Armouries
Warriors of the early Middle Ages used both indigenous forms of military equipment and arms and armor derived from late Roman types. Most widely used types of helmet was the Spangenhelm. Body armor was usually either a short-sleeved mail shirt , or a garment of overlapping scales of iron, bronze, or horn.
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Known to the Romans as lorica squamata, scale armour built from overlapping metal plates was used across the ancient Mediterranean world by Greek soldiers well before Rome adopted the same construction. This steel version finishes the lower border in a decorative flower pattern, a detail consistent with the fact that scale armour, while functional, was also frequently ornamented on surviving examples. Each scale measures approximately 36mm by 26mm, following the same construction principle as our standard iron and brass versions.
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Iron Scale Armour Hauberk (Lorica Squamata)
SKU: AH6162Known to the Romans as lorica squamata, scale armour built from overlapping metal plates was used across the ancient Mediterranean world, including by Greek soldiers well before Rome adopted the same construction. This version is worked entirely in iron scales, each measuring approximately 36mm by 26mm, for a heavier, more workmanlike finish than the brass alternatives. Surviving Roman tombstones from Verona depicting a centurion and a standard-bearer both show soldiers wearing scale armour of this type, confirming its long service life across the ancient world.
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Greek Scale Armour Hauberk (Lorica Squamata)
SKU: AH3857Known to the Romans as lorica squamata, scale armour built from small overlapping metal plates was used across the ancient Mediterranean world, including by Greek soldiers well before Rome adopted the same construction. This hauberk-style piece steel scales onto a canvas backing, forming a flexible sheet of overlapping protection across the torso. Surviving Roman tombstones, including those of centurions and standard-bearers found at Verona, depict soldiers wearing scale armour of this type, confirming its long service life across the ancient world.
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Helmet of Themistocles
SKU: AH6385Themistocles was the Athenian statesman and general whose vision and political acumen are widely credited with securing the decisive Greek naval victory over the Persian fleet at the Battle of Salamis in 480 BC. Themistocles had earlier persuaded Athens to invest newly discovered silver revenues into building a large war fleet rather than distributing the wealth directly to citizens, a decision that proved decisive against Xerxes' invasion. This helmet reflects the Corinthian-style equipment worn by Greek commanders and hoplites of this pivotal period in the Greco-Persian Wars.
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Wolf Cuff Pair
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Celtic Helmet, Antique Finish
SKU: AH5506DCeltic helmets were common chiefly among the Gauls, particularly the upper-class warriors who could afford such high-quality craftsmanship. These well-made Celtic designs carried real influence beyond their own culture, shaping the helmet forms Rome itself would later adopt as its legions expanded across Western Europe. This antique-finished version gives the essential Celtic helmet form a weathered, aged surface treatment for a more archaeological display presentation.
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Leather Wrist Cuff, Triskele, Small
SKU: AH5534This Celtic wrist cuff carries a spiralled triskele, cast in fine antiqued brass and riveted onto high-quality vegetable-tanned leather. The triskele, a three-branched spiral, is among the most widely used symbols in Celtic art, its exact origins predating the Celts themselves and stretching back to pre-Celtic traditions found as far afield as Scandinavia and Iberia. The cuff is bordered in antiqued brass studs, in a smaller sizing for a closer, more compact fit.
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Leather Wrist Cuff, Floral Motif, Single
SKU: AH5532This wrist cuff carries a floral motif cast in finely detailed antiqued metal and riveted onto the leather. Floral and spiral patterning appears widely across Celtic decorative art, offering a softer visual counterpart to the animal motifs common on other cuffs in our range. The leather itself is thick, well-dyed, vegetable-tanned leather of genuine quality.
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Leather Celtic Cuff, Wild Boar, Pair
SKU: AH5529The boar held particular significance in Celtic culture as a symbol of courage, ferocity and status, frequently depicted on weapons, standards and jewellery. This pair of leather cuffs carries that boar motif cast in detailed metal and riveted onto thick, vegetable-tanned leather. A matched pair, suited to a Celtic historical impression or general Celtic-inspired wear.
