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The best? (assuming you still need it) IMO is shocktec gel. I have taken a bunch of hard shield punches to the face (when I was on the ground) and I barely felt a thing. No headach after.

The system is 3/4" gel and about 1/2"ish historical padding.

boris_

If those gauntlets are spring and you are willing to sell them seperate, LMK

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Are the polearm head and sword legal for HMB?

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What is your budget?
RN Master Eric and Kult of Athena both have Age of craft tempered mittens if you want to buy new

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Is this all mild steel?

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I. Stewart wrote:Contradictory to my first post, I'm not really interested in trade at this point (except for maybe non-armor items). I haven't fought in four years, and I'll likely be selling my whole kit pretty soon.

What is the material? size? price?

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Inner dimensions of the helm?

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Done, thank you!

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To make a long story short, I ordered a helmet from the Jolly Knight, they made it, shipped it. The local post office gave me bad info multiple times and shipped it back to Ukraine despite telling me they would not do so. There are no real options for a refund (trust me, I have tried). I don't have ...

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I have a new helm with a mail aventail. I need to pad it and install a chin strap. I have not done this in quite a while. For SCA rattan combat, what are the present best practices to optimize safety and minimize concussions. Several people told me they are using tactical suspension systems, such a...

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Did he mention anything about having a single bit of padding vs having it done out in sections that do not touch each other. Nope, but I am filling any gaps. Interesting. My question comes because when I look at design of advanced football helmets, I noticed a trend of many sections of padding vs o...

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I don't have experience, but I do have some info. I talked to the guy behind Trinity (you can too, he is receptive on FB).
He is doing supervised off shore production. His gauntlets look good and I recall seeing people happy with them.

My advice would be reaching out to him if you have facebook.

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RandallMoffett wrote:Sorry I already have far too many things to manage or keep track of online.

I could put them on FB but I'm trying to cut my online footprint down.

You can toss them up on imgur and not even have to make an account to do so

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RandallMoffett wrote:Sorry I already have far too many things to manage or keep track of online.

I could put them on FB but I'm trying to cut my online footprint down.

You can toss them up on imgur and not even have to make an account to do so

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RandallMoffett wrote:I'm not sure I can download things to the AA any longer

RPM

imgur.com is handy for that

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https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSu2jv_xcbHe8vCSE31kNY_WPFrJ-wxsi69_E3quj3Zo9U72OvV is a c-belt. I want one like this to hold up my legs, but padded like a gambeson. https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0766/2799/products/image_3a4b5047-dddd-430d-b317-d92d2fc921e4_medium.jpg?v=152...

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Awesome, do you know what you would charge for a purpoint or padded c-belt?
Also, an arming cap with more padding?

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Did he mention anything about having a single bit of padding vs having it done out in sections that do not touch each other.

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Padded c belt, pourpoint, basic garb (tunic and maybe pants), 14th century surcoat (ideally reversible), arming cap, fencing hood are all things I need to get.

I also know people looking for normal gambesons and for a more robe style of gambeson,

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Padded c belt, pourpoint, basic garb (tunic and maybe pants), 14th century surcoat (ideally reversible), arming cap, fencing hood are all things I need to get.

I also know people looking for normal gambesons and for a more robe style of gambeson,

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Totally! What are your prices for custom stuff? Off the rack?

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Len Parker wrote:You could be right:

Can you link to the direct manuscriptminiatures.com page?

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Hideyori wrote:It would only let me post 3 pics. I will post more when I get home tonight as part of a reply.

You can use imgur.com

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Also, price

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Also, price

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I miss it too. But I love my wife, kids and brain more. Besides, if I had the money to fight, I could just fund a young, healthy Armoured Combat League fighter and have the tonlet armor of the Chamberlain of Burgundy made for him in spring stainless. http://burgundianhours.blogspot.com/2009/08/cham...

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I am going to give https://www.beam.vt.edu/helmet/index.php a ring and see if they have any interest in doing SCA helmet testing (at the very least, I would ask how much it would cost for my own to be tested). Update, no response to my email. I am looking at various papers and reaching out to resea...

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I am going to give https://www.beam.vt.edu/helmet/index.php a ring and see if they have any interest in doing SCA helmet testing (at the very least, I would ask how much it would cost for my own to be tested).

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Depends on the value of the purchase. Shipping plus insurance costs of actual 16th century armor lots from auctions can run thousands of dollars. Buy a really nice, custom made $20,000 suit from Kiev, insurance will be damn high. Plus, the convenience of you walking your boxes through customs, whic...

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Valid concerns with traumatic brain injury will unfortunately destroy heavy fighting in the SCA. The good news is we'll have fencing. If we changed our rules for helmet padding (No blue foam or similar foam like yoga mat, etc.) nd mandated heavier guage helms (IMO 14g should be the minimum), it wou...

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I forget to edit this, the helmet sold already

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Where did you get the non chain-mail shirt?

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I am selling my barbute for various reasons on my end https://imgur.com/gallery/7bIA3 it is 12 gauge stainless, fits my head 23.5" with .5" of padding and is generally fantastic (the design deflects a lot of blows). It also has a suspension liner along with the foam padding Historically, it fits ext...

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Brigandine stylization Tempered steel 0. 8mm http://www.imgup.ru/images_small2/1uv9x14117187.jpg More photos http://aldwarf.io.ua/album799101 Brigandine T6 Tempered steel front 0. 8mm, back 1mm Weight 8kg. Good for HMB, SCA etc. http://www.imgup.ru/images_small2/1uvax631778.jpg More photos http://a...

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One practice I ended with greatsword. Duke Brannos asked me what I was doing, I replied that I was committing suicide, he offered to help and we did a few passes (which mostly went as expected). One of the last passes, he moved in and I flipped to a halfsword position and face thrusted him when he w...

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