Vet romerprosjektet sleit skikkelig med disse hjelmene. Sitat legxv.laiv.org: Helmets. Our helmets are made from old Swedish military helmets. These are spun, like the original Roman helmets were. After treating the helmets in heat to soften them, they are cut to shape and the paint is removed. Cheek-pieces and neck guard are made from sheet-iron. The brow-guard and ear-pieces are forged. Although this is not totally correct, these helmets are the closest we come to the real thing, burdened as we are by economy. There are two kinds of helmets. The regular troops wear a helmet based on the Gaelic "jockey cap" style of helmet, with ear-pieces and large neck guards. The special troops wear the "coolus" type of helmet without ear-pieces and with a
smaller neck guard.
Kongshirden lekte seg tidlig med å fjerne maling på engelske tommy'er (gamle hjelmen til det norske forvaret etter 1945 og et stykke fram i tid). Selv om formen i og for seg var riktig og hjelmen kul så ble det visstnok ikke bra nok, ihvertfall ikke når Vegard var godt i gang med produksjonen av sine hjelmer.
