Description
Some specifications of the product
The replica of the Attic Style Helmet is inspired by the artifact found at the Mound Gravesite, Gravani, Romania. It is made of 1.2mm/18g brass sheet metal, but it can also be made from iron or bronze. The Attic Style Helmet can be a great addition to a hoplite’s kit.
Period – Greek (300-250 B.C.)
Ear-to-Ear Dimension – 19cm
Front-to-Back Dimension – 22cm
Gross weight – 3.30 Pounds
Base Material – Brass
Product Code – AGRH-04
The historical references and further literature on the Attic Helmet can be found here.
For an off-the-shelf item, this is an excellent quality helmet, with just a bit of padding, it’s as if it was made for my head, it fits so well. The cheek pieces are fitted on very tightly so they do not loosely fall with the flow of gravity, they stay on whatever level you decide to raise or lower them. This helmet was very popular in the ancient Mediterranean world from the Hellenistic age to around the middle and maybe late roman republic, so it is very versatile for multiple warrior cultures you decide to reenact as, such as Greeks, Republic Romans, Macedonians, Carthaginians, Thracians, Italians, Etruscans, etc… It’s very well priced, so I totally recommend it to beginner reenactors, who are on a budget and want something that is of great quality and easily affordable. No known issues with it so far other than that the edges of the rivets on the inside that attach the cheek pieces to the helmet are a little sharp, but they don’t seem to be able to reach the skin of my face, so there’s hardly any real risk of cutting my face or scalp, the padding pretty much eliminates this risk, so it’s almost not an issue at all, can’t really complain since it was sold very cheap.