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JE Sarge
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 Posted: Sun 15 Mar, 2009 5:10 pm Post subject: Recommended vendor to purchase a riveted aventail from? |
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I am in the market for a riveted aventail and have been doing a bit of searching. I have viewed a few places that supposedly sell them, only to find out that they are either out of stock, overseas, or do not return emails.
Any recommendations on a state-side vendor?
J.E. Sarge
Crusader Monk Sword Scabbards and Customizations
www.crusadermonk.com
"But lack of documentation, especially for such early times, is not to be considered as evidence of non-existance." - Ewart Oakeshott
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Bill Tsafa
Location: Brooklyn, NY Joined: 20 May 2004
Posts: 599
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The best price I have seen for riveted mail is on Von Sussen's site:
http://sussen.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/page15.html
Their mail shirts are $425 for flat riveted 9.5 mm.
Their aventails are $95, $150 and $250 depending on quality.
These are intended for SCA fighting so they they will stand up to punishment.
No athlete/youth can fight tenaciously who has never received any blows: he must see his blood flow and hear his teeth crack... then he will be ready for battle.
Roger of Hoveden, 1174-1201
www.poconoshooting.com
www.poconogym.com
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JE Sarge
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| Posted: Sun 15 Mar, 2009 8:15 pm Post subject: |
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Tsafa,
Thanks for the info. That is exactly what I am looking for! I own a Von Sussen shirt and am pretty happy with it, so I am sure the 10" flat riveted will do just nicely! 
J.E. Sarge
Crusader Monk Sword Scabbards and Customizations
www.crusadermonk.com
"But lack of documentation, especially for such early times, is not to be considered as evidence of non-existance." - Ewart Oakeshott
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Zach Gordon
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Another solution is to just buy a coif and cut off the hood part which leaves you with an aventail and some spare male for test cutting, tailoring, making into something else, etc.
Z
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