Posts: 17 Location: Portugal
Tue 07 Jun, 2016 6:06 am
Hi guys! It's been 6 years since i started to build my own suit of armour, and I've posted pics of my harness on this thread a couple of years ago or so, so now it's time for an update!
My harness is totally handmade by myself, based on milanese harnesses from the second half of the 15th century. The only part which was not made by me was the sallet and bevor, but even those had some work done to them. In order to increase safety for full contact fighting, I joined both helmet and bevor so they articulate and lock together as a single piece of armour. This makes the helmet a lot safer but greatly reduces head movement.
The plates are all 1.5mm thick mild steel, except for sallet, knee and elbow cups which are 2mm thick. The breastplate has 3 layers of 1.5mm thick plate, so it's about 4.5mm thick. You can tell this is a fighting harness, i didn't build it to look pretty.
Excuse the patina and overall lack of
polishing, i intend to shine it all up for the summer events here in Portugal.
Cheers!