review: Zweihammer gauntlet kit
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 10:36 am
I just fought in my new gauntlets for the first time - they are great.
The service was very good, double checking that I was aware that they were a kit before allowing me to part with my money, and being patient when I had difficulty with Paypal.
The kit took me about 10 hours to complete including padding and strapping. They would not have taken so long but I wanted to get them right, and there's a difference when you foul up your own pattern - you can just cut a new piece; also I decided to do a wired roll on the cuff so that took longer than it would otherwise. As advertised, I was able to complete them with minimal tools: a dishing stump, a solid edge to work the rolls, and a ball-pein hammer, plus a drill for the single constrution hole that is left to your preference (the thumb articulation point) and for the strapping points.
The instructions (from Zweihammer's website) are clear with plenty of photos.
I highly recommend these gauntlets and Zweihammer to anyone with even minimal armouring skill - the right product, reasonably priced and, as a weekend fighting pole-weapon proves, very protective.
The service was very good, double checking that I was aware that they were a kit before allowing me to part with my money, and being patient when I had difficulty with Paypal.
The kit took me about 10 hours to complete including padding and strapping. They would not have taken so long but I wanted to get them right, and there's a difference when you foul up your own pattern - you can just cut a new piece; also I decided to do a wired roll on the cuff so that took longer than it would otherwise. As advertised, I was able to complete them with minimal tools: a dishing stump, a solid edge to work the rolls, and a ball-pein hammer, plus a drill for the single constrution hole that is left to your preference (the thumb articulation point) and for the strapping points.
The instructions (from Zweihammer's website) are clear with plenty of photos.
I highly recommend these gauntlets and Zweihammer to anyone with even minimal armouring skill - the right product, reasonably priced and, as a weekend fighting pole-weapon proves, very protective.