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Post by Cosmoline on May 15, 2015 19:37:20 GMT
Thanks! I wish I could remember who posted the photos I'm remembering in particular. They weren't the well-known pieces, but some pretty cobbled-together ones that might have been used by lower tier troops.
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Post by svante on May 16, 2015 22:01:26 GMT
Brigandines get stinky quickly...
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Post by pgandy on May 16, 2015 23:17:16 GMT
I don’t think that they are singular in that respect. However my gambeson catches most if not all of the sweat. So far no stink.
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Post by Cosmoline on May 17, 2015 4:18:49 GMT
I've heard one trick on that is to hang it up and let the garment sun bleach.
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Post by pgandy on May 17, 2015 15:11:38 GMT
Thanks for the tip. Mine spends most of its life airing out, but not in the sun. I notice that clothe when drying in the sun tends to have less odour so that makes sense. Another thing, not so far mentioned, is my undershirt. They are left from my military days and designed to be worn under modern armour. They are of 100% polyester and are great in the tropics. They not only have a wicking effect they dry faster than cotton but when wet are much more comfortable and not as heavy. They also seem to last forever.
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Post by pgandy on May 22, 2015 23:57:15 GMT
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Post by Timo Nieminen on May 23, 2015 0:10:35 GMT
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Post by Makoto Pat on Jun 23, 2015 2:36:29 GMT
This is all new to me...are perusal SGB provides interesting and friendly information...much to study. Awesome thread. Thanks.
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Post by StevenJ on Jul 10, 2015 5:10:12 GMT
I belong to the Adrian empire and I know two people in the organization personally who own that exact brigandine pgandy. One fights in it the other is just starting his armor kit. It's too light to be used alone as you noted with the 18 gauge plates and the huge gaps between the plates but for the price... you can't really beat it. Should do well as a costume piece but I wouldn't wear it alone for stage combat, not without something else underneath. The one person I know who wears it has a aluminum chest plate underneath that brigandine.
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Post by pgandy on Jul 10, 2015 14:39:42 GMT
Thanks for the input StevenJ. The truth of the matter is that I would not wear it alone. It is in support of other armour. When I get serious for the torso I wear a gambeson, a leather belt 9” wide around my waist that is about ½” thick in the front where it overlaps (about ¾” if you include the three straps), a maille mantle. I am considering a steel gorget as the next item. That gear does well with blunt trauma and a strongly suspect against slashes and chops. I would hate to get the point of a thrusting weapon. I do have a buckler that I consider my prime armament. Plate armour would be superior but I don’t care for plate. If I ever got into a tight it would most likely be against a machete as machetes are king in my country followed by some form of club.
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Post by pgandy on Jul 10, 2015 15:28:55 GMT
Thanks for the input StevenJ. The truth of the matter is that I would not wear it alone. It is in support of other armour. When I get serious for the torso I wear a gambeson, a leather belt 9” wide around my waist that is about ½” thick in the front where it overlaps (nearly ¾” if you include the three straps), a maille mantle. I am considering a steel gorget as the next item. That gear does well with blunt trauma and a strongly suspect against slashes and chops. I would hate to get the point of a thrusting weapon. I do have a buckler that I consider my prime armament. Plate armour would be superior but I don’t care for plate. If I ever got into a tight it would most likely be against a machete as machetes are king in my country followed by some form of club.
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Post by StevenJ on Jul 10, 2015 19:25:54 GMT
Pgandy it depends really. Swords are one thing since it takes a full on forge to make but armor you don't need a forge for just a good set of metal working tools. A 30 to 50 pound anvil, table shears, hand held shears, a belt sander, and materials you could make a brigandine fairly easily. Would take about twenty to sixty hours depending on skill of total work time. I made a brigandine with a friend of mine. He did all the sewing of the duck cloth and we made and mounted the plates. imgur.com/sIa19crThis is it right here, I made it before I discovered what table/ bench shears are and cut the plates out with an angle grinder with my friend. I'll never cut that many plates with an angle grinder again lol. Bench/ table shears cut through 16 gauge mild steel like butter literately. That's what the armor looked like in it's prime... It got wrecked in use, the duck cloth kept tearing, kept needing new layers sewed on etc. I sold the brigandine to another member my group and it hasn't seen use in combat since as far as I am aware. I'd consider doing another brigandine in the future but it's going to be riveted to suede this time and not duck cloth. Duck cloth can work though, partially my fault for having my friend only go with one layer, we should of used two or three on the outside.
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Post by pgandy on Jul 10, 2015 23:04:07 GMT
Your kit is indeed impressive.
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Post by StevenJ on Jul 11, 2015 0:44:53 GMT
Well it was lol and thanks as the arms, shoulders, and brigandine in that picture were all sold to another member in the group. I have leather lamellar over riveted mail now.
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