armour stands only 10.5 inches tall in its own right and is fully articulated..jpg
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113 Miniature Greenwich armour showing tight Greave fastening.
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114 This tournament armour was my first ever miniature, and as you can see, I didnt worry about rivet heads being to scale then.
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115 A restored Cavalry armour with Dutch lobster tail helmet.
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117 Not all the helmets have to be complicated. My Littlecote 3-Bar Pot is certainly my most popular item, and very satisfying to make.
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117 Once the missing backplate and shoulder straps were recreated, another signature Littlecote 3-bar pot helmet was made to match.
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