Do these plates really work? I went on to the Newcastle website and right there on the bottom is a message that says: "Plastic lamellar will not prevent injury."
If they do work, I'd be interested in taking the pewter ones off your hands.

The borderers were excellent light cavalry. Fraser postulates that the Border lands were a result of the campaigns between England and Scotland around the time of Edward Longshanks, William Wallace and Robert the Bruce. The troops from both sides devastated large swaths of area, and an unusually wet...

I also have an interest in this, as my first persona was supposed to be Finnish. However, I couldn't find much about earlier Finns. What did the pre-Swedish invasion Finns wear for armor, or use for weapons? Also, what was life like? What kind of society did they have? Did they have nobility, or wer...

A bit off-topic, but something I've always been curious about: We all know that steppe nomads/warriors were fantastic archers, one of the reasons why they had such an impact on the civilizations around them. We also know that the bows used by these people were often made out of horn. What I'm wonder...