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Title: MRL legs
Post by: Sir Wolf on 2008-03-25, 20:46:08

http://www.museumreplicas.com/museumreplicas/images/300412i/300412-1-L.jpg

has anyone seen these? are they any good? I was thinking of getting a pair and replacing the brass rivets with steel ones.  any thoughts? any other pictures of them?

Title: Re: MRL legs
Post by: Sir Brian on 2008-03-26, 10:05:14

They look good! I would definitely consider those when it comes time for
me to start putting together my 15th century kit! .... Ssshhh...my wife
doesn't know about those plans yet!
  ;)

Title: Re: MRL legs
Post by: Sir Edward on 2008-03-26, 13:52:04

I saw someone asking about them on myArmoury too, but I don't think we've gotten a real side-by-side comparison with other legs. They certainly look pretty, but then it sounds like most of the MRL armor is hit or miss in terms of the quality while always looking pretty (for example the gaunts are photogenic, but I hear they're pretty useless).

I got a chance to handle the legs from Revival Martial Arts (revival legs (http://www.revival.us/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=293)), and they're fairly thin and light. Depending on what you want to use them for, this could be good or bad. They're probably too thin for SCA use. But they seem combat-worthy otherwise, and articulate well and seem like they'll fit most average leg sizes. They also come with very simple gutter greaves that actually fit me.

The CAS/Hanwei legs are thicker and heavier than the Revival ones, and also seem to fit thin to medium sized legs.

I'm hoping someone will buy the MRL legs so I can take a look and have a comparison in my head. :)

Title: Re: MRL legs
Post by: Sir Wolf on 2008-03-29, 18:15:27

i think i got my wife to say yes. ;) esp when i told her i got a quote of legs at 1200, 350 sounded better ;)  she asked that i wait till my next paycheck though.  after reading the myarmoury site, i will remember to ask if i can get them with the steel rivets and not the brass ones

Title: Re: MRL legs
Post by: Sir Wolf on 2008-04-08, 02:41:41

still waiting. I ordered my riveted mail voiders from icefalcon.com so i'm almost afraid to remind the wife she did say yes ;) hehehe. maybe next month. though there is a nice pair of legs from steel mastery on ebay right now, but they have been having armourer issues that have raised a red flag on teh armour archive so i worry about ordering, even through ebay.

Title: Re: MRL legs
Post by: Das Bill on 2008-04-08, 03:29:24

I will definately be interested to hear your opinion of them! I've been very curious about them every since they were released.