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I'm curious, why does the breastplate have a central crease?

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Apparently just about all 3-lame sallets are date-able to 1480-1500 (including the one James posted a photo of), so thats at least a good timeframe to look into further.

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Yeah, what part of the 14th, and what place?

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Smilingotter wrote:Galfrid, that trim is really nice looking. With the agitator device, what sort of rpm's does it have?.

It rotates maybe once every 4-5 seconds. Just enough to keep the etchant moving. Note that this particular solution isn't really ideal, but it works in a pinch.

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It also breaks down by century
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Categ ... by_century
and place of creation
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Categ ... f_creation
among others

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I used ferric chloride, it worked out fine. All you have to do is apply a resist, stick your piece in the bath of etchant, and keep it agitated for an hour or two.

My page on the process is here.

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Stitched eyelets in the cloth. All the evidence I've seen seems to point to this method.

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Work your creases from the outside and you should not be in any danger of punching through.

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I've never seen any evidence of leather joint protection from the 14th century, at all - just idle speculation.

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I just started to build all my 14th century camp furniture. This is my first piece, the chair:

Have a trestle table nearly done too.

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How much bulk do you have right now? Wearing an arming garment underneath can also give you some extra headroom.

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Modern use of these shields isn't really relevant in the Historical Research forum ...

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The western european rectangle shields I've seen have all been deeply curved, and large. Some species of the pavise are like this.

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direct link

Andreas: bring up the full image or the small version and below it is a little down-pointing arrow that will download it.

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Do your downloaded copies still have the original filename? If so, that name would be useful to know. That number can be plugged back into the system.

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Maybe those pieces just aren't on the site? I did a couple searches and didn't find anything either.

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Yeah, of course, but at that point it becomes ebook piracy or however you want to term it.

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Thordemann's Battle of Wisby is still under copyright. PDFs of material out of copyright can be found on books.google.com and archive.org.

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1. Yes you can make the master out of wax. I did the fermail (center piece/buckle) like that, you can see the photo on the page ... It is probably actually easier to do it out of wax, I carved that piece in like 45 minutes. The downside is it won't last that long. 2. To make the sand mold: Build the...

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Attach them to the mail you wear over any arming garments.

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Ok, to figure out the type of armour we still need a date for the visor. The bulk of visors of this type appear around 1370 in both effigies and illumination. There are two effigy outliers - Katzenelnbogen is almost certainly from 1370 (though he died 1357 - my site has been updated to reflect this)...

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The only reason it looks like that at first glance is because the upper point of the aventail terminates under the visor. If it was a cervelliere, the bascinet would have to have an abnormally tall face opening. If it wasn't a cervelliere, why would there be a definite piece both inside and right n...

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The only reason it looks like that at first glance is because the upper point of the aventail terminates under the visor. If it was a cervelliere, the bascinet would have to have an abnormally tall face opening.

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If you wouldn't mind could you please send me the pattern you used for your vams. It looks like it would be a better shape than the ones i reverse engendered off an old set of mine. My pattern makes a good cone, it looks like yours lends itself more toward the tulip shape. thanks Hey Murdock, the t...

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What you see in the picture is pretty much everything besides his sword.

The 15th century fellow in the middle is Ulrich II von Rosenberg (d. 1464), for those wondering.

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http://effigiesandbrasses.com/static/misc/rosenberg_1.jpg http://effigiesandbrasses.com/static/misc/rosenberg_2.jpg By the way Klaus I think its a typical aventail. The line you see is just the mounting leather. You can see the helm is inside the mail around the upper face.

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There were many tomb monuments on Cyprus that depict the unique armour of the region.

Take a look - http://effigiesandbrasses.com/monuments ... ew=gallery

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I don't believe there are any complete (or even near complete) extant English harnesses of the 14th century. Lots of bits and pieces, and a few (?) composite suits with gaps filled with modern repros (like the one in the Met). This is why effigies & other art from the period is so valuable. [edi...

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Just for reference, that little portion of the bar for studded in the 1380's is John de Argentine (1382). Apparently this brass actually commemorates William de Audeley (1365), however. Thats a correction I need to make on my website.

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http://talbotsfineaccessories.com/armou ... figies.htm

Scroll to "Thigh Armour" for your answer

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Black Axe wrote:Grettings Galfrid atte grene first of all great work. 2nd where did you acquire those buckles, you used for your straps?

Windrose Armoury

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Greaves were the first limb armour to become widespread, asides from the elbows and knees. They're depicted worn in foot-based combat in quite a bit of art throughout the 14th century post 1320. Even archers are shown wearing greaves.

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Saint George there is armoured in the French style, while your helm is far more likely to be found in the Holy Roman Empire. As you can see from those effigies, leg protection came in varied forms in that region and time. I suspect though that you will not find evidence of leather-articulated pieces...

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Take a look at the following effigies:

http://effigiesandbrasses.com/monuments ... ponheim_a/
http://effigiesandbrasses.com/monuments ... kroneberg/
http://effigiesandbrasses.com/monuments ... senhausen/
http://effigiesandbrasses.com/monuments ... nelnbogen/
http://effigiesandbrasses.com/monuments ... allenfels/

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By the way could someone remind about the statue that's in Cian post? Links would be appreciated. Effigy of Philip the Bold, in Dijon at the Musee de Beaux-Arts. The effigy as it exists now is a modern copy or significant restoration. The original was vandalized. We must trust that the sculptor of ...