chain mail pauldrons

Shawn_MacDonald · Post by **Shawn_MacDonald** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 1:50 pm

Hi I am making chain mail pauldrons and Im wondering am I making them the right way. I only made one so far. The quarter is just there for scale.
[img]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y29/Shawn_/DSC00278.jpg[/img]

InsaneIrish · Post by **InsaneIrish** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 2:22 pm

This is just FYI but there really is no such thing as "chainmail Paldrons". One of the reasons being is that if you make chainmail like a paldron when you move your arm it will just slide off.

Now, you could to chainmail Cap sleeves or actual chainmail sleeves. Those would offer protection as well as look better.

Saint-Sever · Post by **Saint-Sever** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 2:24 pm

Tenth Hussars!!

Shawn_MacDonald · Post by **Shawn_MacDonald** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 3:02 pm

Good idea I am now making them into sleeves. I will post more pictures when I am done.

Theo Koutz · Post by **Theo Koutz** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 4:06 pm

Hey... where are the rivets? :twisted:

I remember seeing a gusset that covered the shoulder, upper arm, part of the chest and armpit. It looked almost like someone had taken a shirt, cut out the appropriate parts and sewn them to an arming doublet... which is probably what they did.

The gusset would cover the area between the rerebrace and the breastplate, and there was an arming point at the top where a plate would be attached.

This was several years ago that I saw this. There might be pictures on Arador or somewhere.

Wolf · Post by **Wolf** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 4:50 pm

now now. there are somewhat mail pauldrons on a roman hamata shirt.

Patricius · Post by **Patricius** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 9:37 am

Actually, the roman shirts were less ofpualdrons, and more jsut following the fashion of the armour of the period. Greek Linothrax's also used this design in their shoulder flap. These Flaps very rarely went to the shoulder. Some of the only examples of this are Roman Auxilaries posted in Brittania which had more of a cape than a flap. Somehwat like a 4/5 mantle tied together with leather. This is as far as i know atleast.

Of course, roman ear might be way out of your time SHawn, What time period are you trying to portray?

Shawn_MacDonald · Post by **Shawn_MacDonald** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 10:21 am

Im just making stuff that I can make for free (my father gave me the wire from work). Im only 16 so I am new to this armouring and have a low budget ($100). Im just making stuff for my scottish brigand persona and brigands had an assortment of weapons and armor they looted from the dead. Besides that im already making thew pauldron into a sleeve for my brigandine.

Patricius · Post by **Patricius** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 12:58 pm

I'm younger than you are, lol, I have a full maille coif and am starting to work in rivited. Also i have most of a maille shirt adn the beginnings of a pair of maille chausses

Padrig · Post by **Padrig** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 1:23 pm

This is what did a few years ago for a client wanting maille on his shoulders.

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Patricius · Post by **Patricius** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 2:45 pm

Those are very cool Padrig. That is what they didon the sostume of Boromir in Lord of the Rings to simulate sleeves. I believe thy go by the name of dickies