ES - Armour weight

[Amy and Bill Morris]

50 to 75 is about right according to my references.  A little less for light
cavalry when they stopped wearing legs late in period.  Up to 100 for full
jousting armor, but the picture doesn't show the jousting reinforces
(grandguard, pasguard, etc).  The helmet is a sallet and bevor combination
and added another 10 to 15 pounds.

I'll bring the picture to Business meeting tonight and to fighting practice
Sunday for anyone who wants to see the picture we're discussing.

Mableth


----- Original Message -----
From: Matthew G. Saroff > The weight of armor was remarkably similar to the
weight carried
> by a modern combat soldier, 50-75 lbs.  Mail tend toward the high end, and
> plate toward the low end, at least until they started making armor to
> resist bullets.
>
> --
> --Sfi Mordehai ben Yosef Yitzhak, Aka Matthew G.

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