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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2008 20:40:11 GMT
Have any of you tried to make the type of Elizabethan armored vest called a "jack of plates"? For those of you not familiar with the term, it's sort of like brigandine, except that the plates are usually small squares with clipped corners and a single hole punched through the middle, and they are sewn rather than rivetted between layers of canvas so that the vest has a quilted appearance. I got the issue of The Compleat Anachronist titled "Good Jakkes of Defense" that details their construction, but I was wondering just how difficult it is to get it right and if anybody has any construction tips.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2008 20:48:35 GMT
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Post by swordboy bringer of chaos on Jan 22, 2008 22:35:35 GMT
thanx for the armourarchives link
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2008 23:50:06 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2008 0:28:49 GMT
Of the the JoP i have seen were not neccesarily designed that way, but simply supplemented as breastplates and such wore through, rusted etc. I believe Jamestown unearthed several from Colonial times. Really, a good jack does enough on its own most of the time. Add some maille, and there really isnt anything it cant protect against reasonably well.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2008 16:07:08 GMT
Of the the JoP i have seen were not neccesarily designed that way, but simply supplemented as breastplates and such wore through, rusted etc. I believe Jamestown unearthed several from Colonial times. Really, a good jack does enough on its own most of the time. Add some maille, and there really isnt anything it cant protect against reasonably well. Maybe you are right.But today we often choose a type of armour not because it is superior to others in the terms of protection but because it is unusal and/or good looking
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2008 19:37:33 GMT
I've sometimes thought that wearing a jack of plates over a concealable ballistic vest would be decently unobtrusive protection in an urban environment, at least when the weather is cool enough to allow it without looking out of place (the jack looks a bit like a quilted vest) or being too hot (ballistic vests are hot enough as it is - I used to wear one as a security guard in a casino). Think about it: concealable ballistic vests are designed to stop handgun bullets and buckshot, but a stab will often penetrate them (especially if the blade is particularly pointy and narrow, like a stiletto). The jack is capable of stopping arrows. Combine the two, and you're practically Superman! ;D
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