About those "soup-can" couters/poleyns...

CLANG · Post by **CLANG** » Sat Mar 23, 2002 1:24 am

Are there any extant examples, or are we going strictly from brasses, effigies, etc? I've looked through a BUNCH of armor books and even a couple of museums since I started studying armor, but don't recall seeing any actual examples.

Armourkris · Post by **Armourkris** » Sat Mar 23, 2002 1:52 am

i seem to recall there being a pic of some being posted on here a while ago.
i think tehy had holes drilled into teh top and bottom edges for maille attatchments or something like that.

then again, maybe i;m halucinating

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Brodir · Post by **Brodir** » Sat Mar 23, 2002 2:49 am

http://www.hammeredsteel.com/gaa/armour/periodpics/1200s/13thcknee.html