The Armour Archive

Keegan Ingrassia

Fundamentally, there isn't a huge difference in construction between a corrazina and a covered globose, just different plates. Here's an internal shot of that corrazina recreation. http://www.pinterest.com/pin/340936634266742895/ As Henrick mentioned, there is an overlap on the front plates, typical...

Keegan Ingrassia

It's actually a split breastplate with one piece slightly overlapping the other and often closed by buckles in period art. Yup. Corrazina: http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/38/39/24/383924429f2e34a45257176e11122f28.jpg Covered cuirass: http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/45/5b/b4/455bb4d905...

Keegan Ingrassia

Most brigs and corrazinas that I've come across don't have an interior lining, just the exterior layers. It would be onerous to get fabric to lay nicely against the concave surface without either glue or hard attachment. The rivets don't have any fibers trapped underneath them on the inside, and if ...

Keegan Ingrassia

Welcome to the wonderful madness! Different parts of a harness definitely use different thicknesses of steel. Some parts need more protection, like the vital organs, while others do better with less weight, like hands and feet. Pulling from the Quick Reference table from "Techniques of Medieval Armo...

Keegan Ingrassia

Steel, you might increase your chances of getting good information on this if you crosspost over to the Historical Research section, and title it something like "Need help identifying mystery Japanese armor".

Keegan Ingrassia

...oh, wow...

Keegan Ingrassia

Regardless, splinted limbs remain popular in Germany longer than most other European countries. A good twenty or thirty years longer. You'll probably have the greatest variety to cull from looking in the year range Henrik mentioned.

Keegan Ingrassia

Thanks for posting some progress pictures, and sharing some of your process. You're using a few different tricks and tools that I've not seen before.

Keegan Ingrassia

Well, as far as basic structure, the fingers are all riveted to a strip of leather, one for each finger. The four strips are riveted to a knuckle plate, and that knuckle plate is articulated to the metacarpal with a pair of rivets. The padding, I like to glue to the glove. That way I change out to f...

Keegan Ingrassia

Instead of a bunging up a butter knife, perhaps a strip of pallet strapping would serve the same purpose. Certainly cheaper per foot than flea-market silverware, and the high-tensile steel might hold up better. Thinner, too, so it'd be easier to slide into place.

Keegan Ingrassia

Sorry about that Vlad. I checked the link, and it just eventually leads to a Facebook photo. That is the only image of that lamellar that I've found.

Keegan Ingrassia

I resolve to finish all projects I've already started. That means getting in the last 55 eyelets on my arming cotte, finishing my hourglass gauntlets, sabatons, legs and greaves. I have plans for new arms, a corrazina, mail items, and a faceplate for a bascinet, but I've resolved not to start any ne...

Keegan Ingrassia

http://pinterest.com/pin/292593307016616980/

Came across this awesome set of lamellar, and had to share this as inspiration.

Keegan Ingrassia

I finished the eyelets for both sleeves!

That is all.

Keegan Ingrassia

Mac , thanks for the Gnoll 3517 image. That explains a lot as far as the (apparent) random strap and buckle on the back of the piece. Not what I had pictured, as far as assembly. Tom , thanks for connecting the dots! :) I probably wouldn't have realized that our very own Cristian was the same as ab...

Keegan Ingrassia

http://www.reconstructinghistory.com/

Keegan Ingrassia

Thanks for the links, Henrik! That helps explain some extra holes in the overlaps on the lower lames; temporary rivet holes to homogenize the shaping.

Man, look at their Wisby #3 reproductions.
http://www.plattnerei-wiedner.de/produk ... ?prodid=21

Keegan Ingrassia

:lol: In that case, I'll do my level best to avoid using "cased" when referring to any armor, Mac. Thanks for taking the time to kick the thoughts back and forth on this; I really do appreciate it. It helps immensely to work out kinks I otherwise wouldn't have seen. Speaking of kinks, I was sketchin...

Keegan Ingrassia

Let me recommend restricting any leg padding to the knees. Additional bulk on the thighs will only make you build the cuisses too big to look right. Back when I used to fight, I never wore anything heavier than jeans under my mild steel cuisses. The blows will sting, but not bruise. I found this qu...

Keegan Ingrassia

Now there's a thought. I know others have mentioned that the front opening was more of an infantryman thing. I had been keeping it simply for the convenience of getting in and out of it myself, but to buckle on either side would not be too difficult, and it would be nice to have a more homogenous ki...

Keegan Ingrassia

Wow. Those look stupendous. And for your first helmets, too! There are people who have been making helmets for years that don't make them as nice as those two. Well done!

Keegan Ingrassia

While I'm stuck at home with a cold, I thought I'd take the time to collect my thoughts and address the planned overlap of all of the pieces of this kit. I sketched up a rough composition of the three major layers to this kit. https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8680/16088022011_263e7c4d70_c.jpg Layer On...

Keegan Ingrassia

At 6'1" I am not exceptionally short... I would like to add an addendum, or mayhap a clarification, to my earlier statement. Soaking up knowledge and immersing yourself in the technical details can be invaluable...it can enable you to progress by leaps and bounds beyond what you would perhaps achiev...

Keegan Ingrassia

There is definitely a point where you have to discover this craft first hand, and train yourself in the limitations of the medium. There's something to be said for the sharing of knowledge, and not having to reinvent the wheel, however. Imagine if we all had to blindly discover the properties of dis...

Keegan Ingrassia

Welcome, Estervig!

These threads will be very helpful to you, I think.

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viewtopic.php?f=1&t=157253

Keegan Ingrassia

Ah, sorry. Should have provided some context.

http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/doge

Probably should have included captions like "wow" "much shape" "many history" "bunk going".

Keegan Ingrassia

Keegan Ingrassia

H-uh...interesting that they would use a spring pin on one side, and the keyhole closure on the other. Is one side hinged?

Keegan Ingrassia

Ring Weave Vegard Vike 2000

Keegan Ingrassia

Ernst wrote:I think Sean Manning brought it to my attention over a year ago. We've had a few discussions over it, as an Archive search for "Richardson" will likely show.

I've seen it mentioned multiple times, but it's nice to have it downloaded now so I can follow along.

Keegan Ingrassia

Most excellent.

Thanks for sharing Tom, and to you, Ernst.

Helps confirm my decision to use sleeves and a skirt of mail for my 1380 kit, as opposed to a full hauberk. Looking forward to reading through this.

Keegan Ingrassia

Perhaps it's that modern pursuit of idealized form and symmetrical shape that appeals...automotive design comes to mind.

Keegan Ingrassia

Thanks for sharing! Nice shots.

Keegan Ingrassia

I suppose enough time has passed. I'm due for another update on here. This whole thing would move much faster if I made it more of a priority...ah well, life comes first. Apologies for the awkward angles; no mirror or willing camera man at the moment. I finally stopped dragging my feet on my aketon....

Keegan Ingrassia

Speaking of full harnesses, I was excited to see images of this set. It's the first clear set of extant 14th century enclosed upper arms and cuisses I've seen. I'm going to assume that this harness is one of those things that fall into the "fake" category, unfortunately? That fan on the elbow looks ...

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