14th C 7 piece breastplate

Leo Medii · Post by **Leo Medii** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 4:07 pm

For sale.

Need to recoup from major car repair.

$250.00 takes it, in good shape as it's my personal armor. Made by Balin and Kelson out east. Has set up for sword and dagger attachment, and rolled edges.

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Klaus the Red · Post by **Klaus the Red** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 4:10 pm

That looks like stainless- is it? What are its dimensions and your chest size?

Klaus

Leo Medii · Post by **Leo Medii** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 4:15 pm

Guess I should have put that!

I have a 48 inch chest. 36 waist, it will size up and down 4", and it is stainless. 14 G.
Includes the $50 worth of anshelm buckles too!

Klaus the Red · Post by **Klaus the Red** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 12:03 am

Dammit, I'm so tempted but really oughtn't to drop the money... I want a breastplate with kidney protection for SCA wear, I have 2 globoses (globeese?) already, but they are front-only- nice to look at, not list-legal.

Sixtus_Goetz · Post by **Sixtus_Goetz** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:01 am

Klaus the Red wrote:Dammit, I'm so tempted but really oughtn't to drop the money... I want a breastplate with kidney protection for SCA wear, I have 2 globoses (globeese?) already, but they are front-only- nice to look at, not list-legal.

ever thought of wearing kidney protection under your jupon? that would allow ya to use the globose w/o an issue

Leo Medii · Post by **Leo Medii** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:18 am

This has SCA legal kidney protection. It has never failed an inspection when worn alone. It covers on me all but about 4 inches of area on the back.

Cian of Storvik · Post by **Cian of Storvik** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:14 am

As Sixtus notates (this is what I do) is wear a lifting belt (the black stretchy elastic kind with velcro) with steel plates riveted to it under a gambeson. Then you wear your mail on top of that, then the breast plate. No one can see the back/kidney protection, but it's there when the marshal punches you in the back.
-Cian

Klaus the Red · Post by **Klaus the Red** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 2:38 pm

Possible in an absolute pinch, but I don't much care for the way weight/kidney belts collide with the globose, and my arming coat is too corset-tight to wear anything underneath.

Leo Medii · Post by **Leo Medii** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 2:55 pm

The wraps cover all the SCA marshallate areas.

However, I have seen it as a common misconception that these don't cover the back because of the small gap where they buckle.
And, I would take this over a kidney belt any day protection wise!

Klaus the Red · Post by **Klaus the Red** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 3:21 pm

Yeah, you pretty much have to be piked straight on from behind in order to sustain a spine hit in one of these...

Mongotzu · Post by **Mongotzu** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:35 am

Wotcher

I'm intrested. Could Leo please drop me a line?

Michael

Leo Medii · Post by **Leo Medii** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 9:01 am

As the other sales, up till Sunday, then I borrow the cash to get my car out and will be able to keep it.

Sixtus_Goetz · Post by **Sixtus_Goetz** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 10:25 am

I will concur with Sir Leo. I have a churburg with wrappers and I don't have to wear anything under it ( i do just to add a "skid plate" and prevent fat being pinched

) These work wonders and the small gap isn't anything to fret.

Leo Medii · Post by **Leo Medii** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 1:02 pm

Sold.

Klaus the Red · Post by **Klaus the Red** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 1:13 pm

Thanks for saving me from an impulse buy.

I'll get some unfinished kidney plates from Cet instead and trick out my existing BPs as needed.

Leo Medii · Post by **Leo Medii** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 8:25 am

Sold.