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Kai Lawson
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Posted: Sun 16 Feb, 2014 8:41 am Post subject: |
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Looking at some of the brasses and effigies, I found some interesting images. I know mail doesn't stretch much (very little), but if the chin area were made large on purpose, and the facial opening were drawn with cord, compressing the rings close, could one have a more form-fitting 'slip off' coif? The whole thing would look like a stretched and distorted normal coif when not in use, rather than a partially tailored tube. Also, could the bands around the brow be to hold the mail in place AND to hold open part of the face opening, if the cord were drawn quite tight?
I may just be re-iterating what was decided before. Regardless, I agree with the multiple tailoring styles opinion.
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If the chin were tailored to fit only when the face were drawn fully, but the rest was tailored to slide on and off, then the coif might look like this. The band on the brow is clearly not touching the face opening--likely just holding the coif in place.
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Isak Krogh
Location: Sweden Joined: 07 Feb 2012
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Posted: Fri 13 Jun, 2014 8:16 pm Post subject: |
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I kind of liked this topic and thought I'd try to revive it..
I did some experimenting a few months ago with my butted coif and thought it turned out ok. I added a ventail and contracted the maille in the back from the hat-line to the neck. When I loosen the ventail I can pull the coif back over my head and when I tie it up it fits rather securely and does not move.
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Tom Delvaux
Location: Belgium Joined: 31 Aug 2009
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Posted: Thu 23 Apr, 2015 11:59 am Post subject: |
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Trying to find the right tailoring for your coif takes some time, so replying to a long abandonned post might not be such a sin.
I was recently reading around since I'm reworking yet another coif...
After all the iconography and effigies I wanted to add this source: a 13th century coif, found at the Tofta church in Gotland, Sweden.
http://www.actakonservering.se/konservering-ringbrynjehuva.html
If anybody to date has found a good configuration, don't hesitate to brag and maybe share you insights ;-).
Tom
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Mark Griffin
Location: The Welsh Marches, in the hills above Newtown, Powys. Joined: 28 Dec 2006
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Posted: Thu 23 Apr, 2015 1:05 pm Post subject: |
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Quote: | The reproductions that are available on the market are not even close. |
And as we have no idea what the padding/lings are you have to guess that too. That guy in the repro will be loosing his skin pretty fast and if he even has a slight impact, his teeth too.
Not that that mail is any good at all....
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