brian Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Helmet I forged copied from the original on display in the museum in Victoria ,Australia. Bullet dents and all ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 how cool ! i like all those stories thanks for posting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul42` Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Nice job.... are the bullet dents "real"? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Salvati Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Aww man no way!! Brian that's so cool, coolest thing I have seen anyone make by far in awhile! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Nice work on the helmet. Did you go all authentic, and use a bush forge to heat the mouldboards up before bending them over a stringybark log? Just spent a good amount of time on Wiki reading up on ol Ned. Interesting, and I will have to read his letter when I have more time. As for the bullet dents, I would say they are not real since the Aussie Gov't is still imposing it's rule over the subjects Your still just a bunch of scallywags who cannot be trusted The pictures of all of the collected firearms heaped into piles, and headed for the smelter a few years ago made me more determined to make sure that doesn't happen here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragons lair Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 HMMM bullet dents in a armor type helmut. Guess they didn't have AP rounds back then. Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Russell Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 If youse sweet talk Strine enough maybe he'll post pictures of the Kelly armour he made after getting to measure 1 of the original's in the Old Melbourne goal Dale Russell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 I'd guess that folks didn't commonly run around with AP rounds on them---just like today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Is that helmet so you can survive the Rugby matches as a spectator? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yesteryearforge Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 I remember years and years ago seeing a movie about that and Mick Jagger played the part of Ned Kelly Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inkahootz Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 Nice one. I also made a helmet as an apprentice, however turned it into a letterbox. The back opens, and you put the mail through the slit. Really expected some local kids to try to work it over with big bungers...but really ... 8mm steel isnt going to budge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOC Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Sure is the nicest looking replica i've seen yet, well done brian. I wouldn't mind some dimensions myself for accurate replicas; a friend wanted a suit to demonstrate the horse mounting possibilities. The events were over 120 years ago, but contraversies still rage on. Here is a plough out the front of Benalla Museum, reputedly belonged to a Kelly family member. enjoy, AndrewOC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 I hope this works, here is a picture of the whole suit of armour or at least what's left of it... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ned_kelly_armour_library.JPG The whole article on Wikipedia is very interesting too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bottles Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Hi, I really like seeing the various copies of Neds armour. Here are some images of a set I made several years ago. All from 6mm mild. The most amazing thing I find about these armours is one has been analized to be mild steel, only 15 years or so after bessemer converters were made and they are using them for ploughs in the back blocks of OZ. Andrew OC I dont think these were made for use on horse back. As they weighed between 87-125 lbs depending on the armour IIRC. I believe that they were carried to Glenrowan then used when they became surrounded. I would also hate to ride with any of the helms at all due to having NO fixings/chin straps and only using teacosy liners as padding. I would also say they wouldn't have used these for riding as Ned and one other armour had a fauld/lower plate below the breastplate. Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 The helmet and breast plates look pretty cool. You should suit up and give them a try. Nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bottles Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 I have ridden a lot in armour and made this set of armour for use in re-enacted acted demonstrations. The helmet gave several issues trying to get it to stay on heads without causing big neck issues. Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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