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I believe tha Blair put forward the idea tha bascinets showing such fluting might represent helmets of Middle Eastern origin converted to European use. Your idea is an interesting alternative though I'd want to see evidence that the sort of artistic technique you postulate was used in use in the fir...

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I own a copy and second Brian's assesment and recomendations.

I just checked out Brian's suggested list and I would add a hearty endorsement for Medieval Armour from Rhodes, by Walter J. Karcheski Jr and Thom Richardson ISBN 0948092 41 6

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Excellent news! Should you have occaision, please convey congratulations and good wishes from Cet Donegl squire to Duke Ronald Wilmot and Harold Hakenson Squire to Sir Wolfstan Thorholsen.

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Excuse the aside but dies your example here: Barste verb. burst. also Bresten. "When the lady Jocelyn was broughten before her King, and put on the vigil of knights, hir herte near barste." tell me that Lady Joceleyn the Jongleure of the Midrealm has been made a Knight? If so, it brings me gtreat jo...

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I'd recommend picking up a copy of Osprey's English knight 1400-1500. It's one of their more recent publications and has very good information spanning the time frame your interested in.

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"...it would make sense that my under garments "

You may have a typo in the sentence above but just in case the jupon is worn over the armour not under it. In fact it will be important to do the fitting odf the jupon with the armour on for it to work a look correct.

Cet

As for the overall construction and cut I'd suggest looking at the info on
Cad's site regarding the jupopn of Charles VI which is of a similar period and function.

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There are several extant exmples from the 14th century that use this type of articulation. I've never made a set but in an earlier discusion Wade Allen said that either he or Vallerious ( sp?) had used this approach for SCA legs and it worked quite well.

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the original is pure silk velvet which unfortunately costs hunddreds of dollars per yard. For SCa use a low pile 100% cotton velvet works is a reasonable substitute which captures the richness of the original while breathing, unlike the synthetic or partial synthetic modern velvets. Denver Fabrics u...

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first Id figure out what my budget is and what period I'd want to portray. Once that's done look for reputable armourers with experience in SCA needs who have done similar projects in the past.

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Very, very cool. I LOOK FORWArd to seeing it.

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Given the time range you specified I assume you want to compare the Churburg #13 ( the one with the brass trim) 9pc breast to solid breasts like the #14 from Churburg. I don't believe there is any functional advantage to the multipiece construction since, if constructed exactly as the #13, it will b...

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I'll be doing a kit for myself from this period. From what I've seen the options you've laid out above - simple spalders over mail or just mail seem to be the primary type of shoulder defense from this period for the Italian armour used domestically. The hanging bits on the Pistoia pieces strike me ...

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Kudos for wanting to do research befor buying your armour! I would suggest a slightly different approach: Choose the area and time period which you want to portray and base your harness on sources from that specific time and place. This will should narrow your search in a way that ought to be helpfu...

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Inspirational as always Jeff. Beautiful work.

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I have the utmost confidence in Steve.

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Since folks have asked... The skull is 12ga stainless with a skirting of 12guage slats hidden behind the aventail ( one of Master Knuuts welded flatring pieces). the flutes were raised from the outside opne the skull was welded up. One reason the visor may look a bit odd is it's length. In order to ...

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E-mails to the account you sent me keep bouncing

Is there another I can send to?

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What does her head measure? I've had a samll mid east style helmet done except fro the bargrill kicking around for a while. I can send pics if you want.

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So that was you...

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Thanks for the good wishes everyone!

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Madrake makes a nice variety for a good price: http://mandrakearmory.com/

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What your describing is esentially a breast and back with a fabric covered fauld. (Breast and backplates generally only cover the ribcage not the abdomen so there's no need to call it a demi breast and back). According to Oalshot, sutch an armour was listed in the inventory of Thomas Duke of Glouste...

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I think your best bet for achieving that look would be to heat blue the piece rather than using a bluing chemical.

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Flonzy, thanks for posting the first pic from the Thirty that I can see myself in.

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We've been using plaster bandages for casting body parts ( mostly lower legs for greaves) but these look like they might work better.

Thanks for the tip!

Cet

Overall I think your kit sounds rather Northern Italian. I've seen the various components your using in sculpture and painting from about 1370 throught he last 1.4 of the century. The sole exception being the splinted greaves- I'd suggest either greaves of hardened leather or plate.

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Hi Christian,

JC rivet will have them: http://www.rivetsinstock.com/rivet01.htm

Not sure on price as it varies with the metals market.

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"anyone have any suggestions for a decorative visor pivot rivet I could swap out the bolts with?" you could try a 5/16 roundhead brass rivet and do some filework to it or have a couple of 5/16 shaft conical head rivets turned on a lathe. If you go the latter route make sure NOT to use a free machini...

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Russ your an evil man for throwing this temtation in front of me. Is this a flat ring or round ring shirt?

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Is this a mild or stainless shirt? what are puttees?

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HI Brian,

Thanks for the info. I ordered the dvd's today.

Yup, I'm still running RFH and doing custom stuff as well, mostly in mild and spring 1350 to 1420 or so.

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is that $20 per video or $20 for all three?

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Hi Richard, I had my Jupon's made for much the same reason you want to; to be able to wear partial harness without while keeping the look of full harness. As Adrielle mentions, it ought to be possible to wear your HE arms under a full sleeve jupon as long as the tailoring is right. These garments ha...

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