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Buckle Hardware Group This group consists of: 11 strap ends, some of which sorta match, and others of which can be made to match by reversing them and putting the little hash-marks on the back. 5 long buckle straps (used to attach buckles to plates). 3 of them sorta match. 3 short buckle straps, a c...

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Buckle Group 3 This is a set of 20 mis-matched test buckles. They are perfectly functional, but none of them match. They're mostly the result of me playing with decoration ideas that I ended up not using. The spectacle buckles on the top row are a little beat-up (not sure how), but the others are de...

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Buckle Group 2

This is a set of matching simple spectacle buckles. They are perfectly functional; I just decided to make the production items with wider "loops".

They are steel, made for 5/8 straps. There are 10 matching center-bar buckles.

Price: $25/group

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Buckle Group 1

This is a set of similar, but mis-matched test buckles. They are perfectly functional, but I don't think any 2 of them match exactly.

They are steel, made for 5/8 straps. There are 10 center-bar buckles, and 5 heel-bar buckles.

Price: $12/group

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Off-set shield handles:

2 ea Made from 1" x 14 ga tube, Just over 18" OAL, 1" off-set grip, max off-set width 6-3/4"

Price: $6 for both

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6" x 2" Flap wheels (5):

5 ea 3M brand, 6 x 2 x 1" hole, 120 grit

Price: $25 for the lot

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6" Bench Grinder wheels (5): Aluminum oxide 2 ea Napa brand 6 x 3/4", 36 grit (coarse) 1 ea Bay State brand 6 x 1", 36 grit (coarse) 1 ea Napa brand 6 x 3/4", 80 grit (fine) 1 ea Napa brand approx 4-1/2 x 3/4, 80 grit (fine-used) Center holes are 1 and 1-1/4. I PROBABLY have a couple of sets of bush...

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Welding Lenses All standard 2 x 4-1/4" 5 ea clear plastic cover plate 2 ea clear glass cover plate-unused 2 ea clear glass cover plate-used (spattered) 1 ea new shade 12 plate 2 ea good condition shade ? cover plates (1 is lighter than the other, I'd guess they are around shade 6 or 8) 2 ea carbon-a...

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I have some misc shop stuff kicking around that I don't need, and thought maybe someone here could use it. I'll ship at actual cost, or as near as I can estimate. Please email if you have questions or would like a s/h price. If you'd like to buy an item (or items), post here to claim it, then email ...

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I have some stock of these made up already-I'll take an inventory of what I have and post it here. I also have a small box of mis-matched, nearly-matched, or sets of 8 or 10 that I don't plan to make more of. I'll post those also. Need to take pics. I didn't want to have to tool up a lot of sizes, s...

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And a couple more. (Sorry about all the posts-I have a horrible time trying to get pics posted to the site-AA keeps kicking me out and I have to log in about 5 times before they "take".)

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Couple more examples, attached to latigo straps:

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Misc samples, buckles attached to plate, with latigo straps:

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I did all the R&D work on these about a year ago, and they've just been sitting here since. I keep thinking, "Hey-I should let people know I have these-maybe I'll sell some!" :) Most original armor buckles are actually steel, although a lot of them are gilded. I've had a hard time trying to find ste...

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If you want the rosette washers, I just posted some for sale, but if you mean the rivets themselves, I don't offer them currently.

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Another note-if you want to use these for combat armor, I recommend filling the backs with solder to make them "solid". I use this technique for my Roman rivet bosses and it works quite well to keep them from getting flattened out. I can provide this service also, but I figure it will about double t...

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Showing samples in red brass (with un-polished examples below):

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I recently had a need for a handful of brass rosettes to finish a cabasset, so I took the opportunity to make the necessary tooling to produce them. I have 5 similar styles that I can make with my current tooling. They have either 6 or 7 lobes, and come with or without a circular border. Each style ...

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Yes-this is a fantastic reference. If you find a copy, pick it up by all means. There's a small review of it on my web site.

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I'm a little low on spending-cash at the moment, due to sending $$ to .gov, but please keep me in the loop if you guys are getting your order together, as I should have some $$ again before too long... ;) Not local-ish to you guys, but once the books get state-side, they'll ship inexpensively via bo...

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Hi,

I'm about to make some stainless spaulders for a couple of other clients-could add a pair to the build for you if you want. You can see options here:

http://clang.adkinssoftware.com/shoulde ... %2001.html

Shoot me an email if you're interested.

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Might be a good deal, depending on what the guy has, and if all are in as good of a shape as his sample pic. Too far for me, though. Like 2400 miles too far.

http://washington.freetoolshopper.com/t ... -e432.html

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Admittedly, I haven't done an in-depth study of them, but I have seen several made of iron, so I presume those were intended as light armor, although my guess would be that they were for police and so forth. The reason I've edged away from the idea of making a combat version is that I don't think th...

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Resistance isa futire! (Pretend that's in a thick Japanese accent.)

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Sabaka and Vilhelm: Do you guys want these for combat, or just wearin' 'round? I'm making a couple of styles of conical jingasa for combat, but may do one of these-mostly 'cause I like them so much.

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Could also do leather, actually, although I'm primarily in "steel mode" currently.

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I /love/ these hats. Not sure why-just kinda whimsical, I guess. If you want to discuss a lighter steel version, shoot me an email. I could use it to pattern a combat version, which is an idea I've kicked around, but haven't decided whether or not to do. Sending PM momentarily addressing a couple of...

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One more. Don't laugh at the uneconomical way I'm posting these-I'm in a bit of a bind with this board. :\

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More.

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Pic(s?)

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Mild, mostly 14 ga, professionally powder-coated red with satin clear-coat, synthetic lacing. Final weight in this configuration is about 12.5 lbs (5.5 kg). :\ I'm looking into lighter alternatives for the shikoro and nodowa lames-spring steel, spring stainless, or titanium. Will post as development...

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*Like*

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This is part plug, part practical advice: I'm about to start a big run of kabutos after a long hiatus from Jap stuff, and re-tooling the patterns (and adding a couple of new ones). You can see some progress pics on my FB if you're interested: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Clang-Armory/19836214023507...

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If you bake the leather BEFORE it's dead, the ASPCA will be all over you like white on rice!

Sorry-couldn't resist.

What do you mean by "waxed"? Do you mean wax-impregnated, or just putting a wax finish over it to protect the surface?

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Sorry to hear you're closing up shop. You've left a great legacy in the armor community with all the beautiful work you've done.

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