Can anybody recommend an armourer who makes a reasonably priced replica of the 1250 Maciejowski Bible's rounded kettle hat (not the lampshade model!!!). I don't seem to be able to find anybody who has this thing in his catalogue or else it does not look like the real thing at all.

Try Medieval Reproductions. http://www.cadvision.com/medieval/

Peter Fuller Makes a nice one, at around $225 - $275. Jeff Hedgecock could make you one as well, but I still think he has quite a wait. Either will make you a proper example of what you want, and I highly recommend both.

Perhaps you should try Manning Imperial in Australia. His URL is:
http://users.netconnect.com.au/~manning/index.html

His is based on the Goliath in the Maciejowski Bible.

Robert Coleman, Jr.

Thanks for the url, but it so happened that a friend of Ca 1265, Andy G, has mailed me the same url a few days back. He bought one of this armourer. I went and had a look at his kettle hat. It's the best I've seen sofar. Now it seems that one of our own armourers is trying his hand on a Mac replica. So I'll wait a bit to see what happens.

Thanks anyway,

Boy, Andy's name comes up in some of the most interesting places! We have corresponded over a period of two years, and he has taught me a lot. You should be proud to know him.

Robert Coleman, Jr.

Isn't it a small world! I've known Andy for 3 years now and we met overhere and at Kirby Hall (UK) and Ghent (Belgium) a couple of times. We're great friends and both interested in ca 1250-1300 stuff. He's a full knight of ca 1265 and I'm starting out as a city militia pikeman of 1300 (I'm also a 1350 herald, a 1300 friar and 1290's citizen and drummer). We had try-outs last year (a.o. at Kirby Hall) and it was fun. Still no word about the Dutch kettle hats but I'll keep you posted.