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dacovalu

Hi,
seems to be working just fine and as it did before.
David

dacovalu

Hi everyone, It's been a while since I last posted. I have been considering ordering several pieces for a late 15th C Gothic harness for use in UK reenactment with blunted steel weapons. One of the armourers that caught my eye were art of steel. What I am wondering is: has anyone ordered from them? ...

dacovalu

Hi, Thank you to everyone who has so far commented, it is appreciated as I had got to a point were I was stuck and wasn't sure how to progress. Those are indeed the scales I bought, I haven't found anyone selling anything closer to what would be appropriate. I'm not really in a position to make my o...

dacovalu

Hi, I was wondering if anyone on the archive had any recommendations for attaching scales to their backing. The would be used in blunted steel combat (I'm based in Scotland). I'm aiming for a fit similer to the statue of St. George In Hradcany square in Prague. These are for a 1330-1350-ish knightly...

dacovalu

will do. but that is beautiful helm none the less.
Dave

dacovalu

eep... Still interested.

dacovalu

Hi,
I'm interested in the helm, what would postage to the uk be? If the other offers to buy fall through I'll take it.
Dave

dacovalu

last time I weighed mine it came in at 90lb ish but then again its for blunted steel combat and is a 1330's harness.

dacovalu

Hi,
those are looking good so far.
Dave

dacovalu

The thing to remember with get dressed for battle is that gdfb global and get dressed for battle uk are now different companies. Get dressed uk do good mail though the riveted stuff is a bit pricey. Their helms so far seem to be of a good enough quality in that no one I know of that has one has had ...

dacovalu

Hi,
What thickness is the leather? and how much leather do you have?
What do you planning on using the Coat of Plates for?
Dave

dacovalu

yes I'd been told as such. Though the outfit in question is for a Knightly portrayal(sp?). I'd been under the impression that lowland Scotland tended to follow French and English Fashions during the 14th c though might be slightly behind. It had been that my understanding for this outfit a knee leng...

dacovalu

A mixture of warmth/outer layer/show of status for the outfit.

dacovalu

thankfully just submit designs, the sources have been left to me. It was a case of them really liking the look of the garment and being keen on it. Though I'd already mentioned a sleeved surcoat would likely be more appropriate.

dacovalu

That seems like the best option and hopefully they'll realise on their own or ask around.

dacovalu

The owner of the copy I was lent seemed quite keen on the book...

dacovalu

would it be possible to have a larger picture?

dacovalu

I still havent found a way to let the owner of the book know its inaccurate....
Dave

dacovalu

Hi,
Thank you, I did wonder why that was the first time I had seen patterns like that.
Dave

dacovalu

Hi,
I've got a copy of fashion in the age of the black Prince. The group regionaly portray's the knightly classes with some men at arms in lowland Scotland towards the east coast. So far we've opted to go with the slightly older style.
Thank you
Dave

dacovalu

Hi, thank you, I suspected it was incorrect given that I haven't seen any examples of it in any of the period art I've seen. The group I'm with is concentrating on 1330 as an era for the time being so the gown would have been wrong in any case. As a point, is the book itself consistantly incorrect w...

dacovalu

Hi, A member of the reenactment group I'm with has asked me about a mans gown like garment that appears on page 27 of medieval costume and how to recreate it by Dorothy Hartley (isbn 0-486-42985-7). It is identified as robe no.7 but there doesnt appear to be any description of it and no date range a...

dacovalu

I dunno, I think your selling your self short and that the work your putting into this is worth more. Let me know when the patterns/instruction sets available.

dacovalu

$15- $20? possibly more if the pattern set is for the whole leg harness. I'd be happy to pay that.
Dave

dacovalu

I'd definately be interested in patterns for splinted arms and legs. I already have a copy of the coat of plates pattern and am going to make one once my current batch of kit projects are done.

dacovalu

Were are you based? and what sort of budget are you working to?
This is the kit I bought (minus the leather), the plates have held up to a seasons blunted steel combat without any noticable dents:
http://www.lancasters-armourie.co.uk/ar ... plates.htm
Dave

dacovalu

http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/ ... hp?t=93398
heres the link to the topic I mentioned earlier.
Dave

dacovalu

Hi, are they to be fully enclosed or open at the back and how far up your leg are you wanting them to go? I should still have a copy of red dwarfs pattern somewhere arador has a pattern and information on maile chausses if I remember correctly, also one of the armourers on this forum is doing a 14th...

dacovalu

when do waisted coats of plates and corrazinas appear? I'm aware of the Bashford Dean reconstruction in the met being dated to between 1380 and 1420 but was wondering if there are earlier examples.

dacovalu

I have a knee length martial surcoat and a cyclas to make along with a pair off maille chausses to make/tailor.

dacovalu

those are looking really nice. I have a pair of the same padded cuisses and they are really nice.

What type of thread did you sew the mail down with? I have a similer project im working on and am curious.
Dave

dacovalu

Those are looking good. Are you doing chausses to go with them?

dacovalu

theres a pattern in the patterns section that has full back plate coverage if i remember correctly, if not PM me and we can make arrangements for it to be passed on. Tandy leather has some very nice broad headed/fine shanked tacks that I used for my CoP and the worked well. As for the price, I think...

dacovalu

hi,
thank you for the extra information. Is there a consistancy when it comes to the length/height of the helm itself?
Dave

dacovalu

Again thank you for the information. Ive been trying to work out as far as I can in 10 year batches the evolution of the English Knightly harness during the 14th C.
Dave

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