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« Last Edit: 2012-04-09, 22:36:56 by Sir Wolf »

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Re: ole mrl helmets?
« Reply #2 on: 2012-04-09, 23:43:25 »
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Re: ole mrl helmets?
« Reply #3 on: 2012-04-10, 00:03:39 »
wonder if there in stock?
http://www.gkswidgets.com/greathelm.html
http://www.gkswidgets.com/bawichma.html

I managed to get these when they were on clearance at MRL.

I really wish these two worked together. The bascinet is just that, a bascinet, rather than a skull cap. So it's way too huge to fit inside the pembridge great helm.

The bascinet is heavier than I expected. It's pretty sturdy, and of course they used heavy butted mail for the aventail. It also doesn't work with my glasses, so unless I get contacts, I can't comfortably use it.

The pembridge is useable, but I think I need to make a nice beefy liner or something.
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Re: ole mrl helmets?
« Reply #4 on: 2012-04-10, 01:44:28 »
i was looking but couldn't find the picture of you in that bascinet. hmmm wonder where it went.

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Re: ole mrl helmets?
« Reply #5 on: 2012-04-10, 01:55:34 »
I remember trying the both of them after you had recently purchased them. They worked fairly well for me but the combined weight was pretty brutal.  :o

I think if you padded the great helm while wearing a coif you will be able to get a decent fit with it.  ;)
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Re: ole mrl helmets?
« Reply #6 on: 2012-04-10, 02:12:55 »
Clang does a Pembridge custom for $285.



http://clang.adkinssoftware.com/hist%20helm/hist%20helm%2014th%20C%2001.html

hmmm good point, Clang is a good friend of mine... hmmmmmmmmmmmm

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Re: ole mrl helmets?
« Reply #7 on: 2012-04-10, 15:38:28 »
wonder if there in stock?
http://www.gkswidgets.com/greathelm.html
http://www.gkswidgets.com/bawichma.html

I managed to get these when they were on clearance at MRL.

I really wish these two worked together. The bascinet is just that, a bascinet, rather than a skull cap. So it's way too huge to fit inside the pembridge great helm.

The bascinet is heavier than I expected. It's pretty sturdy, and of course they used heavy butted mail for the aventail. It also doesn't work with my glasses, so unless I get contacts, I can't comfortably use it.

The pembridge is useable, but I think I need to make a nice beefy liner or something.


Sir Edward, should you ever decide to rid yourself of that bascinet w/mail, I'll be more than happy.  I actually have some fundage to play with now so I'm open.  I found a Ukrainian armory that'll make the Pembridge for me for under $200 shipped so I'll probably get that from them, but always like the look of that bascinet w/mail, just didn't have that kind of money at that time when they were selling it.  One of the few products they put out that I sorely missed out on. 

That's life tho, right?
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Re: ole mrl helmets?
« Reply #8 on: 2012-04-10, 22:48:35 »
wow is it ever!!