Top view showing the shape of the skull and the crest
Top view showing the shape of the skull and the crest
Side view. This shows the lovely profile with the very low crest, nicely flared neck and the face hole.
Here we see the shape of the face hole, narrowing toward the bottom and with a nice narrow roll around the entire edge.
Since the helmet is sitting on a table, we can see that the bottom edge is flat around the sides and through the tail. Photos often make this edge look like it sweeps down in the middle of each side.
A rear view shows the overall shape of the skull, the roll at the bottom edge and the marks.
The interior showing the normal style of flat headed rivets used to secure the lining strip.
If you look closely at the surface near the front "corner" you can see hammer marks. It appears that the person responsible for grinding the helmet smooth decided that it was too hard to get the marks out right where the roll curls around the edge.
If you look closely at the surface near the front "corner" you can see hammer marks. It appears that the person responsible for grinding the helmet smooth decided that it was too hard to get the marks out right where the roll curls around the edge. This also shows very clearly that there is a round wire inside the roll.
A view of the roll around the edge. The goal was a round profile narrow, outward turned roll. As we can see, sometimes the result wasn't all that clean.
Normally the rivets that secure the lining strip and chin strap have a large, flat plain head on the inside. In this case the persn mounting the chin strap seems to have grabbed the wrong rivets and used the pretty ones normally used on the outside.
These images were taken during a study session of a few pieces in storage at the Glasgow Museums in May 2026.
These images are available for study purposes only. They are provided with kind permission of the Glasgow Museums . Any request for reproduction or commercial rights should be directed to the Glasgow Museums . Issues with photography are the fault of the photographer, Wade Allen, and not in any way the fault of the Glasgow Museums .
If you have any questions, please send them to Wade Allen
This site last updated Wed Jul 22 12:43:12 EDT 2026
