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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This helmet is patterned after a cavalry find from Xanten, ancient Colonia Ulpia Traiana, a significant Roman military base and later colonia on the Rhine frontier in modern Germany. Xanten’s archaeological record spans centuries of Roman military presence, making it one of the richest sources of Roman equipment finds along the entire Rhine frontier. As cavalry equipment, it reflects the specialised gear developed for mounted troops, distinct in construction and decoration from standard legionary infantry helmets.
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Imperial Italic ‘C’ Helmet, Steel
SKU: AH6057NThe Imperial Italic C sits among the earlier sub-types in Robinson's Italic classification, sharing the family's characteristically plainer profile compared to the eyebrow-decorated Gallic series. As with all Italic types, its restrained decoration reflects a design prioritising speed of manufacture and consistent protection over ornamental display. This steel-built version offers the same recognisable Italic C silhouette in a different base material from the brass variant within the same range.
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This black leather musculata, finished with darkened fittings, takes the classical muscle cuirass into a more imposing, ceremonial register. Paired with a leather belt in the historical manner of wearing the musculata over a subarmalis, it offers a striking, lightweight alternative to a steel royal cuirass. Muscle cuirasses of this style were historically the preserve of Roman commanders and, in art and statuary, of emperors and deities.
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Spartacus Gladiator Helmet, Thraex Pattern
SKU: AH6326Spartacus, the Thracian gladiator whose 73-71 BC uprising became the largest slave revolt in Roman history, is traditionally understood to have trained and fought as a Thraex before his rebellion began. The Thraex class carried a distinctive high crest, often shaped into a griffin, invoking Nemesis, the goddess of vengeance and fate closely associated with the arena. Spartacus's later fame as a rebel leader has made the Thraex helmet form he likely wore one of the most instantly recognisable pieces of gladiatorial equipment in popular imagination today.
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Roman Centurion’s Helmet, Classic Pattern
SKU: AH6334A centurion, commanding roughly eighty men within a Roman legion, was visually distinguished from the ordinary legionary by several marks of rank, and his helmet was chief among them. A transverse crest, rather than the front-to-back crest of common soldiers, immediately identified a centurion at a glance, even across the chaos and dust of a legion on the march or in formation. Finer decorative detailing further set a centurion's equipment apart, a visible reflection of both his rank and the greater personal expense he was expected to bear for his own gear.
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Gladiator Shoulder Guard, Brass (Galerus) II
SKU: AH6232BThis brass shoulder guard recreates the galerus, the raised armour piece that was the retiarius gladiator’s near-only protection, worn high over the left shoulder to guard the head and neck. Fighting without helmet, shield or greaves, the retiarius depended on the galerus and manica arm guard to intercept blows from his usual opponent, the heavily armoured secutor, while his trident and net worked from a distance. This brass finish offers a more reflective, decorative surface than the plainer iron or carbon steel versions in our range.
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Roman Phalera Set, Military Decoration
SKU: AH6765Phalerae were prestigious Roman military awards — circular medallions granted for bravery and distinguished service, worn proudly across the chest to signify honour, rank and achievement. Based on archaeological references and historical depictions, sets like this were mounted on leather harness straps across the torso and traditionally arranged in odd-numbered formations, worn by soldiers known as the phalerati, the decorated. Developed in collaboration with Roman historian and re-enactor Radostin Kolchev, this set captures the raised relief motifs and handcrafted, non-industrial detailing of genuine Roman originals.
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Scale armour, or lorica squamata, is among the oldest forms of body defence in the ancient world, built from small overlapping metal scales wired or sewn onto a fabric or leather backing. Worn by officers, standard-bearers, and auxiliary troops across the Roman military rather than being restricted to a single rank, it offered flexibility closer to mail alongside a distinctive, reflective surface. This version is supplied with its own doublet, the fabric garment the scales are mounted to, made from hand-fitted 24 to 26 gauge brass scales.
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Leather Subarmalis, Economy
SKU: AH6082EThe subarmalis was worn beneath the lorica or a mail shirt, its padded construction protecting the wearer’s skin from chafing against the metal armour worn over it. This economy version offers that same essential function in authentic leather at a more accessible price point. Fully wearable and comfortable, it suits re-enactors assembling a first full Roman kit.
