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Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2002 8:05 am
by Kevin the Hound
Seen on e-Bay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1746262198A chainmail shirt supposedly worn at Pensic 1.
The interesting thing about it's construction is the close-up photo which appears to show it made of washers >tied< together in 4-in-1 style.
Wow.
Kevin the Hound
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Pars Acuta in Alio (The Pointy End Goes into the Other Man)
Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2002 8:17 am
by JT
I think those "ties" are small metal rings. That's what they look like to my eye, anyway.
-- jt --
Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2002 9:00 pm
by Konstantin the Red
Isn't that pattern Japanese 4-on-1?
Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2002 9:41 pm
by JJ Shred
A thousand bucks? Riiigghhttttt!
Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2002 7:59 am
by Derian le Breton
Am I the only one who noticed that they're using a piece of rattan as a hanger?
-Donasian.
Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2002 8:46 am
by Pheylin Quinn
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Bascot:
A thousand bucks? Riiigghhttttt!</font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Bascot,
You really think that a thousand dollars is too high for this unique piece of SCA history?
Come on! It is a real toss up for me. Should I get this true piece of history or a nice rivetted shirt from Steve?
Hmmmmm, decisions, decisions......
Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2002 9:28 am
by Steve S.
Oh! Oh! Pick me! Pick me! ME! Meeee!
Steve the Donkey from Shrek
Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2002 2:25 pm
by David Blackmane
40 or 50 LBS? The dude musta died from exhaustion!
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Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2002 4:06 pm
by Klangiron Skullthumpa
My guess is they took the washers and laid them in a "scale" patterns and used wire or rings to hold them together.. then again my eyes aren't what they used to be...
Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2002 1:56 pm
by Abaddon
Well then my eyes must suck too, because that's what I am seeing as well. It looks like a pretty damn impnentrable type of mail. Lokks as if it would be more effective against missiles than even riveted mail.
It doesn't look very flexible though.
It can't possibly flow or stretch like true chain mail, that's for sure.
There simply isn't enough of a gap in the connecting rings.
Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2002 2:05 pm
by Prince Of Darkmoor
I think we should all email this guy and educate him of the fact that his chainmaille isn't authentic and he improperly used the term ringmaille. Then, we should gripe about his grammar and spelling used in the auction and tease him for wanting a thousand dollars for it.
Ooh, then someone should send the seller the URL of this thread so he can come defend himself and start a major flame war!
You can see I'm enjoying my "Tongue in Cheek Monday".
Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2002 3:20 pm
by Dmitriy
PoD, that IS the standard operating procedure isn't it?
Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2002 4:14 pm
by Sasuke
It reminds me of the chinese or was it Inuit coin armor. The coins were sewn onto the backing in a similar way.
Looks really nice though.
Sasuke
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