Breastplate Quandry - Aluminum or Steel?

Gregoire de Lyon · Post by **Gregoire de Lyon** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 8:45 am

My hard kit is based in the last quarter of the 14th century, France. I wear a jupon over a breast plate, so it is never seen except when I am armoring up or down. All the same, it bothers me that my current protection is a plastic 7 piece Churburg. I want a solid globose of metal.

The question I am struggling with is whether or not to spend the extra cash and get a spring steel globose, or go the far cheaper route of an aluminum globose. Either way it will be covered by my jupon and possibly even a layer of decorative fabric riveted to the breast plate itself.

Pros? Cons? Opinions?

InsaneIrish · Post by **InsaneIrish** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 11:47 am

If you are going to cover the globose with fabric then I would go with aluminium. No one will see the metal so I see no reason to spend the extra money on spring.

If you ever plan on wearing the globose ontop of your jupon as a metal one, then I would go with spring. Aluminium LOOKS like aluminium.

Murdock · Post by **Murdock** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 12:10 pm

spring steel

Mike England · Post by **Mike England** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 3:20 pm

Why would it bother you less if the armour was aluminum than plastic?

Konstantin the Red · Post by **Konstantin the Red** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 2:04 am

[Watching to see what turn the philosophical conversation may take...

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Gregoire de Lyon · Post by **Gregoire de Lyon** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 12:17 pm

Mike England wrote:Why would it bother you less if the armour was aluminum than plastic?

Excellent point!:D