If so, do you mind answering a question for me? I'd like to know the properties of a completed lamellar board. As much as you could tell me about it. I've heard that the lacquer gives the board rigidity, and the internal lacing gives it spring, and how these two compensate eachother while rawhide scales provide compression properties. I'd like to know how this form of lacquer stiffened lamellar fares against regular lamellar.
I remember seeing in this one British show about arms and armor and they made a point of showing reenactors doing cartwheels in suits of armor which I thought was amazing but also proved a point that armor wasn't much use unless they could move around in them. In fact they made the point of saying you wouldn't wear anything that didn't keep you alive, I imagine this would go double for the Japanese and Asian cultures as well.
I always wondered how well Japanese samurai armor did against their swords, I just haven't heard much about it other then armor was probably more effective protecting against arrows then swords. I might be wrong in that assumption.
Thanks all the same because to be honest my knowledge on Asian armor is limited. I did hear from one show on the Mongols that their silk shirts helped protect them from arrows by wrapping the barbs in the silk when they were hit. Incidentally in the 1920s bombing of Wall St. one of the offices was spared some damage because of the silk curtains which apparently stopped some of the shrapmel.
Light solution of woolwash ,give a good dunking. Then 2 rinses then dry. Use a big container like a bath or bin etc. Samurai would rub mud into their hair to set it away from their eyes, ate anything and fought to live. Hygiene wasn't on the list.
Oh thats true, they did ware silk shirts and it does help. Just be careful with shows involving Mongols. Lots of crap about "heavy 60 pound mail shirts" worn by knights that magical Mongol bows and and magic arrows that could penetrate them. Mail cost a fortune and there are accounts of Mongols trying to buy it on the black market. Knights in Hungary were outlead, outcommunicated, and outnumbered. That was the great stength of the Mongols, not super weapons knights never seen before.
You'ld be surprised how well tough and spongey cloth can do, particularly silk. A lot of what people "know" about armor as a whole comes from poor assumptions and bad guess work over the last several hundred years. Japanese and other East Asian armor could stop arrows, but were poor at sword slashes. Maille was good at sword slashes, but poor at stopping arrows. A full suit of plate for battle was 100 pounds or more. Just not true.
What a wonderful person, this woman is.
what a sweetheart she fix the armor
I'm a professional Japanese armourer living in Nara. Amazing work! It's such a pleasure to see new life breathed into armour like that.
Cool, do you have a site or page I can follow you on? Would love to see your work. Thanks.
If so, do you mind answering a question for me? I'd like to know the properties of a completed lamellar board. As much as you could tell me about it. I've heard that the lacquer gives the board rigidity, and the internal lacing gives it spring, and how these two compensate eachother while rawhide scales provide compression properties. I'd like to know how this form of lacquer stiffened lamellar fares against regular lamellar.
Finally someone who shows a close up of the armor. thank you
Smart lady
I remember seeing in this one British show about arms and armor and they made a point of showing reenactors doing cartwheels in suits of armor which I thought was amazing but also proved a point that armor wasn't much use unless they could move around in them. In fact they made the point of saying you wouldn't wear anything that didn't keep you alive, I imagine this would go double for the Japanese and Asian cultures as well.
I saw this, armour when it was in storage when covered in the red paint. It looked a mess. It's great to see how good it looks now.
I always wondered how well Japanese samurai armor did against their swords, I just haven't heard much about it other then armor was probably more effective protecting against arrows then swords. I might be wrong in that assumption.
Thanks all the same because to be honest my knowledge on Asian armor is limited. I did hear from one show on the Mongols that their silk shirts helped protect them from arrows by wrapping the barbs in the silk when they were hit. Incidentally in the 1920s bombing of Wall St. one of the offices was spared some damage because of the silk curtains which apparently stopped some of the shrapmel.
They showed the back of the amor. Shes talkingnof the back ,while thats the front. But nice cleaning job.
wonderful :)
Do anyone know to clean the armor's cloth components after wearing, sweat, dirt etc..
any safe way to clean the fabrics/paddings
Light solution of woolwash ,give a good dunking. Then 2 rinses then dry. Use a big container like a bath or bin etc. Samurai would rub mud into their hair to set it away from their eyes, ate anything and fought to live. Hygiene wasn't on the list.
There is a video clip showing this sort of thing. I wasn't sure your extent of knowledge on the subject, just thought I would make a point
Protectors of our history.
Oh thats true, they did ware silk shirts and it does help. Just be careful with shows involving Mongols. Lots of crap about "heavy 60 pound mail shirts" worn by knights that magical Mongol bows and and magic arrows that could penetrate them. Mail cost a fortune and there are accounts of Mongols trying to buy it on the black market. Knights in Hungary were outlead, outcommunicated, and outnumbered. That was the great stength of the Mongols, not super weapons knights never seen before.
You'ld be surprised how well tough and spongey cloth can do, particularly silk. A lot of what people "know" about armor as a whole comes from poor assumptions and bad guess work over the last several hundred years. Japanese and other East Asian armor could stop arrows, but were poor at sword slashes. Maille was good at sword slashes, but poor at stopping arrows. A full suit of plate for battle was 100 pounds or more. Just not true.
Mr bean could've helped ..