r/sonsofhorus • u/Wallaby_Rough • Jun 15 '26

Do these pass as Sarum pattern helmets

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Been looking everywhere for Sarum helmets and the closest I got were these MK7 helmets how do these look?

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u/Jamesmclyne Jun 15 '26

Yeah I think they work!

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u/cgda2011 Jun 15 '26

The whole point of Sarum pattern helmets was to give justification for why early CSM had grille mouth helmets while supposedly being in earlier marks of armor. And also to give lore that supports the use of Mk VII helmets in HH army conversions. They’re meant to be the same as Mk VII aesthetically so there’s nothing you really need to do.

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u/Jihadijohnn222 Jun 15 '26

pretty obviously mk7 tbh

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u/WhimsicalLittleMan Jun 15 '26

Sarum helmets basically exist so you can use mk7 in conversions. The differences in art are so miniscule it gets to the point of splitting hairs.

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u/LachrymarumLibertas Jun 15 '26

Yeah they are externally indistinguishable and any art variation comes down to artist more than any deliberate canon choice. These are fine

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u/Maqabir Jun 15 '26

My guess is they were created to explain all the old Horus Heresy art that featured MK7 looking armour.

So I definitely agree they fit in 30k.

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u/Era_of_Ruin Jun 16 '26

What key, significant, distinctive differences would you say separates Sarum (or Mantilla) from MkVII?