Helmets
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My
backlog of leather helmet orders has come to the point that I cannot accept
any further orders.
I will update this message when I can again accept leather helmet orders.
Bearskin and Goatskin helmets are still available from Roger Fuller.
To order any Hat or Helmet Accessories: click on this PDF icon and follow
the instructions on the top of the page.
Hat and Helmet Accessories Order Form.pdf, file size 13kbs.
| Leather Helmets - are made-to-order, completely handmade
and handsewn. The process of making helmets is a slow and tedious one and
the demand has created a backlog of orders. To be fair to all, orders are
filled on first-ordered, first-made basis with no payment accepted until
the work is complete. Orders are cancelable at any time. When ordering,
please state your head measurement (inches and fraction). The measurement
should be the circumference of the head with the measuring tape about ½"
above the brow ridge, to above the ears, to the high point at the back of
the head. Leather helmets can be made for measurements from 21¼ inches
to 24½ inches.
These helmets are made from heavy, high quality leather. The skulls halves
are stitched together, soaked and stretched over oblong wood helmet blocks
of the desired size. After drying several days the leather skull is removed
from the block, dyed and shellacked black, stiffened with hide glue, and
trimmed to your specifications. |
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Corps of Light Infantry
Similar to the helmet worn by Col. Alexander Hamilton as depicted in Trumbull's
"Surrender at Yorktown". This helmet has a small leather visor,
and the front plate (shield) can be painted with "LIy" cypher
between the two white chevrons. Blonde horsehair is sewn into the comb.
Inside the helmet is a functional leather and linen sweatband with drawstring.
The exterior has a white linen turban with bow (other colors and materials
optional). 5 inch tall Red & Black plume is affixed to helmet with an
Alliance cockade. $130.00 |
Helmet Skull - $35.00
No front plate (shield) or visor. No sweatband or other embellishment.
Helmet options::
Front plate (shield) $ 15.00
Visor $15.00
Horsehair crest (Specify color) $25.00
Helmet liner (sweatband) $20.00
Dragoon caps, and other such leather headgear, can be made to order.
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 Corps
of Light Infantry Plume - 5 inch upright plume of clipped feathers fixed
to a twisted brass wire core. 3 inch black bottom with a 2 inch red top,
4 inch diameter. No
Longer Available - see G.Gedney Godwin for these. |
  Bearskin
Helmets / Goatskin Helmets - available in grenadier, fusilier, and
musician formats. These collapsible caps, modeled on existing artifacts,
retail for $319.00, plus Postal Priority Shipping, for a basic cap. A
basic cap has the metal King's Plate in the front and blank badge on the
back, but no other decoration. However, a typical grenadier or musician
cap would have had an engraved, numbered badge on the back, and cap cording
with at least a single tassel. This cap would be $369.00, plus Postal
Priority Shipping. Other caps may differ. Made by Roger Fuller of the
40th Foot. Please consult Roger Fuller at hm95thfoot@yahoo.com for inquiries
and orders.
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 Black
Bearskin - used to trim helmets, caps, pistol holsters, and knapsacks.
See attached pdf file for photos of the current stock.
Bearskin pdf file
Note: All my bearskins were legally taken and can be legally
sold by me according to the laws of the State of Rhode Island. I assume
when you order a bearskin from me that you can legally possess the bearskin
according to the laws of your state. If you order bearskins from me
and cannot possess them according to the laws of your state, I will
hold you responsible for any penalties and legal fees that I incur.
This price list and website
shall be interpreted to mean that I am not offering to sell bearskins
to buyers in states where such sale is prohibited.
Black Bears are considered a threatened species, thus due to restrictions
imposed by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
(CITES), I cannot ship bearskins outside of the USA.
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