shoulderblade protection on a COP

beholder · Post by **beholder** » Sun May 25, 2008 4:32 am

so, i have nearly finished my coat of plates and currently am making the shoulderblade protection. i know it isn't period but since i am fighting steel to steel it is really necessary. i have decided to go with two square plates but it seems i am having difficulty in shaping it to be comfortable. any suggestions?

Uryen · Post by **Uryen** » Sun May 25, 2008 5:27 am

Several of the Wisby COPS had shoulder plates. Those with access to more fancy books than I will surely post some pics for you.

Mad Matt · Post by **Mad Matt** » Sun May 25, 2008 11:45 am

The KuBnasch (sp for sure) coat has it. It's not from wisby though. It's what I make kits for. You want to have a rectangular plate in the middle with a lung shaped plate on each side. You need to curve the lung plates on both axis to fit properly.

Attached pics.

Patrick Marshall · Post by **Patrick Marshall** » Sun May 25, 2008 10:41 pm

Matt

Love your work. Those dag plates are awesome, gonna have to try that myself

Pat Marshall

Talbot · Post by **Talbot** » Tue May 27, 2008 9:44 am

Here is a surviving 14th century shoulder plate from a COP.

http://tinyurl.com/6x6bwy

Kilkenny · Post by **Kilkenny** » Tue May 27, 2008 4:00 pm

Talbot wrote:Here is a surviving 14th century shoulder plate from a COP.

http://tinyurl.com/6x6bwy

Cool, but that plate's for the point of the shoulder, right ? Sort of acorn spaulder thing ? I don't think it's going to work for going over the shoulder blades

Konstantin the Red · Post by **Konstantin the Red** » Tue May 27, 2008 11:10 pm

Matt, the big beta is a German double S -- Kussnach.

Boy, it sure is a PITA trying to find an online image of the silver Pistoia altarpiece in question -- there are a lot of painted altarpiece panels in Pistoia of later date than the 1376 silver one. It's on p. 75 of AAOTMK, if you have that.