back protection while wearing a chu 14 breastplate

Lienhart Fischer · Post by **Lienhart Fischer** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 12:52 pm

I have a churburg 14 style breastplate on order and I was wondering what other sca fighters use for back/kidney protection while wearing a front and side cover bp?
thanks
-T

Ceddie · Post by **Ceddie** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 12:58 pm

I have pockets sewn into the inside my arming coat with removable splints. That way I can have the required protection and keep the look of just the cloth. I can also remove the splints and wash it!!!

Sinister_Theo · Post by **Sinister_Theo** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 2:27 pm

I was going to make a kydex back plate that attaches to the gambeson from the inside, for my lady. Either that or what Ceddie does.

Gaston de Clermont · Post by **Gaston de Clermont** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 3:53 pm

I just made longer plates, sort of like what the Churburg #13 has, and made them wrap around the back. The look isn't quite right, but the protection is great.

Winterborne · Post by **Winterborne** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 3:20 pm

I have a wax-hardened leather plate that runs the length of my spine - it ties on into the inside of my gambeson. It is lined with fulled wool. It comes out to wash the gambeson. I am making a thicker one.

Cian of Storvik · Post by **Cian of Storvik** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:05 pm

My belt that holds the cuisses up is a back brace/lifting belt with steel plates riveted to it. It's not visible as it's worn under my gamby and/or maille.
-Cian

Randwulfson · Post by **Randwulfson** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 8:51 pm

How about using your shield to block the incoming shots? :lol:

Sinister_Theo · Post by **Sinister_Theo** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 9:29 pm

Randwulfson wrote:How about using your shield to block the incoming shots?

If everyone blocked every shot then what would be the point of fighting?

Murdock · Post by **Murdock** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 11:40 pm

Just 2 little stainless steel kidney plates on a light leather waist belt thing.

Magnus calls it my "girdle"

Goes under my gambeson

Leo Medii · Post by **Leo Medii** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 9:32 am

I wear what they wore.