The Wollaston (Pioneer) Helmet of the 7th century

The Wollaston Helmet (also known as Pioneer Helmet) is a 7th century Anglo-Saxon helmet. It is named after the place Wollaston (Northamptonshire, England), where it was found in the 1997 year. This boar-crested helmet belongs to the group B1 in classification of Arwidsson.

Helmet frame consists of the wide brow-band, nose-to-nape strip and lateral strip with one-piece-forged plates in the gaps. Over the strips, there are steel rods. 

Nose-to-nape band is extended to form a rounded nasel. Both, nasel and eye cutouts are edged with steel strips.

Cheek plates are also edged, but with thicker strips and are attached to the brow-band with hinges. There is under-chin leather belt with steel buckle for good fixation on the warrior head.

Wollaston (Pioneer) helmet of the VII century, Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds, UK

This crested head protection is completely handcrafted. We do recommend to wear it together with mail aventail for better protection.

You can use this medieval head protection for:

• SCA
• HEMA
• Larp
• Stage performances
• Medieval festivals
• Reenactment events

Main photo shows crested Anglo-Saxon helmet with following options:

• Cold-rolled steel 1.5 mm;
• Satin polishing as finish treatment;
• Brown leather belts;
• Steel nickel-plated buckle;
• Steel rivets;
• Sewn liner;
• Mail aventail

Base price includes following options:

• Cold-rolled steel 1.5 mm;
• Satin polishing;
• Brown leather belts;
• Steel nickel-plated buckles;
• Steel rivets;
• Sewn liner;
• No aventail

In options, you may choose another type and thickness of metal, color of belts, finish treatment and decoration. Etching may be made by your pattern.

Benefits, which you’ll get, if you buy medieval helmet at Steel Mastery:

1. Custom-made high-quality metal body armor, handcrafted by your individual parameters;
2. Reliability and comfortable wearing for years;
3. Product made by experienced blacksmiths, who really know how to make a good armor;
4. Convenient payment systems (Paypal, Skrill, Visa, MasterCard, American Express);
5. Flexible return system in case if you don’t like an item.

You may also like these models of open helms: helmet from Tagancha (Ukraine) of the XIII century; nasal helm; helm of Nikolskoe, XII-XIII centuries.

In section “Helmets”, you can see all models that we offer for ordering. If you didn’t find any for your taste and wish, please send us photo and description of the required model and we will make it for you.