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Sugar Loaf with Visor

(c. Mid 14th Century)



Finished April 15, 2014



The top was made from 0.125"/3.2mm 4130 alloy steel, the bottom and visor were made from 0.100"/2.54mm 4130 alloy steel. The helmet was heat treated to a Rc43 hardness. The brass is 0.040"/1.0mm 260 "Cartridge" brass.



Construction Photos



Before Heat Treating:


After heating to 1600F/871C and quenching in water:


After tempering at 650F/343C for 30 minutes:


After Sanding:


After Blackening:







Patterns




CAD DXF file of the pattern for the ACL/IMCF/HMB/BotN version of this Visored Sugarloaf Helm. You can use this file to machine cut the metal plates.

visored_sugarloaf_top_L.dxf
visored_sugarloaf_bottom_L.dxf
visored_sugarloaf_cross.dxf
visored_sugarloaf_aventail_shell_L.dxf
visored_sugarloaf_aventail_scale.dxf
visored_sugarloaf_chin_strap.dxf
visored_sugarloaf_padding_L.dxf






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