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Kiev mask helmet - 10th century
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Kiev mask helmet - 10th century

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€300.00
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Helmet description

This helmet is a reconstruction proposal based on the model of Gjermundbu, and the incomplete fragments of the Kiev helmet.
The "Kiev helmet", of which we only know the decoration of the eyebrow, and the protection of the nose.
This helmet is undoubtedly the perfect link between the Viking culture, stricto-sensu, and the Rus, whose ancestry is predominantly Swedish, but who are gradually breaking away from their ancestors, to form an independent kingdom, on the political level, and cultural.

We offer here a simplified reconstruction, in steel without decorations in silver and niello, allowing you to wear this helmet on the battlefield without fear of the violent blows delivered by your enemies.
The original artifact is now kept at the Place of deposit: National Museum of the History of Ukraine. He was exhumed near a Church in Kiev at the end of the 19th century.

The helmet, whose glasses are very long, would have been made to measure for a wealthy aristocrat with a long face.

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Made of 2mm "st3" steel. Nasal part 3mm thickness.
Everything is hand-forged by quality craftmens. Chainmail is hand-made, from the wire, to the final riveting by a specialized maker. We do not provide any chainmail / helmet from India, or Pakistan!
Produced on order, within 4 weeks only!

Shipping costs are calculated after the helmet is manufactured.
Indeed, the weight of a helmet varies greatly, depending on the model, the size, and whether or not a chainmail aventail is added.

*Our goal is to charge the customer the actual amount of postage, and not a penny more! It therefore seems more appropriate to us to proceed in this way, rather than to estimate shipping costs arbitrarily, with a margin of safety which would unfairly affect certain customers.


Customize your helmet!

Our helmets are fully customizable:

- You can choose the inner circumference of your helmet.
- You can choose three types of exterior finish: classic, "raw" or "blackened".
- You can add a chainmail aventail, open, or closed (protecting the face then).
- You can choose the diameter of the rings.
- You can add borders with brass rings on the outline of your aventail.
- You can choose the method of fixing your aventail: spaced holes, close holes, system, "gutter" system, and hooks.


Let's choose your exterior finishing!

1. Classic / Polished.
2. Raw / "rustic" look.
3. Blackened.



Would you like an aventail?

1. Closed aventail.
2. Open aventail.
3. Full face covering


Would you like brass rings all around the edges of your aventail?

1. Yes.
2. No, thank you.

What chainmail aventail fixing method do you want?

1. Espaced drilled holes (holes spaced 1,5 cm)
2. Espaced drilled holes (holes spaced 5 cm)
3. Hooks. Very common among Rus & Nomadic helmets.
4. "Gutter" system.

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 How do we work?

Our team works with patience and thoroughness. We attach great importance to the quality of the finishes, both interior and exterior. All our helmets are suitable for combat (Eastern / Western / Huscarl style).
Our helmets are entirely custom made.



We manufacture ourselves chainmail, from the wire to the final riveting, and assembling. Find here a few pictures of our manufacturing process.

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