Helmets

You can own some of the most iconic helmets in the history of England and Great Britain. You could own a Gallic G Special Command helmet worn by a legionary officer during the Roman invasion. You could feel the protection provided to the Knights Templar during a crusade with a Great Helm.

Please note these helmets are replicas and are not designed to withstand contact re-enactments. Most are for display purposes only.

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WWII ARP Chief Wardens Helmet - White

During World War II, Air Raid wardens had the task of patrolling the city streets during blackout to ensure that no light was visible. If a light was spotted, the warden would alert the person respons...

£99.00

WWII ARP Wardens Helmet - Blue

£99.00

Pigface Bacinet Helmet

The earliest versions of the bascinet, at the beginning of the 14th century, had no visors, and were worn underneath larger "great helms." After the initial clash of lances, the great helm w...

£125.00

Gallic G Special Command Helmet

This style of Roman Legionary Helmet or "galea" dates from the 1st Century BC to the 2nd century AD. It is of the "Imperial Gallic G" type, a style influenced heavily by the crafts...

£150.00

Great Helm

The Great Helm evolved out of a need for greater protection for the head and neck and was first seen towards the end of the 12th century. It was a very popular style of helmet worn by knights and men-...

£135.00

Pigface Bascinet

The Pigface Bascinet helmet or Hounskull (from the German "Hound's Hood") was a popular helmet from the 14th Century as was worn by both English and French knights at famous battles such...

£125.00

English Civil War Cavalry Helmet

This form of helmet was widely used during the Thirty Years War and English Civil War and was commonly known as a 'Zischagge' in Germany and a 'horseman's pot' or 'three-barred...

£100.00

Norman Helmet with Aventail

The Normans were descended from the Viking raiders that settled in Northern France. Norman comes from the Medieval Latin "Northman/Norseman" meaning Viking. The Normans invaded England in 10...

£75.00

Roman Legionary Helmet

This style of Roman Legionary Helmet or "galea" dates from the 1st Century BC to the 2nd century AD. It is of the "Imperial Gallic" type, a style influenced heavily by the craftsme...

£75.00

Tudor Burgonet

The Tudor Burgonet was a 16th century cavalry helmet that was often worn with a "Falling Buffe" to protect the face. The Border Reivers of the English-Scottish borderlands were very fond of ...

£99.00

Gothic Sallet

Gothic Armour was a popular style of armour in England and Germany during the late 15th Century. It was influenced by the peaks and ridges of Gothic architecture and art of the period and by the 1480&...

£125.00

Gallic H Roman Centurion Helmet

This style of Roman Legionary Helmet or "galea" dates from the 1st Century BC to the 2nd century AD. It is of the "Imperial Gallic H" type, a style influenced heavily by the crafts...

£150.00

Coppergate Helmet

This magnificent helmet was found in York in a wood-lined pit with fragments of antler, stone, glass and iron, close to the site where archaeologists had earlier found the remains of Viking settlers. ...

£196.00

Sutton Hoo Helmet

The Sutton Hoo Helmet is one of only four known surviving Anglo-Saxon helmets. The original is now on display in the British Museum. It was made from iron with tinned-bronze decorative plates and is t...

£250.00

King Harold Helmet

Harold II (Harold Godwinson) was the last Anglo-Saxon King of England. He reigned from 6 January 1066 until his death at the Battle of Hastings on 14 October. He was killed fighting the Norman invader...

£115.00

Beowulf Helmet

Beowulf is the oldest surviving epic poem in Old English and is commonly cited as one of the most important works of Anglo-Saxon literature. The full poem survives in the manuscript known as the Nowel...

£135.00

Ribchester Helmet

The Ribchester Helmet was discovered in 1796 by a clogmaker's son who was playing behind his father's house in Ribchester, Lancashire. He discovered a mass of corroded metalwork which proved t...

£250.00

Morion Helmet

The Morion Helmet was popular with the foot soldiers of European armies in the 16th and 17th centuries. It is thought to have originated in Spain and would certainly have been worn by soldiers of the ...

£90.00

Helmet Stand

This helmet stand is the ideal way to display any of the helmets shown on our online shop. It is constructed from wood and has a painted and lacquered woodgrain finish. It is packed in 3 pieces and sc...

£12.50