The artifact, still encased in the soil block in which it was found, was examined by experts at the British Museum ... Others suggest the helmet is a spoil of war, captured in battle.

British troops have discarded their helmets and put on their berets in a number of areas which were war zones just days ago. The "helmets off, berets on" order has now been issued to soldiers ...

It seems likely to have been worn by a Parliamentarian in the English Civil War as the accompanying armour bears a Tower Armouries mark. This indicates the helmet ... BBC or the British Museum.

Historians say there is nothing more indicative of how change has come to war than the American military helmet. At the Museum of Veterans and Military History, 53 N. Mt.