Belt Plates

Arland · Post by **Arland** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 12:57 pm

Which of the following plates do you think would look best on a belt? Roughly 1380s.

Arland

http://www.dlawlesshardware.com/bacwitbraspl.html
http://www.dlawlesshardware.com/p51-kp229c.html
http://www.dlawlesshardware.com/p51-kp199q.html
http://store.yahoo.com/dlawlesshardware/p51-kp199q.html
http://store.yahoo.com/dlawlesshardware/p58-kp107c.html

Pheylin Quinn · Post by **Pheylin Quinn** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 1:11 pm

Check here for period fittings:

http://www.quietpress.com/

Arland · Post by **Arland** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 1:28 pm

I've already went over that site. The belt plates are either way to expensive or don't look like they will up to the rigors of SCA Combat.

I'm looking more a belt fitting that I can rivet onto a belt, similar to the belts on the effigies in the Osprey Book "German Armies 1300-1550".

A few of the belts look like the had plates or flowers riveted to them.

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Gethin · Post by **Gethin** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 2:03 pm

Hi Arland,
Have you looked at Historic Enterprises' stuff?
http://www.historicenterprises.com/
It is listed under reenactment goods-pewter and bronze medals and mounts

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All the best,
Rhys
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Arland · Post by **Arland** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 4:30 pm

Their stuff looks like it will hold up to combat better, but the cost is higher. The plates are nice and all, but $7.50 per 2x2 plate, I'm going to need $142.50 just for the plates. That's just a bit out my price range.

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white mountain armoury · Tue Mar 19, 2002 4:38 pm

i like the first and the last

Sasha · Post by **Sasha** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 4:38 pm

None of those really do it for me....and all are way too expensive.
I am getting most of my fittings for under 40c Australian...and they are of a higher quality and detail then that (I am getting the swirled flower one that you listed first for about 20c aust).
...and that is after my importer has made her 15% from me.

Find a better supplier!

Sasha

Rainald · Post by **Rainald** » Tue Mar 19, 2002 5:07 pm

Why dont you make your own? That's what I'm doing now. I going with 2" X 2" 2mm (14 ga) plates etched with a design. Check out my recent post on etching. I figure it's going to be a hell of a lot cheaper than buying fittings.