Posts: 802 Location: The Welsh Marches, in the hills above Newtown, Powys.
Thu 04 Jul, 2013 6:27 am
Reproduction Almain rivet cuirsass and arms by Per Jensen
Posts: 802 Location: The Welsh Marches, in the hills above Newtown, Powys.
Thu 04 Jul, 2013 6:33 am
Another view. Its got lovely lines. So lovely that when Per blacked it with linseed he decided that the shape was lost somewhat so re-polished it to this nice matte finish, good choice i think.
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Posts: 2,698 Location: Indonesia
Thu 04 Jul, 2013 8:20 am
A very nice no-nonsense badass look. Somehow I'm getting the "polo shirt and body armour" vibe of a modern PMC operator from this one.
Posts: 802 Location: The Welsh Marches, in the hills above Newtown, Powys.
Thu 04 Jul, 2013 9:39 am
If I knew what the heck you were talking about........ :-)
PMC?
Posts: 163 Location: Canada
Thu 04 Jul, 2013 11:14 am
Nice commission, Mark!
A real munition armour reproduction, rather than a shabby version of knightly armour excused as munition armour... I hope the market for this sort expands, because I am aching to make more of it, too.
Will it be accompanied by a helmet?
-Hildebrandt
Posts: 802 Location: The Welsh Marches, in the hills above Newtown, Powys.
Thu 04 Jul, 2013 11:44 am
One of my many mantras (along with 'I wouldn't scratch that if I were you...') is 'its better to make good copies of bad armour than make bad copies of good armour' which i repeat ad nauseum to many people.
Of course this isn't 'bad' its just low grade and 'mass produced'. But even munition armourers were made by craftsmen who knew what they were doing and had a real skill with the eyes to go with it. Its a lovely example of the type, getting very keen to play with it.
Unfortunately my budget stopped at a helmet to match. That would have cost as much as the cuirass and arms, a decent bellows faced or simple flat faced one similar to the examples in the Wallace would have been great but no money for the first and don't care much for the 2nd!
I'm have a simple skull to go with it, although i do have my eyes on a nice late English open faced fluted sallet with Rondels.....
Posts: 6
Thu 04 Jul, 2013 12:07 pm
Mark Griffin wrote: |
If I knew what the heck you were talking about........ :-)
PMC? |
I believe he was referring to Private Military Contractors/Companies.
Posts: 163 Location: Canada
Thu 04 Jul, 2013 12:15 pm
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'its better to make good copies of bad armour than make bad copies of good armour' |
That is a good mantra.
I am sure the harness will look good with a simple skull cap, though a sallet would look great too.
I am making a reproduction of one of the flat-visor sallets from the Wallace Collection (a82) right now, and I must admit that it is growing on me. I have some progress pics on FB, if you want to check it out.
-Hildebrandt
Posts: 802 Location: The Welsh Marches, in the hills above Newtown, Powys.
Thu 04 Jul, 2013 12:45 pm
yes, just looked at that.
No doubt if I had one for a while I'd maybe grow attached but apart from its obvious excellent functionality I'm not keen on the look. Probably would fit really well with the harness though...
Posts: 1,757 Location: Storvreta, Sweden
Thu 04 Jul, 2013 1:50 pm
Perīs work is outstanding and I am very happy to see this example of his work. Great theme and wonderful execution.
An honor to both maker and owner!
Posts: 802 Location: The Welsh Marches, in the hills above Newtown, Powys.
Sat 06 Jul, 2013 2:37 pm
Thanks for the positive comments. Its feeling a bit unreal about it as its the first time I've ever had any armour made without many fittings or much in the way of input. It was pretty much 'here is some money, make me something early 16th cent, i trust you...'
As it was a more general fit i simply took some measurements here and emailed them to Per.Looks like it will work but strange not to have hung about a workshop for a few days whilst calipers have been all over me!
Posts: 3,645 Location: Maitland, NSW, Australia
Sat 06 Jul, 2013 3:45 pm
Proper munitons armour. About time. Good job.
Posts: 462 Location: Cape Cod, MA
Sat 06 Jul, 2013 5:11 pm
I love this. It looks light and maneuverable. I bet it would be perfect for HEMA.
Posts: 589
Sat 06 Jul, 2013 6:47 pm
This is really neat looking armor--it's nice to see something other than the commonly reproduced copies of more expensive full and half harnesses. I second the badass look comment as well
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