Corinthian A and B, both excellent, brass or bronze. Good Hellenistic helmet, but needs modification-moveĬheekpieces back, remove ear flaps, and trim droopy bits Goodįor Peloponnesian War and after, especially for cavalry. Ridge rather large but good for big heads. Boeotian helmet, AH6118, should not have the medial *me*, though other people find it acceptable. "Spartan Early Corinthian" AH6111, not as appealing to The top of the nasal, making them easy to spot. Some carry the ridge around the eyeholes straight across Which I would avoid since they add more flaws. Versions of this helmet made by other manufacturers, Skip the steel version and don'tīother with the crest. It isĭecent even though it is brass the cheekpieces are "Italo-Corinthian" helmet AH6058B, generally justĬalled a Corinthian (correctly!) by vendors. Stitch (Manning Imperial), Joe Piela (Lonely Mountainįorge), and other experienced custom armorers will beĪble to make you a much better helmet than anythingĬoming from India, and obviously a custom helmet will Jeffrey Hildebrandt (Royal Oak), Matt Lukes, Craig The usual vendors and craftsmen listed on the front page. Photos, but beware of the links to equipment vendors! Gold mine for original helmets, all neatly arranged by type: Īncient Greek Armour, Shields and Helmets-Great links and The style is very Late Classical or Hellenistic, and was *think* this Phrygian helmet is also by Daniyal Steelcrafts,Īnd again, for "Made in India" it's not bad at all! The block, and a thin lace at the back which ties to a loop Secured by a simple leather loop nailed under the front of The little pointed gap at the side betweenĬheekpiece and neckguard was too big, so I hammered theĮdges of the metal to close it up-not my neatest work, but Pretty good job! I did remove the brass decorativeĮdging, and trimmed the cheekpieces and face opening a Illyrian helmet is from Daniyal Steelcrafts, and they did a Helmet with metal snips to make a Chalcidean helmet. Trimmed the cheekpieces on a standard Deepeeka Corinthian Is red wool felt, though I have since replaced it with plain Than bronze, but it basically cost nothing! The edging Mine weighs 3-1/2 pounds, and is brass rather Would not likely to have been seen by the Persian In two pieces that I know of, all the rest being one There are only 3 or 4 such helmets that are made Finished weightĪrchaic Corinthian helmet that I made from a spun brassĭome. Pad made of multiple layers of scrap wool, there's a hole in Out deeper and to a point, added the ridge, and flanged out See Connolly's Greece and Rome at War for even earlier Later ridge or step around the crown, but Manning Off-the-shelf version of a helmet like this, lacking the The wood block is not yetĬorinthian helmet at the British Museum, dating about 550īC, at a guess. Survived to show any corresponding features.ĭaniels made this thick, luscious crest for his Deepeekaīrass Corinthian helmet. Or little rings in various locations, but no crests have Just how crests were attached on the original Then Iĭrilled a hole through the block and the tab for a Hole and slot in the wood block to match. Of the helmet and a tab to the top, and made a corresponding Irreversable holes or the like, I soldered a pin to the back Shown on vase paintings have painted decoration (but then, Some veryĮarly crest boxes made of bronze survive, but none from theĬlassical period, implying that wood was used. Period were mounted directly on the bowl. On projections above the crown, but most in the Classical Information on building a crest, see the Legio XX page onĬrests. NiceĬolor and very easy to work! Joe did this in 3 pieces "commercial bronze", actually a low-zinc brass. I got the bronze as scrap, and it is probably Phrygian, and other variants of the Thracian.Ĭorinthian helmet, made by Joe Piela of Lonely Mountainįorge. Included the Boeotian (especially for cavalry), The Peloponnesian War it would have been uncommon, and Superseded by Thracian and Chalcidian styles. Near the end of its popularity and is beginning to be Inįact, by the time of the Persian Wars, the Corinthian is Thracian, and the humble pilos or bell helmet. Other types of helmets included Chalcidian, Illyrian, Instead will contain silicon, phosphorus, or zinc.) Not be an actual ancient alloy of copper and tin, but Widely accepted (though not universally!), but bronze Many versions areĪvailable, but as always, shop carefully! Don'tīother with steel ones, or black, or antiqued, or It was theĮpitome of the armorer's art, and is considered the Greek Hoplite Helmets THE ANCIENT GREEK HOPLITEįace it, the most popular Greek helmet, today as well as
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