Coat of Plates page

[Sir Wolf]

http://www.hoashantverk.se/hantverk/hoas_rustningar/index.html

i lost this link a few years ago and just refound it again. AWSOME page. shows most of the coat of plates that have been found reconstructed.

[Sir Edward]

Very cool!

I need to get one of those late 13th Century coats of plates like the one shown here: http://www.historiavivens1300.at/biblio/ritter.htm

It's a shame there aren't more sources for 12th-13th century stuff.

[Sir Wolf]

Very cool!

I need to get one of those late 13th Century coats of plates like the one shown here: http://www.historiavivens1300.at/biblio/ritter.htm

It's a shame there aren't more sources for 12th-13th century stuff.

hehehe (evil grin) soooooo, when you coming up ed? hehehe i have a pattern and I just cut out and sewed my linen part of this.  just gotta make the metal plates and straps and rivet them together it's easy, can be done in less than a day.

[Sir Edward]

Heh, well, I guess we need to have an armouring weekend or something