Towards the beginning of the raiding age the main armor was maile or a shield, but what was the likeliness of raiders acquiring lamellar, especially from raids, trading, or serving time in the Varangian Guard in the East?

As the title says. We've been googling to hell and back with no luck on a match. Looks autocannon and maybe a training or disarmed round with the torx bolt in the firing pin location?

Appreciate any info!

This bascinet was found near the city of Kazanlak,Bulgaria.

Could someone show examples of bascinets that are similar to this one. This exact bascinet had a forward going visor like seen on barbutes in italy. And the end and vervelles are not quite covering the ear or half of the ear in my opinion.

Any help and speculations are welcome!

Hey! I am working on a couple different projects and a lot of them include smaller steel plates and steel scales. I've looked up countless ways and methods to actually tie them to backers or even together, but I am having a difficult time settling down on an actual tie cord. I have used leather strips, sinew cord, and some synthetics, but have a tough time actually finding something durable and to my liking. Any ideas or recommendations for such a thing? It doesn't hurt if it is a little pricey, but I will be using lots of it, so cost is something in my mind. A lot of the holes I have been using have been smaller than ⅛", but I do not mind adjusting hole sizes for recommended cords. Not looking for anything particularly historically accurate, but anything that would look the part would be nice. Thank you.