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Black and White Plume, with Wooden Base (Set)
SKU: AH6185-AH6104-AH6101A black and white horsehair-style plume for mounting on a Roman helmet, reflecting the crests that marked rank and unit identity across the legions. Crest colour and mounting style varied by rank, unit, and period, giving Roman officers and specialist troops a visible identity readable at a distance. Fitted with a wooden base for secure mounting, this plume is designed to pair with Deepeeka's range of Roman helmets.
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Caesarean-Era Roman Helmet
SKU: AH6376This helmet reflects the equipment style of the late Republican period during Julius Caesar's campaigns, a formative era in the development of the standardised Imperial helmet types that followed. Caesar's Gallic Wars and subsequent civil wars drove significant developments in Roman military organisation and equipment, setting patterns that would mature into the classic Imperial Gallic and Italic helmet families. This period sits at the transition point between the older Republican Montefortino tradition and the more standardised helmet forms that would come to define the Imperial legions.
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Ludovisi Commander’s Helmet
SKU: AH6211This helmet draws on the plumed helmet worn by the central mounted commander depicted on the Ludovisi Sarcophagus, a masterwork of Roman relief sculpture dated to around 250-260 AD. Discovered in Rome in 1621 and now displayed at the Palazzo Altemps, the sarcophagus depicts a chaotic scene of Roman soldiers clashing with Gothic forces, its central commander portrayed with striking composure amid the surrounding turmoil. The sculpture is considered one of the most important surviving works of 3rd century Roman art, a rare large-scale glimpse of military equipment and imagery from a turbulent period of the Empire's history.
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Spangenhelm, 3rd-4th Century
SKU: RTU790An early spangenhelm, the multi-plate helmet construction of Late Antiquity, its strips connecting three to six plates in a design that spread widely along Late Roman and Migration Period trade and military routes.
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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 both Greek and Roman soldiers. This brass version is built with genuine leather straps on both sides of the back, letting the wearer overlap the sides to fine-tune the fit rather than being locked to a single fixed size. 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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Gladiator Shoulder Guard, Carbon Steel (Galerus)
SKU: AH6232IThis carbon steel shoulder guard follows the same galerus form worn by the retiarius, the lightly-equipped Roman gladiator whose only real protection came from a single raised guard over the left shoulder. Fought without helmet, shield or greaves, the retiarius relied on the galerus and a padded or leather manica on the same arm to intercept blows while his trident and net did the work at range. Carbon steel construction gives this version a slightly heavier, more durable build than the lighter iron or brass alternatives.
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Chainmail Lorica Hamata, Roman Mail Shirt
SKU: AH6802The Romans used mail shirts, or lorica hamata, both with and without shoulder-doublet protection, generally worn by auxiliary troops during the Imperial period, though legionaries also made use of it. Mail is particularly effective as protection against slashing or blunt-weapon attacks, though somewhat less effective than the segmentata plate armour issued to legionary infantry. This reproduction recreates that Roman mail shirt, battle-ready and suited to full-contact re-enactment combat.
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Roman Cavalry Gallic Mail Shirt
SKU: AH6805The Romans used mail shirts with and without shoulder-doublet protection, and this Gallic-pattern shirt recreates the style associated with Roman cavalry equipment. Mail is particularly good as protection against slashing or blunt-weapon attacks, valued by mounted troops who needed flexibility as much as coverage. Battle-ready construction suits full-contact re-enactment combat for a Roman cavalry impression.
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Roman Centurion’s Mail Coat
SKU: AH6803The Romans used mail shirts with and without shoulder-doublet protection, and this coat recreates the officer-grade version associated with the centurion. Mail is particularly good as protection against slashing or blunt-weapon attacks, though not as effective as the segmentata plate armour issued to legionary infantry. Battle-ready construction suits full-contact re-enactment combat for a centurion impression.
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Gladiator Leather Arm Guard, Single
SKU: AH6231LThis single leather arm guard recreates the manica worn by certain classes of Roman gladiator, in plain leather rather than a scaled surface. Fastened to leather straps, it protects the arm from shoulder to wrist while remaining lightweight and comfortable for extended wear. Fully wearable, this piece is inspired directly by the gladiator era.
