Which ones did you get, James? The cased ones? I think you mentioned that at the knighting ceremony. I owned a pair of his plate greaves and decided on the splinted ones (which you saw) - but I think I liked the plate ones better. The splinted ones are pretty...and also pretty heavy. Not so bad with the bracers but the greaves...I bought boot straps with a thick leather face to offset some of the weight of the greave as it can drive into the top of your foot, which can be most uncomfortable, especially when walking.