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Re: WTB - 13th Century Stuff
« Reply #45 on: 2013-04-26, 06:41:35 »
Thanks still a long way to go though! as for gambeson courtesey of Lord Danes links I'm making my own but the maille fits so well I cant wear a stay puff marshmellow man one underneath my maille and will have to go for light padding thin aketon instead.

Haha I know sounds cute but I don't know many lasses who would cuddle a oily metal mess :P

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« Reply #46 on: 2013-04-26, 09:30:01 »
Nice maille you got, you're actually thinner than me, I do have a question where did you get it as it has the integrated mittens which is what I wanted but never ended up actually getting. What kind of rivets and rings is it? Wedge riveted or round riveted?

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Re: WTB - 13th Century Stuff
« Reply #47 on: 2013-04-26, 09:49:31 »
Aye I'm a bit wiry lol, only a 31' waist and a 37' chest!

Well funnily enough I've started my own business buying and suppling re-enactment stuff (rather than antiques which Is what I did before) and I got my supplier to make this one for me as a test trial, I'm very very happy with it.

Its 9mm round riveted steel rings with solid rings woven in, in a 4 in 1 pattern, still bloody heavy though

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« Reply #48 on: 2013-04-26, 16:30:37 »
still bloody heavy though

Wear it. A lot. You'll get used to it. I'm 100% serious.
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« Reply #49 on: 2013-04-26, 17:49:35 »
like a metal teddy bear

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You probably haven't seen my "day of wrong" surcoat. Flannel with teddy-bears printed on it. I was "Sir Ted de Bear, of the Order of Saint Theodore" :)
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« Reply #50 on: 2013-04-26, 18:31:16 »
wow that goes back a few years

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« Reply #51 on: 2013-04-26, 19:37:59 »
like a metal teddy bear

Official Winner of the cutest description of a knight! :D

You probably haven't seen my "day of wrong" surcoat. Flannel with teddy-bears printed on it. I was "Sir Ted de Bear, of the Order of Saint Theodore" :)

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No, no I have not. I'm sure you realize by mentioning it, you must post pics. lol
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Re: WTB - 13th Century Stuff
« Reply #52 on: 2013-04-26, 20:35:32 »
Sir Edward is pretty hardcore....  :o

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« Reply #53 on: 2013-04-26, 20:37:32 »
Oh.

My.

Gosh.

No, no I have not. I'm sure you realize by mentioning it, you must post pics. lol

I must whole-heartily agree :D
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Re: WTB - 13th Century Stuff
« Reply #54 on: 2013-04-26, 21:19:57 »
You probably haven't seen my "day of wrong" surcoat. Flannel with teddy-bears printed on it. I was "Sir Ted de Bear, of the Order of Saint Theodore" :)

Oh.

My.

Gosh.

No, no I have not. I'm sure you realize by mentioning it, you must post pics. lol

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« Reply #55 on: 2013-04-26, 21:23:56 »
nice 'stache!
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« Reply #56 on: 2013-04-27, 02:23:01 »
 ;D
I wish I could have been at that RenFaire!  I do love watching people's expressions at the hilarious.  I especially love the comments, "you know that's not period right?" as their wearing "normal" short kilts, blue paint, and sweedish greatswords  ::)

Royalist, good sir, you are a lucky one to have a "trail set" of mail!  When reading before, I got side-tracked by Sir "Teddy". I have an aketon with four layers, muslin outer and inner layer, with two layers of natural cotton batting.  It's only about 1/4" thick and doesn't puff out in its quilting.  I was actually dismayed by the lack of "poof" so something like that may be just the ticket for you.

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Re: WTB - 13th Century Stuff
« Reply #57 on: 2013-04-28, 18:53:51 »
Wow Sir Edward!

Definitely a man of bravery! lol I wish someone said "I know thats not period to Braveheart' as that sounds similar to what your describing!!

Thankyou, what does a trail set mean good sir?

Well guys just to continue in the spirit of the thing, I went to Rufford Abbey (nottinghamshire event) and it was quite simply amazing

I got hose, braies, a thin aketon and a sword and helmet.

Sadly the helmet fits a dream, is sturdy and beautiful but is a bit late for my period. Its blued with a little bit of wear but is fab

anyone interested just ask!!

The Sword is gorgeous and I think its one of Pavel Mocs early ones as its sturdy but light

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Re: WTB - 13th Century Stuff
« Reply #58 on: 2013-04-29, 20:13:04 »
so the night before Rufford im sat there trying to sew a aketon together by hand as we don't own a sewing machine, I was up all night doing it and said to my wife 'I bet i'll find a aketon dirt cheap tomorrow and it will be thin enough to go under my maille' I was being sarcastic and guess what turned up!!!

I got the thin aketon i'm wearing in the photo for five pounds or $7.76, all because it was thin and a bit mucky, never bothers me as if its mucky ill just bung it in the wash :P

I got the hose and padded cuisses which were made for a man with greater thighs than myself, not difficult as you can see i'm a bit on the skinny side. I cut the bit out of the back of them and sewed them back together by hand to make them slim fit :D


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« Reply #59 on: 2013-04-29, 20:35:55 »
HOLY CRAP THEY ARE AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

if you find that deal again let me know ok? lol