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David Rowe
Location: Fairfax, VA Joined: 01 Aug 2004
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Hello everyone,
I have a few questions for those more knowledgeable than myself about 15th c. armor.
I am working on a 15th c. kit, and already have a few pieces (breastplate, gauntlets) and am working on acquiring some more pieces.
Specifically, is there anything glaringly wrong/unperiod with these choices?
Helm: http://www.bestarmour.com/detailshelmets/klobouk22.html
Arms: http://www.bestarmour.com/detailsparts/ruce53.html
Shoulders: http://www.bestarmour.com/detailsparts/ruce63.html
I've been using the illustrations in Paulus Kal as inspiration... but unfortunately, I am not super familiar with armor enought that I can necessarily catch anything that's glaringly wrong for the period. I also know that using the entire 15th c. as a reference encompasses many different styles and periods, but budget unfortunately constrains me to the point where I want to be as close as possible but am still willing to "fudge" things a bit if they are at least feasible. 
Thanks you, and any help/ feedback would be greatly appreciated!
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Felix R.
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Hello the arms are more or less first quarter to mid of the 14th cent. Although the attachment of the rondels looks a bit of.
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David Rowe
Location: Fairfax, VA Joined: 01 Aug 2004
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| Felix R. wrote: | | Hello the arms are more or less, first quarter to mid of the 14th cent. Although the attachment of the rondels looks a bit of. |
Oh, ok. I had posted those as I had thought they were similar to those seen here: http://mdz10.bib-bvb.de/~db/bsb00001840/image...p;seite=21 However, there are most likely subtleties I am missing. Thanks!
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A.A. Boskaljon
Location: Utrecht, Netherlands Joined: 08 Apr 2008
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Bill Grandy
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Out of curiosity, what makes the arms in David's link wrong for the 15th century? Is it the crease on the elbows?
I ask because I immediately thought they were 14th century at first until I saw the Kal image, which is mid-15th century.
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Al Muckart
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| Bill Grandy wrote: | Out of curiosity, what makes the arms in David's link wrong for the 15th century? Is it the crease on the elbows?
I ask because I immediately thought they were 14th century at first until I saw the Kal image, which is mid-15th century. |
To my eye the main factors are:
- lack of articulation between the couters and the vambrace/rerebrace
- flared lips and central ridge on the couters
- extreme simplicity of the vambrace and rerebrace
On 15th century arms of this style I'd expect a fully enclosed vambrace, a mostly or fully enclosed rerebrace and for them both to be articulated to the couters. You do get floating couters in the 15th century but they're obviously much bigger than these ones, looking more like these: http://www.bestarmour.com/detailsparts/ruce33.html
I think these are likely to be a good match to the picture in the Kal book but they lack the obviously pointed elbow seen in the illustration linked above: http://www.bestarmour.com/detailsparts/ruce71.html
I vaguely think these would be a good fit too, but someone with more specific expertise than me would need to confirm that: http://www.bestarmour.com/detailsparts/ruce35.html
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Al.
http://wherearetheelves.net
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Bill Grandy
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Ah, I see what you mean. I couldn't figure out what looked out of place until you said that. Thanks, Al!
HistoricalHandcrafts.com
-Inspired by History, Crafted by Hand
"For practice is better than artfulness. Your exercise can do well without artfulness, but artfulness is not much good without the exercise.” -anonymous 15th century fencing master, MS 3227a
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David Rowe
Location: Fairfax, VA Joined: 01 Aug 2004
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Thanks everyone... this is very helpful.
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Jean Thibodeau
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| Ed Toton wrote: | | That's a very interesting helmet style you've picked out. The spiral design is very eye-catching. |
Looks like an ancestor to a morion or morion-cabaset type of helm with the upturned rim.
Probably O.K. for the 15th century if at least past the mid century mark although I don't know how early these might have been first made ? I think we can be fairly sure of dates when a style has become common, popular or in fashion but early versions of any style might have been made earlier than we can prove by maybe a decade or two ? Or, there might be a short window of time in certain cases where the first ones made caught on as fashionable very quickly ? This might vary a great deal for different styles: A king having a helm made of an original type might create an instant style copied by his nobles?
Living history groups may need more certainty about their kits that can be " plausible " for a less strict personal approach with a lot more wiggle room about what works with what. 
In the other direction there may be some old styles still being used in combination with newer styles by the less rich nobles, city or rural militias, mercenaries and the use of spoils of war or anything still functional. High nobles and the rich not wanting to be caught dead with out of fashion kit for the sake of social status if nothing else.
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Randall Moffett
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I am not sure I have seen this exact style of arms but floating articulation was fairly common in 'german gothic' arm harnesses of the period. I can think of several without rivet articulation.
RPM
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