Recent finds of Baldenheim-type helmets in the Dnieper (Klimovsk district of Bryansk region, Boldyzhsky Forest and Cherkasy region) indicate the proliferation of prestigious weapons in the territory of the Kolochin and Penkovka cultures, that is, in the zone of settlement of Slavs in the post-Hun time. Helmets of this type are well known in Europe, both in the West, primarily among the Merovingians, and in the Balkan-Danube region, and in the Mediterranean from the second half of the 5 th to the second half of the 6 th centuries, though most of the finds fall on the period from the late 5 th to the mid 6 th cc. These helmets, at least in part, were of Byzantine origin. In general, Baldenheim-type helmets are few in number and in Western and Central Europe come mainly from "chief" graves, and in the Byzantine zone from cultural deposits in fortresses and cities. Analysis and Results. Helmets found in Eastern Europe show similarities with both helmets from Western Europe and helmets found in the Balkan-Danube region and in the Mediterranean. Given the historical situation of the time, it seems more logical to assume that Eastern European helmets were of Balkan-Danube origin. Obviously, in Eastern Europe, these helmets belong to the ruling military elite. It is possible that Baldenheim-type helmets fell into the hands of the Slavs as a result of the Danube and Balkan wars of the 6 th century against the Eastern Roman Empire. Национальный центр научных исследований, г. Париж, Франция Аннотация. Недавние находки шлемов типа Балденхейм в Поднепровье (Климовский район Брянской области, Болдыжский Лес и Черкасская область) свидетельствуют о распространении престижного оружия на территории колочинской и пеньковской культур, то есть в зоне расселения славян в постгуннское время. Шлемы этого типа хорошо известны в Европе: как на Западе, в первую очередь у меровингов, так и в балка-но-дунайском регионе и Средиземноморье со второй половины V-второй половины VI в., при том что