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aegisvdk
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greaves ?

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is anyone out there still making aluminum or aircraft aluminum greek style greaves ?

im looking for a pair, i know there were a few people in the past making them with articulated or semi articulated knees.

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I've been tinkering with 12 gauge aluminum greaves lately, but 14th century european.

Got any ref pics as to the exact type you are looking for?

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aegisvdk wrote:is anyone out there still making aluminum or aircraft aluminum greek style greaves ?

im looking for a pair, i know there were a few people in the past making them with articulated or semi articulated knees.

THX

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similar to below.

kind of a compromise between shovel greave and sports knee
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Hmm.
Thats a much more fitted shape than the originals I turned up doing a search.

Not sure I would be willing to take on something like these just now.


Sorry.

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aegisvdk wrote:similar to below.

kind of a compromise between shovel greave and sports knee
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Looks like you're looking for a Bokalo greave. http://www.bokalosarmoury.com/legs.htm
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Galileo wrote:Looks like you're looking for a Bokalo greave. http://www.bokalosarmoury.com/legs.htm
Wow. Those are beautiful.

When I was in Kuwait, a fellow Archiver made greaves out of scrap aluminum that was lying around. He was a mechanic, and kept smacking his shin on stuff when he had to repair stuff that broke down on a convoy. It was a brilliant solution for a modern problem using a classic method. Once he glued ACU material to the greaves, they even fit the uniform look!
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Galileo,

bokolo's knees are good, i have a set, but not shaped as well
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