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Breastplates and backplates
Sir William:
--- Quote from: Leganoth on 2011-08-30, 22:28:53 ---What sites have coats of plates on them? Havent seen many of those, I like the look a little too
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I've heard nothing but good things about this one in particular- I should caution you, in this game, you get what you pay for...you would be very lucky to find a quality piece on the cheap. Not saying you can't, but you have to keep the mindset that you get quality when you pay for it.
http://www.wintertreecrafts.com/CoP.html
I'm in the process of acquiring a used brig...similar to the CoP but the plates are smaller fronted and backed by linen where the CoP is fixed to a leather garment thereby making it more durable, imho.
Sir Gerard de Rodes:
You could always have a go at making one yourself. There are plenty of patterns and instructions on the net.
G.
Sir Wolf:
--- Quote from: Sir Gerard de Rodes on 2011-08-31, 18:58:35 ---You could always have a go at making one yourself. There are plenty of patterns and instructions on the net.
G.
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links? ;)
Sir Gerard de Rodes:
--- Quote from: Sir Wolf on 2011-08-31, 19:05:52 ---
--- Quote from: Sir Gerard de Rodes on 2011-08-31, 18:58:35 ---You could always have a go at making one yourself. There are plenty of patterns and instructions on the net.
G.
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links? ;)
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http://leviathanmunitions.com/WisbyCoatKitInstructions.aspx
http://www.oocities.org/welshforge/COP.htm
http://threeriver.org/marshal/images/armor_illusF_pattern.gif
http://www.flickr.com/photos/80888788@N00/2392778570/#
Just for a starter ;)
G.
Sir William:
--- Quote from: Leganoth on 2011-08-30, 22:25:42 ---
--- Quote from: Syr William on 2011-08-30, 14:46:17 ---Leganoth, if you're looking for plate just for faires and such, then go with the lighter gauge...you'll be thankful toward the end of the day. If you're already wearing functional mail- well, I can tell you that if you're not used to wearing it, that alone would be taxing enough by day's end.
I normally start wearing a hauberk before summer...but I rarely put everything on because its such a hassle...but if you get used to carrying the weight it won't seem such a big deal when you're fully garbed.
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I know, the chain gets heavy on the shoulders, I have a thin medieval padded shirt but i havent tried wearing it under the chain. It starts to get heavy on the shoulders after about 20-30 minutes
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The padded shirt isn't much good if you wear it OVER the mail...under, you'll notice a difference.
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