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Don Jorge

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Re: Armor recommendations??
« Reply #45 on: 2014-01-16, 17:10:44 »
I am going to talk to my armorer to see how wide the aventail needs to be at the top and see if Nitin will modify it to fit my helm...and how much more that is going to cost me...
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« Reply #46 on: 2014-01-16, 23:39:08 »
But most aventails are sold as perfect concentric circles.  You'd still have to build up the face area or tailor it, so it may still work.  I have an icefalcon aventail and it's huge, but it certainly needed tailoring and additional maille built up to create the part that covers the chin and cheeks.  There's no aventail that you can just buy and have it fit like a 14th century aventail without tailoring and adding rings to the facial opening.

But at 18'' at the top opening circumference.... that won't even fit over anyone's head, so either those measurements are wrong, or he's misusing the word circumference... or it's just really tiny...
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Re: Armor recommendations??
« Reply #47 on: 2014-01-17, 14:09:47 »
At 9" high I had figured trimming down near the face, but I forgot how tall he is.

I agree, 18" top opening sounds very small.
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Re: Armor recommendations??
« Reply #48 on: 2014-01-17, 15:29:24 »

Hello Sir,

Apologies for the typo error, I wanted to write diameter. The aventail we discussed has 28 inches top circumference measured from measuring tape.

Bottom circumference is between 64-65 inch. Height is 9-10 inches,

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Nitin

Makes more sense...
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« Reply #49 on: 2014-01-17, 17:10:42 »
That makes a *whole lot* more sense. I'd go for it.
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Re: Armor recommendations??
« Reply #50 on: 2014-01-17, 17:19:03 »
Yeah I have to convince the wife...she is being fiscally responsible and insists we pay off all our debt before I buy more toys :/

So for this month...my bascinet...next month maybe knee cops and aventail...

This saturday I am cutting out plates for my corrazina and working on that gambeson/arming doublet w000t!
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Re: Armor recommendations??
« Reply #51 on: 2014-01-21, 02:21:45 »
I already have pics of my swords on Facebook, I'm goiing to take some shots of my up-to-date kit tommorow, an since I don't know how to post pics here (yet), just log onto Facebook and send me a friend request - My full name is Tom Shorette - so pics of my kit/outfit as well as my arsenal can be seen there by you all, which will be a good thing as I'm completing my application tommorow. Would have done sooner, but just got back from vaca in Florida!

Thanks Gents!
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Re: Armor recommendations??
« Reply #52 on: 2014-01-21, 14:14:20 »
I am Jorge Manuel Acosta on FB, just added you!
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Re: Armor recommendations??
« Reply #53 on: 2014-01-25, 20:24:57 »
Omg Allbeststuff shipping to were I live in $85!
Thats Crazy, theres no way shipping could cost that much.
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« Reply #54 on: 2014-01-25, 20:43:15 »
What are you shipping? An aventail is only 20 bucks...but remember india...and mail is heavy!
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« Reply #55 on: 2014-01-25, 20:46:23 »
Oh there based in India, that explains a lot. I missed that factor. I'm ordering long sleeve mail hauberk. Or was going to. I thought shipping would be 20.
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Re: Armor recommendations??
« Reply #56 on: 2014-01-25, 21:15:58 »
Quote from: Sir Nate on 2014-01-25, 20:46:23
Oh there based in India, that explains a lot. I missed that factor. I'm ordering long sleeve mail hauberk. Or was going to. I thought shipping would be 20.

almost all production maille on the planet comes from India with few exceptions.  It all just depends on where it's located when you actually buy it that will determine how much the shipping is.  :)
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« Reply #57 on: 2014-01-27, 23:14:08 »
Quote from: Ian on 2014-01-25, 21:15:58
Quote from: Sir Nate on 2014-01-25, 20:46:23
Oh there based in India, that explains a lot. I missed that factor. I'm ordering long sleeve mail hauberk. Or was going to. I thought shipping would be 20.

almost all production maille on the planet comes from India with few exceptions.  It all just depends on where it's located when you actually buy it that will determine how much the shipping is.  :)

^ This!

A few years back I bought a couple things, hauberk and chausses or something like that. Came to me from, I believe IceFalcon, here in the US. The post office guy, nice guy, brought the box to the door. It was shipped flat rate, large box. He said "If it fits it ships is a slogan - not a challenge!" :)

I think the box was ~50 pounds of mail.
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Re: Armor recommendations??
« Reply #58 on: 2014-01-31, 20:03:52 »
Nice, I'll have use postal service next time I'm ordering.
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Re: Armor recommendations??
« Reply #59 on: 2014-02-01, 13:28:30 »
Just had a hot idea....I seen a chainmail BRA for sale on Ebay and hooooo boy, the model who was wearing it....That was a LOT of rings, brothers!!!
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