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Imperial Gallic Helmet, Alesia Type
SKU: AH6322This helmet references finds associated with Alesia, the site of Julius Caesar's decisive 52 BC siege that broke the Gallic confederation under Vercingetorix and effectively completed the Roman conquest of Gaul. Alesia's extensive archaeological record, drawn from the vast siege works Caesar's own account describes in detail, has yielded significant equipment finds illuminating this pivotal campaign. As an Imperial Gallic-series helmet, it carries the family's characteristic embossed eyebrow decoration, the hallmark of the type's distinctive Gallic craftsmanship.
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Celtic Cuff, Wild Boar Design II
SKU: AH5527The Celtic cuff descends from the torc, the open-ended metal ring worn at the neck, wrist or arm across Celtic Europe as a mark of status, rank and sometimes protective or spiritual significance. This cuff carries a second wild boar design, an animal that held particular significance in Celtic culture as a symbol of courage, ferocity and status, frequently depicted on weapons, standards and jewellery. Adjustable and cast in brass, it offers an alternative rendering of the boar motif to our other Celtic boar cuff, for collectors wanting a distinct pattern.
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Celtic Cuff, Bird Design
SKU: AH5526The Celtic cuff descends from the torc, the open-ended metal ring worn at the neck, wrist or arm across Celtic Europe as a mark of status, rank and sometimes protective or spiritual significance. This cuff carries a bird motif, drawing on a recurring theme in Celtic art and mythology, where birds were frequently linked to prophecy, the otherworld and divine messengers. Adjustable and cast in brass, it represents the figurative, animal-motif end of the historical range of Celtic arm and wrist jewellery.
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Celtic Cuff, Boar Design
SKU: AH5525The Celtic cuff descends from the torc, the open-ended metal ring worn at the neck, wrist or arm across Celtic Europe as a mark of status, rank and sometimes protective or spiritual significance. This cuff carries a boar motif, an animal that held particular significance in Celtic culture as a symbol of courage, ferocity and status, frequently depicted on weapons, standards and jewellery. Adjustable and cast in brass, it represents the figurative, animal-motif end of the historical range of Celtic arm and wrist jewellery.
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Celtic Helmet, Standard Pattern
SKU: AH5506Celtic helmets were common chiefly among the Gauls, particularly the upper-class warriors who could afford such high-quality craftsmanship. These well-made Celtic designs carried real influence beyond their own culture, shaping the helmet forms Rome itself would later adopt as its legions expanded across Western Europe. This standard pattern reflects the essential Celtic helmet form carried across Iron Age Western Europe before and during Rome's conquest of Gaul.
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Brass Scale Armour, Large Fit (Lorica Squamata)
SKU: AH6164BThe lorica squamata was a type of scale armour used by the Roman military from the Republic onward, built from small overlapping metal scales wired or sewn to a fabric backing. This brass version is built to a generous scale, fitting chests up to 50 inches and standing 26 inches in length, for wearers needing a larger fit than our standard sizing. At roughly 12.5 kg, the weight reflects the density of real overlapping metal scale construction rather than a lightened costume alternative.
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Greek Musculata, Combat Pattern
SKU: LA003Muscle cuirasses were often highly ornamented with mythological scenes, but archaeological finds of relatively unadorned examples, alongside artistic depictions of military scenes, show that simpler versions were also worn in genuine combat. This leather musculata reflects that plainer, combat-oriented end of the tradition, its anatomical form present without elaborate figural decoration. A lightweight leather build offers real wearability for extended re-enactment use.
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Celtic Cuff, Knotwork Design
SKU: AH5524The Celtic cuff descends from the torc, the open-ended metal ring worn at the neck, wrist or arm across Celtic Europe as a mark of status, rank and sometimes protective or spiritual significance. This cuff carries a knotwork-style decorative pattern, echoing the interlaced designs that are among the most recognisable hallmarks of Celtic art. Adjustable and cast in brass, it sits between the plainest unadorned cuffs and the more figurative animal-motif designs in our range.
