As I prepare to dial by armor back to the 12th century to match my persona more closely I am of two minds when it comes to leg harness.
- The padded cuisses with a soupcan poleyns would certainly be the most historically accurate, but my main concern is leaving the battlefield with knees intact. Plus I’m not sure how much of the impact the cuisses will blunt with no rigid structure.
- Splinted leather with articulated knees provides superior protection but it is clearly 14th century and full articulation can mean an increase in total weight.
I'm in the middle of a 12th century kit myself and I'm using padded cuisses with plastic underneath. Take a plastic cuisse and point it to the pads, then hang a soupcan knee on it. The plastic won't show and your thigh won't be hamburger.
Niall Mor wrote:I'm in the middle of a 12th century kit myself and I'm using padded cuisses with plastic underneath. Take a plastic cuisse and point it to the pads, then hang a soupcan knee on it. The plastic won't show and your thigh won't be hamburger.
yup!
I tried the hose inside the channels thing, didn't work around here. I cried.
Plastic on the inside worked wonders, except I had them hung poorly. The top point being directly in front, instead of rotated further out. I had the "Duke Sven Landing Zone" bruise.
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