[Ansteorra] Rapier Armor Question

[Bill Perkins]

Baroness Amalia and I use this exact approach for our rapier armor. It is quite comfortable, and as Don Tivar commented, it is nice to take off the armor and still look correct. Sweaty bit correct. 

Alejandro
Baron of Elfsea



On Feb 27, 2011, at 5:21 PM, Joseph Percer <jpercer at gmail.com> wrote:

> Greetings Ansteorra!
> 
> I thought I'd solicit some opinions, please forgive me for the
> bandwidth if your interest does not lie in rapier combat. I'm working
> to construct new armor from linen. I am to understand that 3 layers of
> 5.3 oz linen is suitable for that purpose. My preference is a tunic in
> the "cotehardie" style, rather than a later period doublet. Where I'm
> getting into a pickle here is whether or not I should look at a linen
> "undergarment" that would be either 2 or 3 layers, and then a separate
> outer cotehardie or tunic that would cover it. I like this approach
> for the convienence it offers, I could change the outer look of my
> armor easily, and provide a more secure closure, in the form of a
> zipper on the undergarment.
> 
> I'm mostly curious if anyone is using the above approach, and if so,
> how it's working out for them.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Andrewe Bawldwyn
> 
> 
> -- 
> Joseph M. Percer, AAS, LP
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