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Roman Trooper’s Helmet, Miniature with Display Stand
SKU: AH3801.MThis miniature display piece, complete with its own stand, recreates the standard equipment of an ordinary Roman legionary trooper. Legionary equipment was remarkably standardised for its time, letting the Roman military supply and maintain gear across enormous distances and many frontiers. The included stand makes this a ready-to-display collector's piece straight out of the box.
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Coolus ‘E’ Helmet
SKU: AH6051NThe Coolus E is associated with finds linked to Roman Londinium, placing this sub-type squarely within the context of the early conquest and garrisoning of Britain in the 1st century AD. As with other developed Coolus sub-types, it carries the family's characteristic reinforced brow and hinged cheek pieces, a meaningful step up from the earliest, simplest forms. Its presence in Britain reflects the sheer geographic reach of Roman military equipment production and supply across the Empire's frontiers.
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Coolus ‘C’ Helmet
SKU: AH6055NThe Coolus C marks the point in this early helmet family's development where important protective features first appear, including a front brow reinforcement absent from the simpler A and B sub-types. This reinforcement helped deflect blows that would otherwise slide down toward the face or neck, a meaningful improvement over the family's earliest, plainer forms. Coolus helmets of this generation reflect the transition from the essentially Celtic-derived early Republican forms toward the more standardised equipment of the professional Imperial legions to come.
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Gallic ‘I’ Helmet, Acquincum Pattern
SKU: AH6060NThis helmet dates to the same period as the Imperial Gallic H and follows essentially the same design, but is made in the cupric alloy orichalcum, or brass, rather than iron.
Like several other Roman helmet types, the original example this reproduction is based on was recovered from the archaeological record at Acquincum, a Roman legionary fortress and city on the Danube frontier in what is now Budapest, Hungary.
This reproduction recreates that Acquincum-pattern Gallic helmet in brass, suited to a Roman legionary impression.
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This variant of the Imperial Gallic H reflects the finer finishing and additional decoration reserved for a legion's officers, rather than its rank-and-file soldiers. Officers of various grades within a Roman legion were permitted, and expected, to display their status through more elaborately decorated personal equipment, a visible hierarchy running through the entire chain of command. The underlying Gallic H form remains the same recognisable pattern, its officer's finishing simply elevating an already well-regarded design.
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Imperial Gallic ‘H’ Helmet, Standard Pattern
SKU: AH6067The Imperial Gallic H represents a mature stage of the Gallic helmet series, likely in service during Rome's early campaigns into Britain. Gallic-series helmets are distinguished from their Italic cousins by a pair of embossed eyebrows above the face opening, a decorative motif H. Russell Robinson attributed to accomplished Celtic smiths working in Gaul. This standard pattern reflects the equipment of an ordinary legionary, without the rank-marking crest treatment given to centurions or optiones.
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This Centurion's variant of the Imperial Gallic H carries the transverse crest that distinguished a centurion's rank at a glance within the legion's chain of command. The Gallic H represents a mature stage of the Gallic helmet series, likely in service during Rome's early campaigns into Britain. A centurion's equipment was typically finished to a higher standard than an ordinary legionary's, a visible reflection of both rank and the personal expense expected of an officer.
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Red Plume, Miniature
SKU: AH6101MA red horsehair-style plume for mounting on a Roman helmet, reflecting the crests that marked rank and unit identity across the legions. Crest colour and mounting style varied by rank, unit, and period, giving Roman officers and specialist troops a visible identity readable at a distance. Fitted with a wooden base for secure mounting, this plume is designed to pair with Deepeeka's range of Roman helmets.
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Red-Brown Plume
SKU: AH6105A red-brown horsehair-style plume for mounting on a Roman helmet, reflecting the crests that marked rank and unit identity across the legions. Crest colour and mounting style varied by rank, unit, and period, giving Roman officers and specialist troops a visible identity readable at a distance. Fitted with a wooden base for secure mounting, this plume is designed to pair with Deepeeka's range of Roman helmets.
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Thraex Gladiator Helmet, Griffin Crest
SKU: AH6208BThe Thraex was one of the most popular gladiator classes, its very name recalling the Thracian tribes of the Balkans that Rome had conquered generations earlier. This helmet's griffin-form crest reflects the class's strongest visual identifier, a deliberate reference to Nemesis, the goddess of vengeance and fate closely associated with the arena. Fast and mobile in exchange for lighter protection, the Thraex fought with a distinctive curved blade suited to slipping around an opponent's shield rather than meeting it head-on.
