Quote Originally Posted by ThistleDown View Post
Hello Doc -- welcome to the forum

The helm is not a 'charge' but is described by Lord Lyon as 'suitable to an incorporation'. In an earlier take on the arms (last year) the helm was shown oversized to the shield -- one of the reasons for the delay in acknowledgment.
Interesting choice of helm styles - a sallet. It's my impression that those are quite rare in British heraldry ... but maybe things have changed recently?