Is there any evidence of a cased greave that is metal for
the front half and formed leather for the back half?
Is cased the right term? ( full wrap greave)
full cased greave question
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Baron Conal
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full cased greave question
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Aude Aliquid Dignum Dare Something Worthy
“Each is given a bag of tools,
A shapeless mass,
A book of rules;
And each must make-
Ere life has flown-
A stumbling block
Or a stepping stone”
― R L Sharpe
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Konstantin the Red
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None that I know of, and cased greaves is the consensus term. I don't know exactly where it comes from. Early-mid-fourteenth all-leather greaves, laced up the inside/medial seam, I believe there is precedent for.
If it's metal you want, I think it's about time you dare something worthy upon a couple shapeless masses then, don't you? Shotbag, 18 gauge, and polymer-egg bumping hammers are likely your friends among the bag of tools.
The hinges will be rather a nuisance the first time. To get the frackin' hinges to line up well enough to swing, use a straight rod between and through the hinge barrels. Do tweakage until they conform to your will, and fit only two per greave. Hinges on the distal side, fasteners medial.
If it's metal you want, I think it's about time you dare something worthy upon a couple shapeless masses then, don't you? Shotbag, 18 gauge, and polymer-egg bumping hammers are likely your friends among the bag of tools.
The hinges will be rather a nuisance the first time. To get the frackin' hinges to line up well enough to swing, use a straight rod between and through the hinge barrels. Do tweakage until they conform to your will, and fit only two per greave. Hinges on the distal side, fasteners medial.
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