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Gladiator Neck Guard, Brass
SKU: AH6222BArena armour was assigned piece by piece according to gladiator type rather than issued as a uniform kit, and a fitted neck guard was one of the smaller protective elements worn by certain classes to shield against strikes aimed high. Cast in brass, this guard sits at the neck and upper chest, complementing the shoulder and torso protection worn by heavier gladiator types. Its limited coverage reflects the deliberate asymmetry of gladiatorial equipment — protection concentrated on specific vulnerable points rather than the fighter’s whole body.
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Auxiliary Infantry Helmet, Type B
SKU: AH6303NThis helmet reflects Type B within the broader family of auxiliary infantry helmet patterns used across the Roman provinces. Auxiliary units, recruited from non-citizen populations, often equipped their infantry with helmet patterns distinct from standard legionary issue, reflecting regional manufacturing traditions. Successful completion of roughly 25 years of auxiliary service came with a powerful incentive: full Roman citizenship for the veteran and, in earlier periods, his family.
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The Nieder-Mörmter helmet, classified by Robinson as Imperial Italic H, is considered one of the best-preserved Roman Imperial helmets to survive from antiquity. This decorative pattern draws on the embossed animal motifs found on genuine surviving examples of Late Imperial helmet decoration, a detail some collectors and reenactors informally nickname for its distinctive imagery. By this final stage of Italic development, craftsmanship had risen to match anything produced by the Gallic workshops, closing the gap that once defined the two traditions.
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Imperial Gallic ‘C’ Helmet
SKU: AH6307NThe Imperial Gallic C sits within the earlier-to-middle range of Robinson's Gallic classification, carrying the family's hallmark embossed brow decoration. Gallic-series helmets are distinguished from their Italic cousins by this raised eyebrow motif, which H. Russell Robinson attributed to accomplished Celtic smiths working in Gaul. Its construction reflects the careful, decorative craftsmanship that generally set the Gallic series apart from the plainer, faster-produced Italic helmets.
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Coolus ‘G’ Helmet
SKU: AH6308NThe Coolus G represents a later stage of this helmet family's development, associated with finds along the Rhine (Rhenus) frontier in the 1st century AD. By this sub-type, Coolus helmets had incorporated a more pronounced brow reinforcement and hinged cheek pieces, improvements aimed at deflecting the downward blows that had proven a weakness in earlier, simpler forms. Its production reflects the growing standardisation of legionary equipment as Rome's professional army matured under Augustus and his successors.
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Coolus ‘D’ Helmet
SKU: AH6316NThe Coolus D sits within Robinson's classification of this early Roman helmet family, associated with finds linked broadly to the Germanicus campaigns of the early 1st century AD. Unlike the taller, conical Montefortino it served alongside, the Coolus family's hemispherical bowl offered a wider field of vision, a genuine trade-off between visibility and crown protection. This sub-type reflects the ongoing refinement Roman armourers applied to a fundamentally Celtic design as it was adapted for mass legionary production.
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1st Century Roman Cavalry Helmet
SKU: AH6375Roman cavalry helmets of the 1st century AD were typically distinguished from infantry patterns by rounder profiles and, on the finest examples, decorative flourishes suited to a mounted trooper's higher status. Cavalry units, often recruited from allied and provincial populations accomplished in horsemanship, formed an essential complement to Rome's infantry-heavy legions. Surviving cavalry helmet finds, including elaborately decorated sports and parade versions, give historians insight into both the practical and ceremonial equipment mounted troops carried.
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Phalerae Harness, Aluminium
SKU: AH6761APhalerae were the closest thing the Roman army had to modern medals — disc-shaped decorations in gold, silver or bronze, awarded for acts of bravery and distinguished service. Worn mounted on a leather harness across the chest, they were typically issued in odd-numbered sets and paraded openly, marking a soldier as one of the phalerati, the decorated. This lighter-weight aluminium version recreates the same harness display for wearers seeking a more comfortable alternative to solid brass.
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Roman Trooper’s Helmet, Economy Model
SKU: AH3801E/H004This helmet reflects the standard equipment of an ordinary Roman legionary trooper, offered here in a more accessible economy specification. Legionary equipment was remarkably standardised for its time, a deliberate policy that let the Roman military supply, replace, and maintain gear across enormous distances and many different frontiers. A trooper's helmet prioritised reliable protection and consistent manufacture over the decorative flourishes reserved for officers and elite units.
