[Alexander Bastoky]

All,

I am a long time reader but first time poster. I have long admired Bractea work (http://www.bractea.freha.pl/), and I remember seeing some excellent photos of armor that they crafted. I remember being especially impressed by a coat of plates and a coated segmented globose breastplate originally at : http://www.myArmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t...mp;start=0 . Now, however, I can't find any photos of Bractea armor on the net.

Does anyone have any pictures or experiences with Bractea armor? I would be very interested to see it again.

-Alex

[Lonnie Colson]

I have never seen Bractea before. I followed your link to their web site and was very impressed with their work. It seems as though the site has not been updated since 2009. I would be very interested to know if anyone has ordered anything from them in the recent past and if the quality is as good as it appears.

[Alexander Bastoky]

All,

Received an email from Mr. Karcz at Bractea:

"Yes, We have not the armor already in our offer, because I withdraw from their production. However, we can do for you armor, similar to those in the Annex.
Weight 4-6 kg of spring steel (0.8 mm) tempered on the special
matrices , to 42 HRC hardness.
The reconstruction of the armor, the common interpretation of the my and client. To make a faithful replica ,will be needed good historical sources and full-day trying.

Deadline and price to be negotiated, depending on the model."

Good to know they're still doing armor.

[Alexander Bastoky]

Got some fantastic armor photos from Mr. Karcz at Bractea! Check them out! I especially like the red segmented globose with rentention chain.

[Alexander Bastoky]

Very attractive armor in my opinion.