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wow these are awesome
Sir Gerard de Rodes:
They`re really nice.
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James Barker:
--- Quote from: Sir Wolf on 2011-06-28, 19:23:56 ---definitely for the 1340s kit, which would make up the 23rd kit i think, i dont remember hehe
hmmm i do have the leather and the steel. might just go work out a pattern now.
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English art rarely shows splinted greaves like these; most have maille only or frontal greaves over maille.
I have been looking really hard at art, effigies, and historical finds lately thanks to printing out the original text from the Battle of Wisby book (the Brian Price book is missing 200-300 pages). The BoW book even has some examples of the top only foot protection which I think I could make in my home shop. There are some cool arm guards and are almost like bazubands that have a build in wing with two holes in them, I would assume to lace a roundell too.
Sir Rodney:
--- Quote from: Sir Wolf ---wow wintertree crafts hits it out of the ball park. i really like these
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And for a reasonable price too. Of course, I'm biased as this is my favorite period and type of leg harness. ;)
That Age of Armour picture was the sole inspiration for my current leg harness. I can't count the hours I drooled over it. It's very sad that William "Cory" Hurt no longer practices armouring as he has a great deal of talent. :(
Sir Gerard de Rodes:
--- Quote from: James Barker on 2011-06-29, 12:37:59 ---
--- Quote from: Sir Wolf on 2011-06-28, 19:23:56 ---definitely for the 1340s kit, which would make up the 23rd kit i think, i dont remember hehe
hmmm i do have the leather and the steel. might just go work out a pattern now.
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English art rarely shows splinted greaves like these; most have maille only or frontal greaves over maille.
I have been looking really hard at art, effigies, and historical finds lately thanks to printing out the original text from the Battle of Wisby book (the Brian Price book is missing 200-300 pages). The BoW book even has some examples of the top only foot protection which I think I could make in my home shop. There are some cool arm guards and are almost like bazubands that have a build in wing with two holes in them, I would assume to lace a roundell too.
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Although quite rare, there is a definate presidence for this type of "splinted" armour during the C14th.
http://www.themcs.org/armour/knights/Switzerland%20Basel%20-%20St%20Leonard%20Huglin%20von%20Schoneck%20died%201377-86%20tomb%201362%20187.JPG
http://www.themcs.org/armour/knights/2007%20MCS%20Drayton%20Beauchamp%20-%20St%20Mary%20Thomas%20Cheyne%201368%2037.jpg
This is a nice site for armour evolution throughtout the medieval period, with easy to understand graphs.
http://talbotsfineaccessories.com/armour/effigy/effigy%20analysis.html
And here`s one for you effegy buffs.
http://www.themcs.org/armour/14th%20century%20armour.htm
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James Barker:
Don't get me wrong there are plenty of German and Swiss knights with splint greaves in this time frame but I only have one maybe in the English effigies 1340-1350.
Looking at Talbot's chart there are some splint greaves in the 1360s on the English chart but none on the 1340s part of the chart, they mostly had shybolds over maille, maille, and some full greaves.
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