thraex gladiator helmet Speren en paalbijlen Cavalry commanders sometimes carried war

Cavalry commanders sometimes carried war hammers both as a weapon and a rank symbol

A classical tsuba based on 16th-18th century originals

Similar stylized snake rings have been found to Scandinavia

The helmet can easily be fitted with attachments for an aventail

1400) and Hans Talhoffer's Fechtbuch (1467) deals with the long hammer and poleaxe as an important knightly weapons for fighting on foot

thraex gladiator helmet Speren en paalbijlen Cavalry commanders sometimes carried warThis gladiator helmet is a replica of an original from the 1st century AD excavated in Pompeii. The helmet is made of carbon steel with a steel thickness of 1,2 mm. The Thraex is frequently depicted on pottery, glass and frescoes.