Input on making a Segmented Breastplate

Andrew Grey · Post by **Andrew Grey** » Fri Feb 02, 2001 5:06 pm

I feel sure that I'm beating a dead horse...

I'm looking to fabricate a Churburg-esque segmented breastplate. How does one go about getting a pattern for this type of armour??

I checked the pattern archive and did not see one.

An armourer buddy of mine mentioned that the cut around the pecs/armholes is crucial. Apparently if it is cut too wide (cut in to far) a proper shot can cause a nipple-ectomy! I would like to avoid that...

Also, faulds... are they common in EBP's time or are they later???

Any help is much appreciated.

Andrew

Gundo · Post by **Gundo** » Fri Feb 02, 2001 7:46 pm

I don't think a fauld was typical with that type of breastplate.

The shapes are not that difficult. Here's a little sketch, not a pattern, for the three centermost plates [mirror-image the left side].
[img]http://www.alltel.net/~gundobad/misc/cbbp.jpg[/img]

The way I attached the one I made, was with a solid articulating rivet at each of the lower corners of the center plate, and a leather strap just above the midpoint. The strap was attached with a single rivet in each plate, at the centerline.

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Vladimir · Post by **Vladimir** » Fri Feb 02, 2001 11:05 pm

Hey Andrew, are you planning this as project/armour. Or were you just looking for and inexpensive breastplate of that style. I think Ron Simmons carries one, but I'm not sure. I can't find the link.

Anyhow, a little elbow grease and you would have a nice one.

Sean Finlay · Post by **Sean Finlay** » Sat Feb 03, 2001 12:45 am

Truehearth has a segmented breastplate. Check out http://www.dbis.ns.ca/~carlomeg/

SPF

DanNV · Post by **DanNV** » Sun Feb 04, 2001 12:04 am

Truehearth's version has the normal problem of not being deep enough. It is also articulated wrong.

The original is all mounted in a single piece of leather that lines the entire inside.

Dan

Harold the Bear · Post by **Harold the Bear** » Sun Feb 04, 2001 1:01 am

Thats how i re-did my breast plate cool.....

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Andrew Grey · Post by **Andrew Grey** » Sun Feb 04, 2001 7:47 pm

Gundo,

You Rock! Thanks so much!!!

Andrew

Tessa · Post by **Tessa** » Tue Feb 06, 2001 9:51 am

I use a 3 piece segmented breast plate in a similar style to what Gundo posted. If it's not to late, I suggest that you take some poster board or similar material and make a mock-up. than when you have the fit just right you have a pre-made pattern. The are some thimgs you probably won't think of until you've done a mock-up such as howmuch to overlap the pieces, where your waist truly bends and howmuch room you need at the arms. Good luck.

Mad Matt · Post by **Mad Matt** » Tue Feb 06, 2001 10:08 am

Ok well up till now I've been an idiot.

There's a perfectly good pattern for a globosse breastplate in the pattern archive.

Take that pattern Slice it up and add some width to each of the pieces.

Voila segmented globosse pattern.

Man sometimes I can be really slow.

BTW armour patterns aren't too hard to make. It's just time consuming. I just spent about 3 hours last night making the pattern for Thorgrim's sabatons. Which are a different style then the ones I've made previously.

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Prince Of Darkmoor · Post by **Prince Of Darkmoor** » Tue Feb 06, 2001 11:22 am

There were a couple of threads hidden in the depths of the archive where someone promised to send hard copies of a segmented breastplate pattern out for scanning - did anything ever come of that? I'm willing to scan them in and host them if someone mails (I just typed "Mailles" lol) me a copy.

Thanks.