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Celtic Cuff, Dragon Design
SKU: AH5523The Celtic cuff descends from the torc, the open-ended metal ring worn at the neck, wrist or arm across Celtic Europe as a mark of status, rank and sometimes protective or spiritual significance. This cuff carries a dragon motif, a creature that recurs across Celtic art and later medieval Celtic-influenced traditions as a symbol of strength and power. Adjustable and cast in brass, it recreates the more decorated end of the historical range of Celtic arm and wrist jewellery, in contrast to plainer, unadorned examples.
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Celtic Cuff, Plain Design
SKU: AH5522The Celtic cuff descends from the torc, the open-ended metal ring worn at the neck, wrist or arm across Celtic Europe as a mark of status, rank and sometimes protective or spiritual significance. Roman writers such as Diodorus Siculus described Celtic warriors adorned with gold bracelets and heavy neck rings, and captured torcs were prized enough as war trophies that a Roman general once took the nickname “Torquatus” after winning one in single combat. This adjustable brass cuff recreates that open-band form in a plain, unadorned pattern, true to the simpler end of the historical range of Celtic arm and wrist jewellery.
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Greek Greaves, Brass (Pair)
SKU: AH6140Greaves were a standard part of the hoplite panoply, protecting the lower leg from ankle to knee where the shield could not reach. Greek and Macedonian soldiers and kings alike wore greaves in combat, shaped and sprung to fit the leg closely without needing straps to hold them in place. This brass pair recreates that close-fitting hoplite silhouette, providing a matched set of shin defences styled after classical Greek military equipment.
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Celtic Mail Shirt
SKU: AH6813Mail armour is widely believed to have originated with Celtic smiths, whose riveted-ring construction techniques were later adopted and refined by the Romans as the lorica hamata. This reproduction recreates a Celtic-style mail shirt, battle-ready and covering the torso and upper arms. A genuinely foundational piece of armour history, predating the Roman adoption of the same basic technology.
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Celtic Helmet, Brass
SKU: AH5503Celtic helmets were common chiefly among the Gauls, particularly the upper-class warriors who could afford such high-quality craftsmanship. These well-made Celtic designs carried real influence beyond their own culture, shaping the helmet forms Rome itself would later adopt as its legions expanded across Western Europe. A brass construction reflects one of several metals Celtic smiths worked with, alongside iron and bronze, depending on regional tradition and the wearer's means.
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Royal Corinthian Helmet
SKU: AH6058RThe classical Corinthian helmet, hammered from a single sheet of bronze, is the most iconic image of the Greek hoplite, its enclosed form offering superior protection at the cost of restricted vision and hearing. This 'Royal' pattern reflects the more richly finished examples associated with wealthier warriors and commanders, who could afford the finest craftsmanship the type allowed. Named for the city-state of Corinth, the helmet remained the most popular Greek helmet form through the Archaic and early Classical periods before more open designs gained favour.
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The linothorax, literally “linen chest armour,” was constructed from multiple layers of linen hardened with glue or resin, giving Greek and Macedonian soldiers a defence that was lighter and more comfortable than solid bronze. It is most famously associated with Alexander the Great, who according to Plutarch wore a “double-layered linen breastplate,” reportedly taken as spoils after the Battle of Issus, into the decisive Battle of Gaugamela in 331 BC. This reproduction combines linen with a carbon steel element and an etched decorative plate at the waist, echoing the ornamented linothorax shown on the famous Alexander Mosaic from Pompeii.
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Republican Montefortino ‘A’ Helmet, Brass
SKU: AH6050NThe Montefortino helmet takes its name from a find site near Arcevia, Italy, and was the most widely used helmet of the Roman Republic, in service from roughly the 4th century BC into the 1st century AD. Distinctively conical or rounded in profile with a raised central knob and a modest neck guard, it was originally a Celtic design, carried into Italy by the Senones and adopted so thoroughly by Rome that it defined the Republican legionary's silhouette for centuries. Even after the Coolus and later Imperial types replaced it as standard legionary issue, the Montefortino remained in use by the Praetorian Guard, a testament to the enduring, well-proven design.
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Corinthian Helmet Plume
SKU: AH6103A natural horsehair plume in the Corinthian style, mounted on a decorative frame designed to fit onto a Greek-pattern helmet. Crests and plumes carried real significance in Greek hoplite warfare, adding visual height and presence that could help a commander stand out or a unit maintain cohesion at a glance. This plume is designed to pair with Deepeeka's range of Corinthian and Italo-Corinthian helmets.
