12-28-2009, 06:45 PM
Neither the Royal Ontario nor the Detroit helmets have visors, they have cheek plates, and their crests are unlike any of the familiar gladiatorial types. This causes me to speculate that they are from the Republican era, or are for parade, or are not gladiator helmets at all. It's odd that all of the gladiator helmets on this side of the Atlantic are visorless.
Pecunia non olet
