Cylindrical Flat Top Helmet Pangratio, also called Calota

Cylindrical Flat Top Helmet Pangratio, also called Calota

A helmet with a fixed visor from the first half of the 13th century was not very complex. A curved plate formed the back, the other with the visor the front of the helmet. The two were riveted together to form a cylinder wide enough to accommodate the warrior's head. The top of the helmet was terminated by a flat oval bowl riveted to this cylinder from below (or above) by means of a curved edge. The front longer part reaches under the chin. We see similar helmets on the illuminations of Veldek's Aeneid at the beginning of the 13th century. A helmet of this type is on display in the Koninklijk Nederlands Leger en Wapen Museum in Delft. A silver reliquary in Aachen Cathedral is also very clear evidence of the appearance and construction of such early forms of great helmets.

• Material used: DC01 cold-rolled sheet steel with a thickness of 1.6 mm
• Standard version of this helmet comes with a padded liner inside.
• Available in "one size fits most"
• Material thickness approx. 1.6 mm
• Total height of the helmet approx. 31cm
• External dimensions of the upper bowl approx. 26 x 28 cm
• Visor for one eye approx. 8.5 x 1.4 mm
• There are 10 vents on each of the cheek plates
• Supplied with leather chin strap with metal buckle
• Weight approx. 2592 g

The stated information may vary slightly from piece to piece.