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Italo-Corinthian Helmet, Miniature
SKU: AH6058I.MThe Italo-Corinthian helmet developed a distinctive silhouette after Italian warriors took to wearing the classical Corinthian helmet pushed up on the forehead, even in the thick of battle, for a clearer view and better hearing. This eventually transformed the once face-covering visor into a purely decorative feature, while the helmet itself came to be worn more like a cap than a fully enclosing helm. This miniature format suits a shelf display or gift setting where a full-size reproduction wouldn't be practical.
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Greaves, Classical Pattern II, Pair
SKU: A018Greaves rank among the oldest dedicated pieces of leg armour in Western military history, referenced repeatedly in classical literature including Hesiod’s Shield of Heracles, Homer’s Iliad, and Virgil’s Aeneid. This second classical-pattern pair offers an alternative cut to our other classical greaves, for wearers or collectors seeking a distinct piece. It protects the shin and calf below the knee in the same classical form referenced throughout ancient literature.
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Greaves, Classical Pattern, Pair
SKU: A016Greaves rank among the oldest dedicated pieces of leg armour in Western military history, referenced repeatedly in classical literature including Hesiod’s Shield of Heracles, Homer’s Iliad, and Virgil’s Aeneid. In the Iliad, Greek forces are described by a standing epithet referring to their well-made greaves, a detail that reflects just how central this piece of kit was to the image of the Homeric warrior. This reproduction recreates that classical leg armour form as a matched pair, protecting the shin and calf below the knee.
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Italo-Corinthian Helmet, Antique Finish
SKU: AH6058AThe Italo-Corinthian helmet developed a distinctive silhouette after Italian warriors took to wearing the classical Corinthian helmet pushed up on the forehead, even in the thick of battle, for a clearer view and better hearing. This eventually transformed the once face-covering visor into a purely decorative feature, while the helmet itself came to be worn more like a cap than a fully enclosing helm. This antique-finished version gives the form a weathered, archaeological display presentation.
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Italo-Corinthian Helmet, Iron
SKU: AH6058I/H005The Italo-Corinthian helmet developed a distinctive silhouette after Italian warriors took to wearing the classical Corinthian helmet pushed up on the forehead, even in the thick of battle, for a clearer view and better hearing. This eventually transformed the once face-covering visor into a purely decorative feature, while the helmet itself came to be worn more like a cap than a fully enclosing helm. This iron construction reflects the material used for many genuine surviving examples of the type.
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Italo-Corinthian Helmet, Brass
SKU: AH6058BThe Italo-Corinthian helmet developed a distinctive silhouette after Italian warriors took to wearing the classical Corinthian helmet pushed up on the forehead, even in the thick of battle, for a clearer view and better hearing. This eventually transformed the once face-covering visor into a purely decorative feature, while the helmet itself came to be worn more like a cap than a fully enclosing helm. This brass construction reflects one of several metal choices available for the type, alongside iron and bronze.
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Folding Greaves, Hoplite Pattern
SKU: AH6122The greave takes its name, through Old French grève, from a word for the shin, and was one of the earliest and most enduring pieces of dedicated leg armour in the ancient world. Greek hoplites wore bronze greaves shaped to the contour of the calf and shin, relying on the natural spring of the metal to grip the leg without straps or buckles. This steel interpretation follows that same hoplite silhouette in a folding, adjustable design, standing 22 inches including the knee cap.
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Trojan War-Era Helmet
SKU: AH6120/H024PThis helmet draws on the Trojan War tradition, the legendary conflict waged against the city of Troy after Paris's abduction of Helen, immortalised in Homer's Iliad. Whatever its precise historical basis, the Trojan War became the foundational epic of Greek culture, its heroes and battles referenced throughout later Greek art, literature, and identity for centuries. This piece reflects the Bronze Age martial imagery associated with that legendary conflict, distinct from the later Classical-period hoplite equipment of Corinthian and Boeotian helmets.
