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18 ga. Armor???

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Allan Senefelder:

--- Quote ---Modern purveyors tend to go with uniform gauges probably because its simpler and cheaper than varying thicknesses based on use.
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Actually its because most organized fight or larp orgs have a material thickness minimum for use in their hobby. For LARPing generally 18 gauge is accepted, in heavier sports it tends to be 16 ( actually for SCA I believe they list 18 for most parts but given how the sport is played 16 is considered the bare minimum ). When referencing " different thicknesses " in historical context it is also important to remember what this true meant on period pieces, while plates were thinner in areas that did not require as much protection they also often were intentionally of different thicknesses arcoss their length for the same reason ie. breast plates that were thicker at the center along the medial ridge than at their sides. This was achieved using a technique called thinning, using directed hammer strokes to push metal from where its not needed to where it is. This is increadibly!!!! time consuming to do. If you find armour expensive now ask your hammerman to include this technique in your build. It will however save some weight.

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