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Post by pgandy on Nov 26, 2016 2:32:08 GMT
Obviously that's not the same amount of coverage as half sleeve mail but i'd have to have around 4-5 times the amount of stuff i did weigh to get close to how heavy the mail would be, which is about 18-30 pounds based on mail offered by kultofathena.com My Lord of Battles ½ sleeve hauberk weighs 17½ lbs. after adding rings. I will add a few more in the future. KoA gave me an estimated weight of 18 lbs.
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Nov 26, 2016 5:09:10 GMT
My cheap half sleeve mail is butted, so heavier than riveted mail, and I need xxl, so it has 38 lbs. Dammed heavy, esp. to put on or off. I have two replica helmets (deir el medina and coppergate), but that's nothing for modern armor.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2017 4:17:27 GMT
Seems strange posting in my own thread as a foreign invader...still:
Here are some videos I found.
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Post by Ifrit on Nov 6, 2017 0:15:12 GMT
I wonder how well the bat suit would work against a competent attacker, as opposed to those flimsy attacks
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2017 12:02:15 GMT
I wonder how well the bat suit would work against a competent attacker, as opposed to those flimsy attacks Yup... but on the plus side, it has given me ideas for a very thin and mobile bullet, stab and cut resistant armor.
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Post by Ifrit on Nov 6, 2017 17:29:51 GMT
Yea i been thinking about it a lot too. It's a good way to start armour for sure
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Post by Ifrit on Dec 20, 2017 1:46:28 GMT
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Post by Veerdin on Feb 20, 2018 11:51:16 GMT
I had an idea, a bit ago, about making HEMA-safe sparring gear that was designed to look like 15th/16th century european armour, but was built out of high-impact resistant plastic and polymers. Which, in theory, would not only be cheaper and lighter than forging them from steel, but also make them more durable for HEMA and other martial arts. The actual pieces would probably also be a lot thicker than steel armour, seeing as they wouldn't need to account for weight as much.
Would this be a sensible idea? I know that ancient armour styles have their flaws - gaps and suchforth that were required due to them being made of metal, a problem that wouldn't be as bad with flexible plastic - but I think it'd be a neat idea for people who want to spar and simulate armoured/battlefield combat without needing to expend thousands of dollars for high-grade steel armour, which itself requires constant upkeep.
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Post by Cosmoline on Feb 21, 2018 19:24:54 GMT
So it would be plastic and synthetic harness for harnessfetchen? I kind of like that idea. It should even be possible to print a lot of pieces. The price barrier for a period-correct kit is indeed daunting, and keeps all but the most committed out of it.
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Post by Veerdin on Feb 24, 2018 12:09:37 GMT
So it would be plastic and synthetic harness for harnessfetchen? I kind of like that idea. It should even be possible to print a lot of pieces. The price barrier for a period-correct kit is indeed daunting, and keeps all but the most committed out of it. Pretty much, yes. Made of the same kind of high-impact resistant polymers you see used in things like modern MMA and Motocross gear. It wouldn't stand up very well to sharps, obviously, but being springy, flexible and thick plastic might actually make it better for blunt/synthetic sparring. Plus, being shaped and styled after historical armour would let people experience fully-armoured combat without needing to drop several thousand dollars on a properly made steel harness. Printed parts would also be really cool, because it could allow for easy modulation and custom designs. You could get Milanese, Gothic, Japanese, Roman, ect... Pretty much any style could probably be replicated pretty easily and cheaply (at least compared to steel) There is a group that makes synthetic armour for LARP on Etsy called Wyrmwick Creations, and their gear is apparently tough enough to withstand LARP brawls. But it's styled more on aesthetics and I don't think it'd stand up to full-contact sparring. Still, their designs are pretty historically accurate, isofar as I can tell, so the concept is sound. Just make them out of tougher materials with an emphasis on practicality over style and you could have a comparatively affordable harness you could use for sparring.
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