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Where to begin? New Kit in the working..
Sir Rodney:
I really like this bascinet as well. A word of caution, the visor hinge pins must have a method of retaining them within the hinge.
From this photo you can see that the visor hinge pin is simply a bent wire. I’ve modified mine to be a much larger diameter wire, and then drilled a hole through the bottom of the pin so that a retainer (mail ring) could be inserted. This prevents the visor hinge pin from working loose and creating a catastrophic visor failure.
I had my houndskull visor swing loose once thirteen months ago and vowed “never again”. I do not want a broken nose (or worse). :o
Sir Rodney:
Close up photo showing what I described above. (The decorative hinge pin chain has been pulled out of the way for clarity.)
Ian:
Jorge, as an aside in order for your aventail to rise around the face you will need to drill holes and add verveilles along the side of the face opening. I would have them do it if you're not comfortable.
Don Jorge:
Yep I plan to get some nicer vervilles eventually and a new leather band too...I have to see the length and shape of the aventail to see if it is worth tailoring.
I might just use it for a Pisan and get a larger aventail to work on a more historical look.
It has been shipped so let's see how it looks when I get it :)
As for the hinge pin I do have to come up with a solution that makes it easily interchangeable... I got two visors...a grill for tourney and the closed face for meele and general menace :)
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Sir Martyn:
Jorge - I really like the bascinet/visor combo you've picked out. I'm looking for something similar which would also fit under a great helm when needed.
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