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Three-Disc Cardiophylax Armour with Brass Belt
SKU: AH6088BThis three-disc armour, or cardiophylax, dates back to 450-30 BC, originally worn by Etruscan and Samnite warriors of Central Italy before later being adopted by the Samnite class of Roman gladiators.
The three overlapping discs offered targeted protection to the chest without the weight of a full cuirass, and the accompanying ornamented brass belt was itself considered a mark of a warrior’s status in Central Italy during this period.
This reproduction recreates that historic three-disc armour with its brass belt, suited to an Etruscan, Samnite, or gladiatorial impression.
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Spartan Helmet
SKU: AH6078/H042This helmet reflects the equipment of the Spartan army, whose citizens — trained from childhood in the famously demanding agoge system — formed the core of one of the ancient world's most feared military forces. Spartan hoplites typically carried a version of the Corinthian helmet, its enclosed bronze form offering strong protection within the tightly packed ranks of the phalanx formation Sparta's army was built around. This unplumed pattern reflects the essential Spartan helmet form without additional crest decoration.
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Spartan Helmet, with Plume
SKU: AH6078P/H042PThis helmet reflects the equipment of the Spartan army, whose citizens — trained from childhood in the famously demanding agoge system — formed the core of one of the ancient world's most feared military forces. Spartan hoplites typically carried a version of the Corinthian helmet, its enclosed bronze form offering strong protection within the tightly packed ranks of the phalanx formation Sparta's army was built around. A horsehair plume, often dyed a distinctive red associated with Spartan military dress, added both visual presence and a further mark of status to the wearer.
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Italo-Corinthian Helmet, Brass, with Plume
SKU: AH6058BPThe Italo-Corinthian helmet developed a distinctive silhouette after Italian warriors took to wearing the classical Corinthian helmet pushed up on the forehead, even in the thick of battle, for a clearer view and better hearing. This eventually transformed the once face-covering visor into a purely decorative feature, while the helmet itself came to be worn more like a cap than a fully enclosing helm. A horsehair plume, as fitted here, added both visual presence and a further mark of status to the wearer.
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Celtic Helmet (Forêt de Rouvray Pattern)
SKU: AH6099This helmet references a find from the Forêt de Rouvray in France, part of the broader Montefortino-related family of Celtic helmets that spread across Iron Age Gaul. Montefortino-form helmets, with their conical or rounded profile and raised central knob, were carried by Celtic tribes throughout Western Europe long before Rome adopted the same basic design. The find reflects the widespread reach of this helmet tradition across Gaul, contributing to the archaeological record documenting Celtic military equipment before and during Rome's conquest of the region.
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Celtic Helmet, Montefortino Pattern
SKU: AH6100The Montefortino helmet form originated among Celtic peoples in the 4th century BC, before Rome adopted it so thoroughly that it came to define the Republican legionary's silhouette for centuries. Its conical or rounded profile, topped with a raised central knob and finished with a modest neck guard and cheek plates, remained recognisable across the type's long, continually modified service life. This piece reflects the Celtic form in its own right, distinct from the later Roman-adopted versions carried by the legions.
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Celtic “Port bei Nidau” Helmet
SKU: AH6314NThis helmet is based on the Port bei Nidau find, an iron helmet recovered in remarkably intact condition from the River Thielle near Nidau, Switzerland, in the late 19th century. Dated to the 1st century BC and classified as a Late La Tène period piece, it originated among Gallic tribes of Eastern Gaul, its embossed eyebrow decoration and riveted neck guard becoming hallmarks of the type. This exact form was so effective that the Romans adopted it during Caesar's Gallic Wars, and it directly evolved into the Imperial Gallic Weisenau helmet — the classic Roman legionary helmet of the following centuries.
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Celtic Montefortino Helmet
SKU: AH6318NThe Montefortino helmet form originated among Celtic peoples of northern Italy in the 4th century BC, before the Romans adopted it so thoroughly that it came to define the Republican legionary's silhouette for centuries. Its distinctive conical or rounded profile, topped with a raised central knob, was carried into Italy by the Senones, one of the Celtic tribes that settled the region. This piece reflects the helmet's genuine Celtic origins, before its long afterlife as Rome's own standard-issue helmet.
