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Sir Ulrich:
Yeah, I always like the idea of the Knights Templar armor and whatnot, after seeing the movie Arn I got even more inspired to do it.
I'm still wondering, should I get these:
http://www.merctailor.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=26&products_id=75
or these:
http://www.merctailor.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=26&products_id=48
Just wondering because I need leg armor, I do know I'd need knee cops as well. I just want something that would look like it's from the 1250s and I don't know where to find mail chausses that would fit me.
Sir Wolf:
ok for 1250 historically neither one of those will work. you are limited to Merc Tailors 13/14th century knee cops for plate. the rest is chain mail. maybe padded chausis but that would be the extent of anything besides mail on the body
Sir Edward:
I see they have the greaves described as starting in the 12th century, but for a mid-13th century knight, you're probably just going to have knees as Sir Wolf said, overtop of mail, without other plate elements. Adding plates over the mail puts you into the beginning of the 14th century (1300's).
Sir William:
--- Quote from: Sir Ulrich on 2011-02-09, 03:21:53 ---Yeah, I always like the idea of the Knights Templar armor and whatnot, after seeing the movie Arn I got even more inspired to do it.
I'm still wondering, should I get these:
http://www.merctailor.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=26&products_id=75
or these:
http://www.merctailor.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=26&products_id=48
Just wondering because I need leg armor, I do know I'd need knee cops as well. I just want something that would look like it's from the 1250s and I don't know where to find mail chausses that would fit me.
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I had both...I currently have the splinted greaves, your first link- while I do love'm, they're not anachronistic to early 13th C but I wore'm anyway. I also had the plate greaves...and they are good looking but they kept diggin into the top of my boot and I'd have a sore foot by day's end. I'm wearing the splinted greaves (altho you can't see them) in my avatar; if you look at my Knight Page I believe I have a full shot where you can see them. Yea, here it is:
http://modernchivalry.org/knightdata/28/photo1288021926-0001-huge.jpg
Sir Ulrich:
Think I'm gonna start out with knee cops then, the GDFB stuff has them already attached so I think I am going for that, as long as I can get them tailored. Guess thats the problem being a Templar, they didn't make it past 1314 thus have a limited selection of armor. Maybe I could go for a later 13th century look? I just don't see how protective chausses are, mail flexes and doesnt protect from blunt force trauma, and hitting my shins would be PAINFUL... Sure they prevent you from being cut but it's essentially metal against bone cause shins have very little meat in the front. I mean, i'd get a pair but I just don't know where I could get a pair that would fit my legs as I am 5 ft 8 and only weigh 110 pounds...
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