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Patrick Kelly
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 Posted: Tue 07 Dec, 2010 1:39 am Post subject: Re: Riveted mail movement. |
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| Augusto Boer Bront wrote: | A friend of mine said me that sometimes the riveted maile, because of the shape of the riveted rings, can "jam" or block in place, limiting your movements (this friend made the example of the shoulder movements).
I mean, is the riveted maile less "fluid" that the butted one?
Can you tell me you experiences?
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Augusto. |
I'd say your friend is either looking for a justification for why he has only butted mail, or simply hasn't spent any time wearing rivetted mail. I've done a considerable amount of the latter and have never experienced any issues with the rivets jamming or binding.
"In valor there is hope.".................. Tacitus
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Elling Polden
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| Posted: Tue 07 Dec, 2010 4:07 am Post subject: |
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Hm, well. Reading "Mail Unchained" once again, it seems that punched solid rings where the norm. The argument would still be relevant (even more so, even), as I can think of no practical reason to make all riveted mail if you can punch the solids.
"this [fight] looks curious, almost like a game. See, they are looking around them before they fall, to find a dry spot to fall on, or they are falling on their shields. Can you see blood on their cloths and weapons? No. This must be trickery."
-Reidar Sendeman, from King Sverre's Saga, 1201
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F. Carl Holz
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| Sean Flynt wrote: | | FWIW, historical mail often is of slightly oval shape rather than perfectly round. I would think that could help the links naturally orient themselves with the rivet at the lower end. Might prevent such problems. Just a guess. |
how extreme is the difference? looking at the pics in the maile unchained feature it isn't readily apparent (at least to my eyes). this would tend to make me think that the effect of shifting the rings would also be minimal at best.
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-Le Livre de Chevalerie, Geffroi Charny-
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