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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2010 17:25:46 GMT
For what it's worth and from my limited knowledge: The 14th saw a lot of evolution in armour. It's not called a transitional period for nothing (in armour as in everything else, arts, architecture, politics, societies, etc.). Wisby COP finds are dated, IIRC, around the 1360's (Battle of Wisby: 1361). Type XVIII blades are more common in the 15th c. Lots of different blade profiles in the early to mid 14th c. (XII to XVI) Type XV and XVII are more commonly seen from the mid to late 14th c. No plate gorgets around for most of the 14th c., mail (over some rigid backing) gorgets maybe, padded collars, or aventail for the bascinet, often lined with padding. I believe shields remain used on the battlefield in the 14th c. (see effigies and brasses in the links below), they do get smaller for well equipped man-at-arms and knights. Studying the effigies and monumental brasses is very useful as to guidelines for getting a kit together. ( www.themcs.org/armour/14th%20century%20armour.htm; effigiesandbrasses.com/) Getting a kit together is a fun and great learning experience, it's also always a work in progress: the more you study your period of interest, the more you learn, the more you make it evolve...tastes and interests evolve also with knowledge...I started with a mid-14th c. project and got to going for a very late 14th/early 15th c. kit... Have fun, learn, and please keep us posted as to your progress! Cheers, Reflingar
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2010 22:21:18 GMT
Yeah, the effigies are actually quite helpful, as they illustrate forms of armour that haven't physicaly survived, especially early arm/leg plate pieces. To keep the cost down I want to try to make a lot of the stuff, although I'll probably buy a maille shirt and helmet, as those aren't practical for me to make. I like the transitional harnesses because they add other elements besides maille, yet are much simpiler to construct than a plate harness.
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