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Originally Posted by ericthered
Wow that's expensive. Though it is bronze, so fair is fair. I wouldn't expect this to be typical armament though.
One piece helmets... that's what Raw says. Though if you're using bronze, the numbers should probably change: you can cast a bronze helmet, just not an good iron one.
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True. These prices just fit with those of GURPS Low-Tech. They can be customarily raised or lowered in order to fit with the historical reality (ex. in 1600's mail armour was by far more expensive than plate).
Anyway, Etruscan elites were incredibly rich. They had very fertile lands, rich mines of iron, copper, silver, sulphur and mercury and the near monopoly of the Mediterranean tin trade from Central Europe. They were plenty of bronze since Villanovan era (9th - 8th century B.C.).