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Coat of Plates page
« on: 2008-02-12, 12:49:36 »
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.

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Re: Coat of Plates page
« Reply #1 on: 2008-02-12, 14:11:32 »
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.
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Re: Coat of Plates page
« Reply #2 on: 2008-02-12, 16:25:26 »
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.

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Re: Coat of Plates page
« Reply #3 on: 2008-02-12, 18:38:48 »

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