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Allan Senefelder:

--- Quote ---How well does it articulate upwards? In other words, if I took a high vom tag, or I made a zwerchhau, how comfortable is the collar?
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Bill, I was surprised at how far the arms can go above the head in this assembley. I can reach both arms up above my head an lace my fingers. This was without a breast and back plate over it and the assembley did rise a little as my shoulders flexed at max arch of the arms so it may be just a bit different with a corslet. Having the original 16th century munion around from one of these assemblies to work from made the process of building much easier. Its really an ingenious construct, allowing large numbers of simple assemblies to be made to cover the neck and shoulder to supply the vast proto national armies of the 16th and 17th centuries. I've seen the cavalry and infantry officers versions of these with besagues attached as well.

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