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Post by celegon on Aug 26, 2019 1:58:36 GMT
wow that is really awesome! let us know what you think when you get it, I would love to get a helmet like that one of these days
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2019 2:05:07 GMT
Whoa! Maximum envy is setting in. Please write a review when you get it!
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Post by christain on Aug 26, 2019 2:08:57 GMT
Nice looking helmet! I hope you get what you pay for. I've heard some real horror stories about buying helmets and armor online. Mostly from Amazon though. Etsy seems a little more 'classy'. Keep us posted!  |
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Post by snowbite on Aug 26, 2019 2:19:25 GMT
That is one high speed, low drag unit! Made in Kiev, cool!
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Post by christain on Aug 27, 2019 21:56:08 GMT
I can only comment on the mail. I have the haubergeon and matching coif. It looks absolutely fantastic, but I would classify it as costume/ren fest only. The round riveted rings are pretty easy to break if you snag them on something. So far, I've only lost one ring in the underarm area on one side.  The KOA photos really don't do it justice. It looks really nice in person, with a flowing black 'liquid-ish' appeal to it.   |
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Post by Ifrit on Aug 28, 2019 2:20:25 GMT
I can only comment on the mail. I have the haubergeon and matching coif. It looks absolutely fantastic, but I would classify it as costume/ren fest only. The round riveted rings are pretty easy to break if you snag them on something. So far, I've only lost one ring in the underarm area on one side. The KOA photos really don't do it justice. It looks really nice in person, with a flowing black 'liquid-ish' appeal to it. Easy to break even tho it's riveted? That's some sad news right there. Was gonna get a set in the future haha |
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Post by christain on Aug 28, 2019 7:07:47 GMT
I can only comment on the mail. I have the haubergeon and matching coif. It looks absolutely fantastic, but I would classify it as costume/ren fest only. The round riveted rings are pretty easy to break if you snag them on something. So far, I've only lost one ring in the underarm area on one side. The KOA photos really don't do it justice. It looks really nice in person, with a flowing black 'liquid-ish' appeal to it. Easy to break even tho it's riveted? That's some sad news right there. Was gonna get a set in the future haha Well, I may have actually sold it a little short when I said that. The riveted rings are pretty solid, but I just wouldn't do any hard reenacting or combat in it. No doubt, it would turn a sword or knife slash. I've worn it all day at Ren-Fest without a single issue and it's held up perfectly. The ring that broke on mine was due to snagging it on top of a chain link fence gate. It was actually my fault, because I jerked it free instead of having someone else see what I was hung up on.---- ------  Definitely better than butted mail though!  |
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Post by Ifrit on Aug 28, 2019 10:49:10 GMT
Easy to break even tho it's riveted? That's some sad news right there. Was gonna get a set in the future haha Well, I may have actually sold it a little short when I said that. The riveted rings are pretty solid, but I just wouldn't do any hard reenacting or combat in it. No doubt, it would turn a sword or knife slash. I've worn it all day at Ren-Fest without a single issue and it's held up perfectly. The ring that broke on mine was due to snagging it on top of a chain link fence gate. It was actually my fault, because I jerked it free instead of having someone else see what I was hung up on.---- ------ Definitely better than butted mail though! Okay that's a relief. That will be plenty good for what I want out of it |
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Post by StevenJ on May 5, 2020 20:56:45 GMT
Well, I may have actually sold it a little short when I said that. The riveted rings are pretty solid, but I just wouldn't do any hard reenacting or combat in it. No doubt, it would turn a sword or knife slash. I've worn it all day at Ren-Fest without a single issue and it's held up perfectly. The ring that broke on mine was due to snagging it on top of a chain link fence gate. It was actually my fault, because I jerked it free instead of having someone else see what I was hung up on.---- ;-| ------ (rofl) Definitely better than butted mail though! :D Okay that's a relief. That will be plenty good for what I want out of it :) I have used the Indian budget riveted mail in armored yield combat as have a few friends in my group. Some was bought from Kult of Athena and other from a prolific Ebay store by the name of All Best Stuff. It does hold up to a lot of abuse, much better than you would think. Sometimes ring break because the links are thin where the rivets go through but they are fighting worthy. |
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Post by Sir Thorfinn on May 6, 2020 13:04:27 GMT
Bah.
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Post by Tomt24 on May 6, 2020 14:10:43 GMT
Seeing as how this thread was resurrected I wanted to let you guys know I have some bad news. This custom helmet fell through as the armorer ended up being unable to fulfill the order and I was refunded. This was some months back. Sad to hear. Do you got any of the other stuff mentioned above? |
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Post by harrybeck on May 6, 2020 16:30:46 GMT
Easy seems to be more like 'fail mart'
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Definitely better than butted mail though! 
