Changes

There are many types of helmet available through Regia’s stated period of interestand many of these types are dateline and/or ethnic specific.

1. # Spun helmet domes are strongly discouraged and must be disguised or treated tohide all evidence of spinning.2. # All edges of metal helmet fittings must be rounded off, with particular care being paidto any attached nasal or face guards.3. # Helmets may be made of ferrous metal or a ferrous frame with panels made from asuitable organic material, such as hardened leather or horn. If organic materials areused, the helmet should be constructed so as to afford real protection to the user.4. # Mail hoods (coifs) should be worn only in conjunction with a helmet.5. # Mail coifs and aventails applied to helmets may be decorated with no more than tworows of bronze rings at the edges.6. # Padded head protection should be worn only in conjunction with a mail coif and/or helmet.7. # Helmets are often closely inspected by members of the public. Therefore any modernor synthetic padding added to the inside of a helmet must besuitably disguised.8. # Angevin - Knights may wear a full faced Helm, This must only beworn when accompanied by a full sleeved hooded mail shirt (orcoif & surcoat), kite shield & the correct period sword.9. # Great Polish Helm [V] (Mid & Late) - This style of helmet iseastern (Russian) in origin and unlikely to have been found inEngland. Only warriors portraying Swedish Vikings can use one.You must also be wearing at least 2 other items of eastern Vikingprovenance.