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Leganoth:
Hmm I see, would buying from here be a good idea or is there anywhere else? Would it be cheaper to buy everything aside from the helmet in a pack or separately? And how much would that probably cost because dont you have to pay for strapping etc?
Ian:
Short of full on custom work, Anshelm Arms does some great 14th century armor, but it's not cheap. A less expensive but less accurate alternative would be Mad Matt, or a lot of the guys who regularly frequent the Armour Archive. Everyone I see order from Illusion generally waits YEARS to get their stuff if they order a full suit.
You can get away with less parts if you tell me specifically what part of the 14th century you're after. If you're in to the pig-faced bascinet, you would be looking at LATE 14th century, England, France, or Italy. If you like Italy, you can skip spaulders altogether, wear 3/4 plate arms, and drape your maille over the tops of the rerebrace. If you like English style, we're talking about full articulated arms and integrated spaulders. France is not too dissimilar from England. If you want to make a good kit, I recommend you look at some effigies from your time period first, put in the time doing the research, narrow down your focus and then start worrying about armorers. And don't forget, a good kit is 100% dependent on good arming clothes! If you want to do it right, take the time, it's worth it, and cheaper in the long run.
SirNathanQ:
Those late 14th cent kits are some of the hardest to truly do well. You need these very specific plate parts, (Almost a full suit) and then you need to have a nicely tailored haubergeon underneath.
Allan Senefelder:
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I believe Matt's re-emergence is as a strictly custom project armourer so i'm not sure how much cheaper he's going to be.
Sir Brian:
Then again...
If I was going to go for a custom job I would be pestering this absolutely magnificent armorer! ;)
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