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Gladiator Neck Guard, Cast Brass
SKU: AH6222Roman arena armour was assigned piece by piece according to gladiator type rather than issued as a uniform kit, and a fitted neck guard was one of the smaller protective elements worn to shield against strikes aimed high. Cast in brass, this guard sits at the neck and upper chest, protecting a fighter engaged in life-or-death combat for the crowd’s entertainment. Fully wearable, it complements shoulder, arm and torso pieces for a fuller gladiator armour set.
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Plume Holder, Horizontal
SKU: AH6107A horizontal, side-to-side plume holder for mounting a crest onto a Roman helmet, the fitting that let officers and specialist troops display their rank at a glance. Vertical, front-to-back mounting was associated with certain ranks such as the Optio, while horizontal, side-to-side mounting marked the centurion's distinctive transverse crest. This fitting is designed to pair with Deepeeka's range of Roman helmets and plumes.
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Plume Holder, Horizontal
SKU: AH6190A horizontal, side-to-side plume holder for mounting a crest onto a Roman helmet, the fitting that let officers and specialist troops display their rank at a glance. Vertical, front-to-back mounting was associated with certain ranks such as the Optio, while horizontal, side-to-side mounting marked the centurion's distinctive transverse crest. This fitting is designed to pair with Deepeeka's range of Roman helmets and plumes.
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Plume Holder, Vertical
SKU: AH6106A vertical, front-to-back plume holder for mounting a crest onto a Roman helmet, the fitting that let officers and specialist troops display their rank at a glance. Vertical, front-to-back mounting was associated with certain ranks such as the Optio, while horizontal, side-to-side mounting marked the centurion's distinctive transverse crest. This fitting is designed to pair with Deepeeka's range of Roman helmets and plumes.
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Plume Holder, Vertical
SKU: AH6191A vertical, front-to-back plume holder for mounting a crest onto a Roman helmet, the fitting that let officers and specialist troops display their rank at a glance. Vertical, front-to-back mounting was associated with certain ranks such as the Optio, while horizontal, side-to-side mounting marked the centurion's distinctive transverse crest. This fitting is designed to pair with Deepeeka's range of Roman helmets and plumes.
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Plume Holder
SKU: AH6192A standard plume holder for mounting a crest onto a Roman helmet, the fitting that let officers and specialist troops display their rank at a glance. Vertical, front-to-back mounting was associated with certain ranks such as the Optio, while horizontal, side-to-side mounting marked the centurion's distinctive transverse crest. This fitting is designed to pair with Deepeeka's range of Roman helmets and plumes.
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Black and White Plume, with Wooden Base
SKU: AH6183A black and white horsehair-style plume for mounting on a Roman helmet, reflecting the crests that marked rank and unit identity across the legions. Crest colour and mounting style varied by rank, unit, and period, giving Roman officers and specialist troops a visible identity readable at a distance. Fitted with a wooden base for secure mounting, this plume is designed to pair with Deepeeka's range of Roman helmets.
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White Plume, with Wooden Base
SKU: AH6182A white horsehair-style plume for mounting on a Roman helmet, reflecting the crests that marked rank and unit identity across the legions. Crest colour and mounting style varied by rank, unit, and period, giving Roman officers and specialist troops a visible identity readable at a distance. Fitted with a wooden base for secure mounting, this plume is designed to pair with Deepeeka's range of Roman helmets.
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White Plume
SKU: AH6102A white horsehair-style plume for mounting on a Roman helmet, reflecting the crests that marked rank and unit identity across the legions. Crest colour and mounting style varied by rank, unit, and period, giving Roman officers and specialist troops a visible identity readable at a distance. Fitted with a wooden base for secure mounting, this plume is designed to pair with Deepeeka's range of Roman helmets.
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Red Plume, with Wooden Base
SKU: AH6181A red horsehair-style plume for mounting on a Roman helmet, reflecting the crests that marked rank and unit identity across the legions. Crest colour and mounting style varied by rank, unit, and period, giving Roman officers and specialist troops a visible identity readable at a distance. Fitted with a wooden base for secure mounting, this plume is designed to pair with Deepeeka's range of Roman helmets.
