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  Celtic Helmet (Forêt de Rouvray Pattern)

  SKU: AH6099

  This 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: AH6100

  The 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: AH6314N

  This 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: AH6318N

  The 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.

  
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  Primus War of the Roses Archer’s Sallet (England, Late 15th Century)

  SKU: PRH301

  This sallet reflects the equipment of an archer during the Wars of the Roses (1455-1487), the prolonged English civil conflict fought between the rival houses of Lancaster and York. English longbowmen played a decisive role throughout the conflict, and a sallet’s open, visor-optional design suited their need for clear sightlines when drawing a bow. The sallet had by this period become the dominant Medieval war helmet across much of Europe, offering good protection with genuinely improved mobility over the earlier bascinet.

  
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  Primus Closed Burgonet Helmet (Europe, 17th Century)

  SKU: PRH302

  This closed burgonet combines the light, open-faced burgonet's high combed skull with the fuller facial protection of a close helmet — worth correcting directly here, since older listing copy filed this piece under 'Medieval,' when it is a genuine 17th century Renaissance-era form. The burgonet emerged in the early 16th century as the Medieval armet evolved into new Renaissance styles, and this closed variant represents a later hybrid development combining both traditions. Weighing as much as 20 pounds in genuine period examples, the closed burgonet was primarily worn by European cavalry seeking maximum protection.