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I'm putting together my first set of SCA armor, and can't decide how to strap on my pauldrons. They have two upper, collar-bone lames with buckles to fix to something, and I was thinking gorget, but maybe breastplate? Does anyone with similar armor have any thoughts?

well I don't have similar armour but I would attach it to the breastplate.

If you attach it to the gorget, it's going to drag on your neck if you make violent arm motions, which seems likely. I'd attach it to the breastplate or brig, too.

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I'm putting together my first set of SCA armor, and can't decide how to strap on my pauldrons. They have two upper, collar-bone lames with buckles to fix to something, and I was thinking gorget, but maybe breastplate? Does anyone with similar armor have any thoughts?</font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Hallo Jake

There are two way to strap your pouldrons either on a gorget or the breastplate.
I have seen and used both.

If I were you, I would try both. You can see wich methode agrees best with your fighting style and as a bonus you can wear your pouldrons without the breastplate when you are not in the lists.

Kalle

Hello Jake,

as Kalle said both options are viable, and in a pinch I would go with more flexibility, meaning attaching them to the gorget. If you have a normal "dog collar" type gorget without any mantle around it that sits on your shoulder you may have problems with the whole rig sliding around. Your best choice would, IMHO be to point (lace) your spaulders to a robust undergarment like an arming coat or such. If you do not have such a foundation garmenr you may want to consider something like this:

[img]http://www.sebastian-kempkens.de/schulter2.jpg[/img]

Hope this helps

Sebastian


[This message has been edited by Vallconnan (edited 12-26-2002).]

Armor works best when it fits like a "second skin". You want the parts to move like a human body, just a little further out than your skin- you have to allow for clothing, etc. The natural place for the pauldron to "hinge" is at the top of the shoulder, at the edge of the gorget. If you strap it to your breastplate, when you move the pauldron, you will have to move some of the weight of the breastplate as well.

I strap my spaulders to my harness straps. this lets the gorget move nad not drag on my kneck. if you have a body harness this is the way to go.

I also reccommend using points on the shoulder cop to keep them in place. sew the point lace to your gambeson or foundation garment. if you just use a tee shirt this doent work very well. a sweat shirt can work if you sew a patch of light leather on to attatch the leather lace/point to.

let me see if I can find a picture someplace.
pics:

http://groups.msn.com/ScaMachineArmorors/armormadebymrks.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&Photo ID=307

]http://groups.msn.com/ScaMachineArmorors/archivephotosandgeneralhelp.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=407]

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[This message has been edited by mrks (edited 12-26-2002).]

I would second lacing it too an arming coat. It works so much better than trying to buckle it to something. The arming coat has to be sturdy and tight fitting though, if you put on the pauldrons and they droop forward or back noticably, then it needs to fit you tighter.

Pardon me for asking, but what period, nationality and style of armor? Odds are, however they did it back then is the right way for that kind of pauldron.

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