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Matthijs van Halteren
Location: Zeewolde, The Netherlands Joined: 01 Apr 2010
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 Posted: Sat 29 May, 2010 10:23 am Post subject: Padded Rus armor |
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I got a question, does anyone have any resources or where to find any info on padded armor used by the Russians in the time period 1000-1100 AD.
I want to make a padded armor (gambeson) to wear under my lamellar armor, but I am just unlucky to find a pattern for it on the internet.
I want to make it from thick linen and for the inside lining use old army wool blankets i got laying here, so how many layers of wool blankets should I use, up to 4 or more?
Any help would be appreciated 
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Sam Gordon Campbell
Location: Australia. Joined: 16 Nov 2008
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I'd say maybe two layers and a nice thick tunic/shirt should be good enough.
Alas, textile armour info relating to this period is hard to find.
Member of Australia's Stoccata School of Defence since 2008.
Host of Crash Course HEMA.
Founder of The Van Dieman's Land Stage Gladiators.
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Aleksei Sosnovski
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Do you intend to fight in it? If no, then make it thin, 1 layer should be more than enough. If yes, then
1) Put on a couple of sweaters and your armor
2) Ask somebody to hit you hard
3) If it hurts like hell then put on another sweater (under your armor).
4) repeat steps 2 and 3 until it simply hurts (in a fight you will not feel that pain at all).
5) Now you know the required thickness of your padding.
Lamellar is a semy-rigir armour and therefore requires quite little padding.
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