NK - Linen for Light Weapons Armor

[Tim Kwasny]

The rules really did not change.  Someone just finally decided to punch test
linen, and it worked!  From what I have been told, you must use real linen
or linen cotton blend.  Linen-look, and Linen-ployester blends will not pass
the punch test.  My advice:  Get a swatch of material big enough to punch
test with a broken blade, before you spend a lot of money.

Therese
-----Original Message-----
From: merle at webzone.net <merle at webzone.net>
To: NK <northkeep at Ansteorra.ORG>
Date: Monday, August 02, 1999 10:59 AM
Subject: NK - Linen for Light Weapons Armor


>Greetings,
>
>I understand that linen has been approved for use in light weapons.
>I know that it has to be a tight weave and three layers. Don
>Navarre showed off his new armor at our fighter practice Saturday.
>
>Where can I get a copy of the new rules concerning linen in armor?
>Where can I buy this linen? How tight does the weave have to be?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Kostia
>
>PS I wonder if the heavy weapons people could make linen gambesons?
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