Laat-Romeinse helm, Concesti, 1-1.2 mm Vikingmantels bascinets with a flat visor

bascinets with a flat visor attached on both sides of the helmet began to appear

The leather scabbard is richly decorated with brass fittings

and re-enactors of the Greek armies and the Roman Republican armies of Classical Antiquity

6 mm thick) and features a linen lining and a chin strap with a historically accurate buckle

Epic Armoury's weapons meet high safety standards

Laat-Romeinse helm, Concesti, 1-1.2 mm Vikingmantels bascinets with a flat visorThe later Roman helmet types were not based on Celtic designs anymore, but presumably on the helmets from the Persian Empire, which was emerging in that period. Around the 2nd century AD the cavalry had become an essential part of the Roman army, although it remained a vulnerable unit, one fifth of the army consisted of cavalry. Usually this involved auxiliae. The helmet is made of steel and is suitable for a head circumference up to 61 cm. It is