A cabasset for comments ... please

[AHorsa]

Very nice work, Fernando! Congrats

[fernando]

Thank you so much, Andreas .

[Rick]

Nice work by your silversmith Fernando.
I also like the tarnished surface; it goes quite well with the surface tone of the cabasset.

[fernando]

Thank you Rick,
I have assisted to the final trimming and (silver) rivet fixation, as also required by the smith. The new silver was shining and i asked him to darken it; he goes to an interior section and comes out with the thing completely dark. I tell him not so much and he rubbed it hard with a soft (flanel) cloth. Then i asked him what to do if i wanted to revert either process when i got home and he tells the trick; to darken, give it bleach, to lighten it, rub it with the cloth .

[Jim McDougall]

Wow! beautiful job...……….and I can see it now...…….Fernando parading around with that fancy plume helmet. But I cant say much.....after I should have learned my lesson with the famed tulwar vs. ceiling fan incident.....I tried to put on a kulah khud helmet and got it pretty well stuck on my head.
Seriously, very nicely done and great example.

Ulfberth!!! Its fantastic to have you back here!! and thank you for all these great examples of illustrations of these kinds of cabassets.

[fernando]

Originally Posted by Jim McDougall

....after I should have learned my lesson with the famed tulwar vs. ceiling fan incident.....

A bizarre version of when the tulwar hits the fan .

Originally Posted by Jim McDougall

...I tried to put on a kulah khud helmet and got it pretty well stuck on my head...

To prevent one's head from getting stuck with these things, the correct technique is to try them on someone in the house .

[fernando]

After some backstage combined research with a knowledged member, a rather plausible identification for this cabasset is that it is Italian, most possibly from the Papal Armory, the mark being that of the Barberini family arsenal, where a more clear example in another cabasset reveals the three bees symbol of their coat of arms. Its date remaining the same 1580-1600.

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[ulfberth]

Originally Posted by Jim McDougall

Wow! beautiful job...……….and I can see it now...…….Fernando parading around with that fancy plume helmet. But I cant say much.....after I should have learned my lesson with the famed tulwar vs. ceiling fan incident.....I tried to put on a kulah khud helmet and got it pretty well stuck on my head.
Seriously, very nicely done and great example.

Ulfberth!!! Its fantastic to have you back here!! and thank you for all these great examples of illustrations of these kinds of cabassets.

thanks Jim

[Rick]

Originally Posted by fernando

Thank you Rick,
I have assisted to the final trimming and (silver) rivet fixation, as also required by the smith. The new silver was shining and i asked him to darken it; he goes to an interior section and comes out with the thing completely dark. I tell him not so much and he rubbed it hard with a soft (flanel) cloth. Then i asked him what to do if i wanted to revert either process when i got home and he tells the trick; to darken, give it bleach, to lighten it, rub it with the cloth .

Did you peen the rivets on the inside of this helmet yourself Fernando?
Was it difficult?

[fernando]

Originally Posted by Rick

Did you peen the rivets on the inside of this helmet yourself Fernando?
Was it difficult?

No, that was the smith's job; he just wanted me to assist to it, as he is not familiar with antique weaponry restoring and wanted to make sure everything went as per my desire. I knew from the beginning that riveting with silver would me much much easier than with iron. A few hammer strokes and the (hand made) rivets were completely beaten. Mind you, the man is a precision executor; it is 'tasteful' to see him working.