| There are a few different "main designs" of Greek | | | | bronze armor), any of these plume colors will do. The |
| Helmets that the Greek wore (or their close related | | | | most popular out their for the Italic Corinthian is going to |
| factions) that are worth mentioning or that most | | | | be the tan and red plumes.Another popular Ancient |
| people are looking to add to their collection. These | | | | Greek Helmet is the Hoplite helmet. The Hoplite was a |
| include the Trojan helmet, Corinthian helmet, Spartan | | | | common soldier for the Greek armor and they carried |
| helmet, and Hoplite helmet. Most of these can be found | | | | the recognizable white round shield and a long spear. |
| in online stores, but you may want to do some | | | | They were excellent for repelling cavalry and charges |
| research as to which are historically accurate before | | | | by soldiers. However, being not very maneuverable, |
| buying.What do you think of when someone says | | | | they were vulnerable to attacks in the rear. |
| "Ancient Greek Helmet"? | | | | This type of helmet usually had a plume of fine horse |
| The first thing that pops into your head is a picture of | | | | hair that had strength and durability. Often times it was |
| a Spartan soldier, complete with a red cape, round, | | | | made into a braided pony tail at the end of the |
| bronze shield, long spear, and a bronze or brass | | | | plume.The main thing to remember when looking at |
| helmet with the ever-so popular plume. Luckly, many | | | | Greek helmets is that many of them look very similar. |
| online retail stores and speciallty armor stores have | | | | This is most likely a good thing when you are doing |
| this helmet for sale, as it is widely known to be a | | | | your historical research or are looking for a helmet to |
| popular collector's item. Commonly names as the Italic | | | | purchase. As many of Greek helmets sold in stores |
| Corinthian helmet or just plainly a Spartan helmet, this | | | | may look very similar or the same, you can bet that |
| replica will be a great addition to your collection. First of | | | | purchasing on of these will be a safe purchase for |
| all, there are many types of variations of the helmet, | | | | your collection or reenactment group. All in all, finding |
| so you're likely to get a unique one from the other | | | | the classic Greek helmet is a matter of research and |
| collectors. The plumes come in red, white, black, and | | | | visiting many web stores and history sites. Many of the |
| blue. This added to a combination of different metals | | | | helms you'll find are about the same design, so you'll |
| makes your helmet a must have. | | | | get the general idea as to what the different types of |
| Most Greek helmets will look like the Italic Corinthian | | | | Greek helmets are. Of course, some of the best |
| design, which is characterized by a tall plume that may | | | | ways to research Greek history is reading articles and |
| be made into a pony tail at the end. It also has the long | | | | news snippets on major websites and in |
| cheek guards with a slot in the middle for maximum air | | | | encyclopedias. After that you may try visiting web |
| flow. It also will be a tan plume, red, or black. Depending | | | | stores to find the most historically accurate Greek |
| on the color of the rest of your outfit (black, brass, or | | | | Helmet. |