The Armour and Weapons of Ancient Rome

The following items are items that have been thoroughly researched for authenticity.

Type A Imperial Gallic Helmet

This workhorse helmet is one of my favorites due to it's simple beauty and functionality. I forge this helmet out of 18 gauge cold rolled steel using a two piece welded construction to form the top of the helmet, which is then welded to the tail piece. I actually use a bit of raising technique in making the very top of the helmet, to get the proper, characteristic shape of this helmet type. The helmet is sized to the wearer's head. The price for this helmet is $500.

To get this helmet with the top raised out of one piece of 18 gauge mild steel, welded to an 18 gauge mild steel tail piece, the price would be $950.

Pictured above is a Type A Imperial Gallic helmet with the top and tail raised from one piece of 18 gauge bronze, and with 18 gauge bronze cheekpieces. The outer surfaces have been tinned by hand.
Price for this helmet: $1800
Without the tinning, the price would be $1500.

Type G Imperial Gallic Helmet

This is a First Century AD helmet based on an example found in the Rhine at Mainz.

This helmet consists of a bowl made from two pieces welded together; the tail is then welded onto the bowl. There are numerous brass components (edging, rosettes, etc) and sculpting which adorn the various parts of the helmet.

Bronze Type I Imperial Gallic Helmet

This is a First Century AD helmet based on an example found in the Rhine at Mainz. The original helmet belonged to L. Lucretius Celeris, a member of Legio I Adiutrix. No cheek pieces were found with Celeris' helmet, but bronze cheek pieces of an appropriate style have been found in Nijmegen and Caerleon, and have been used as models for reconstruction. Price for the Type I Imperial Gallic helmet(medium grade finish): $2300.00

This helmet consists of a top and tail raised from one piece of 18 gauge bronze. There are numerous bronze components and sculpting which adorn the various parts of the helmet.

Here follow a few pictures which show the making of this helmet at the end of the raising process.

Type D Imperial Gallic Helmet

This is a First Century AD helmet based on an example found in the Rhine at Mainz. It is probably the most magnifcent version of the Imperial Gallic helmets, having such beautiful decorations as twisted, inlaid wire in the brow reinforce, an elaborately sculpted brow band, and tinned and untinned rosettes with central gems made of perhaps coral. I have used synthetic gems for this re-creation. The top and tail are raised from one piece of 18 gauge mild steel. Price for the Type D Imperial Gallic helmet(medium grade finish): $3500.00

To get a version of this helmet with the top raised from one piece of 18 gauge mild steel which is then welded to an 18 gauge mild steel tail piece, the price would be $3000.

Here is a picture which shows what the top and tail of the helmet looks like at the end of the raising process:

Type D Parade Cavalry Helmet

This is a type of helmet from the first half of the 1st Century AD. It is not based on any single helmet, but is a combination of many typical elements found on this type of helmet. These helmets are generally thought to have only been used in the Roman Cavalry Sport. However, recent evidence is pointing towards the possibility of combat use, at least for earlier models like the Type D. You can see this helmet pictured in Brian Price's book, "Techniques of Medieval Armor Reproduction" on page 49.

Price for Type D Parade Cavalry Helmet: $3500.00

Here is shown a somewhat simpler version made of 18 gauge bronze:

Price for Bronze Type D Parade Cavalry helmet: $2000

Burgh Castle Helmet

This is a circa AD 400 helmet. It is based on the fragmentary helmet found at Burgh Castle in England, and some continental European examples, such as one helmet from Concesti. The example shown has leather lining attached to interior of the helmet (bowl, cheekpieces, and tail). The lining may need additional padding to achieve the best fit. The Burgh Castle helmet can also be ordered without lining.

Price with lining:$650.00
Price without lining:$550.00

Dragon Standard

This Draco is made of 20 gauge brass and extensively sculpted. It comes with a pivoting mounting socket but no pole.

Price $900.00

Pompeii Gladius with Scabbard

This gladius and scabbard are based on examples found on a Roman soldier who died in the disaster at Pompeii. The gladius (like all of our swords), is not a mass produced item, but individually made with a great deal of care. The High-Carbon Spring Steel blade is Hand-Forged and Heat-Treated. The gladius has a heavy-duty tang for solid strength. The handguard and pommel are made of hardwood. The brass hilt-plate is carefully inlaid into the front of the handguard. This hilt plate also has the blade slightly counter- sunk into it. The grip is of carved bone. All of the components are very carefully fitted together. The standard version of this sword costs $450.00.
The version shown here has additional decorative carving on the handguard, which costs an additional $50.00.
The cost for the blade only is $250.00.
The scabbard has a wood core, covered in leather and decorated with sculpted and etched brass. The scabbard costs $400.00.
The price of a simple baldric(with hand made brass buckle) is $50.00.

Mainz Pattern Gladius

This gladius is based on numerous examples found at Mainz. A ferry that the Romans had there probably contributed to a great deal of equipment being lost in the river. The gladius (like all of our swords), is not a mass produced item, but individually made with a great deal of care. The High-Carbon Spring Steel blade is Hand-Forged and Heat-Treated. The gladius has a heavy-duty tang for solid strength. The handguard and pommel are made of hardwood. The brass hilt-plate is carefully inlaid into the front of the handguard. This hilt plate also has the blade slightly counter- sunk into it. The grip is of carved bone. All of the components are very carefully fitted together. The standard version of this sword costs $500.00.
The version shown here has additional decorative carving on the handguard, which costs an additional $50.00.
The cost for the blade only is $300.00.
The scabbard has a wood core, covered in leather and decorated with sculpted brass. The scabbard costs $600.00.

The following picture shows another Mainz Galdius with a simpler scabbard and a baldric. This simpler scabbard (a wood core covered with leather and a brass frame) costs $300.

Cavalry Spatha

This first century AD weapon is similar in design to the Pompei gladius, but longer for cavalry use. It is generally believed to have evolved from the Celtic Spatha, since Celtic people supplied many of the Cavalry soldiers of the Roman army. It comes with a high carbon spring steel blade, hardwood handguard and pommel, bronze plate on handguard, bone grip.
Price for Cavalry Spatha: $550.00
Price for a Scabbard similar to the Pompei Gladius scabbard: $425.00

Gladiator Sica Sword

This is the interesting hooked gladiator sword. Perhaps the hooked blade aided in delivering certain attacks, such as the hamstring attack to the back of the leg.
It comes with a high carbon spring steel blade, hardwood grip, and steel pommel and steel handguard.
Price for Sica sword: $600.00

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