Talk:Imperial helmet

Classification
I have certain queries re Imperial helmet (forgive me if I seem dim):

German experts classify these helmets as "Weisenau" types,

Here, the pronoun is ambiguous: does "these helmets" denote "the Imperial helmets"?

while H. Russell Robinson divided them into Imperial Gallic and Imperial Italic types.

Imperial Gallic is the type worn by Gauls, not Romans?

Perhaps the section could be retitled Classification of the Imperial helmet or Classification of Imperial helmet types? This might clear confusion as the reader approaches this section. Rintrah 09:23, 11 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Sorry. I'll post my comments in the right place next time. Rintrah 12:50, 11 February 2007 (UTC)


 * No problem, it wasn't the wrong place. I just prefer to get a discussion merged out to the article itself, once it's underway, to open it out to everyone.Neddyseagoon - talk 15:11, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

Copyedit
I don't think that the reference below to "Roman Helmetting" is proper:

"The Roman combat experience of the Dacian wars produced further developments in helmet design, particularly the two iron bars riveted crosswise across the helmet scull (alternatively, two thick bronze strips might be riveted to the top of a bronze legionary or auxiliary helmet) as protection against the falx. The Romans choose their helmet design to emulate the sack on forehead of the act of Roman helmetting someone (see Urban Dictionary). This started as a field modification, as seen on several Imperial Gallic helmets with the crossbars hastily riveted right over the decorative eyebrows (crossbars are seen on some, though not all, of the legionary helmets on Trajan's Column), but quickly became a standard feature, found on all helmets produced from ca. AD 125 through the latter third century AD."

It seems some kind of a joke. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.71.210.170 (talk) 20:05, 6 October 2009 (UTC)