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The small holes alon the edge are most certainly the attachement holes for the mail head piece
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They are in fact not,but the holes through which the padded lining would have been stiched. The mail was suspended via the vervelles as described above. For reference see the pic of the rather famous bascinet in the Wallace collection although there are others
Berber would it be possible to do this
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Can you possibly get a close up pic of the inside where one of the vervelles ( the little tubes that suspend the cord/wire that keeps the leather band to which the mail mantle is sewn in place ) is attached and perhaps at the peak of the helmet where the slight medial ridging is?
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from the inside?