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Telephone (912) 586-2742
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(912) 586-2742
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Concerning
application
For
all of our orders, since we do craft for several different
applications, we ask that if there are any requirements
regarding the specifications of your product, that you
advise us at the time of ordering. Leather armour must
be of a considerable thickness for some types of combat,
and can be treated in a number of ways to accentuate
this battle-worthiness. We can accommodate any of your
need in this area including lighter weight armor for
theater armor and movie costume purposes, slightly heavier
weight leather (8-12 oz), water or wax hardened for
LARP and/or boffer weapons combat, or full armour grade
leather (13/16 oz, Sole bend leathers) also available
"curbouille" hardened by boiling water or
beeswax.
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Take
Aim...
...and
hit home with the finest in Leather Armour
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Was leather really
used as armour? Of course it was! Plenty of
documentation from the 13th, 14th and 15th
Centuries clearly define leather armour used
(especially "Cuirbouille") in tournament combats.
A rare find from circa 6th Century B.C. has been
located and is on display in the Metropolitan
Museum of Art in NYC (see our "Cuirasses" page for
a photo of this proof of early leather armour).
The arguement that
there is no "evidence" or leather being used as
armour is now an invalid point. Leather, due to
its organic nature would
never have survived to the present day, nor would
have likely been recorded in wills. The early decoration of 13th Century cuirbouille leather armour account for the
expense associated with it and was in fact not to
be used by squires but by the king and his knights
in tournaments fought "a la plaisance", which is the
foundation of todays SCA.
The
firearm has outdated such need for traditional
garb, but in its wake have the dreams of fantasy
survived, in modern day medieval faires and re-enactments,
live action role play (LARP), and renaissance
fairs. Many SCA and LARP veterans prefer leather
armor rather than steel armor for ease of movement,
conformance to body shape, and ease of maintenance
(leather doesn't rust). In defense of the steel,
however, there are those who prefer to have a
strong piercing blow glance off the metal, and
have their movements slowed rather than stopped.
It's a personal choice. We now have the best of
both worlds. Handcrafted leather armor and steel
armor created by descendants of true middle ages
armorers !
Own a piece of the Legacy!
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