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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2009 16:30:08 GMT
Thanks Budo!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2009 20:28:00 GMT
How would you secure the leather facing to the metal so that the edges wouldn't pull up? Historically, you use what amounts to a leather tunic and rivet the metal plates to the inside, making a "Coat of plates." It has another name that I believe starts with a "b" but I can't think of it. The Chinese used it, too. It's cheap and easy to make/maintain and it's effective. edit: Brigandine! It's called Brigandine. Llamelar armour is relatively easy to make. You make a bunch of plates of whatever material you're making your armour from, and lace them together. It's a lot like Scale, but has the advantage of not having the extra weight of a backing that you secure the llames to or the extra weight of the rivets. It has the downside of complex lacing patterns and being held together by laces rather than rivets. If making a scale or llamelar armour, you don't need to make leather-over-steel. The layered plates will handle the shock absorption all on their own and the scale also has the backing to act as additional padding. Both armours are heavier, more complicated and more effective than a coat of plates/brigandine. But easier, less complicated, cheaper and less effective than plate or chain.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2009 21:37:42 GMT
Thanks for the input. If this evolves into something bigger I will do some more in depth investigation of these techniques.
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