I finally figured how to make the core and now it is the leather cover and the fittings that need work.
While playing around with an idea for the design, I decided to go for the look of an Italian foot soldier of the second quarter of the 14th cent.
Because I had some leather available I tried something with fittings out of leather, would that work, or do you think this is totally out of the possible?
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