The sugar loaf helmet so called because of its similarity in shape to the traditional quotsugar loavesquot that sugar was traditionally sold in was a later variant of the great helm and was used throughout the 13th and 14th centuries this style of helmet saw use in many famous battles of the period and was also worn by crusaders the domed top was much better at deflecting blows than the flat topped great helms the mini sugar loaf helmet is hand crafted in steel and brass and comes complet