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Nagyon király felszerelés, különösen a láncing tetszik igazán. Csak simán hajlított vagy szegecselve is van mert a képen nem látom valami jól. Én is csináltam láncinget nagyon durva meló tényleg, 11,5 kilós a dög, de még bővíteni szeretném. Tényleg menő a páncélod le a kalappal, remélem egy nap nekem is kész lesz végre.
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I never understood why those ring mail armours goes from from right to left (or left to right). They're easy to make that way..I know..but..: More effective from up to down, my opinion. (And more difficult in construction I know but it's possible. I did try it.)
Even in films (Asian or Europe or elsewhere) you will find them mostly horizontal instead of vertical..Very strange for me, knowing the other way to build them and knowing the positives results in fights..like shoulders will be more protected etc.
But nice representation from a historical time..
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There are some mail finds dated around the 12-13th century where the directions are mixed: the arms are vertical while the torso is horizontal. But full horizontal sewn mail is a lot more dense that way, and protects more, as cuts and blows aiming the torso and arms were mostly horizontal and cross angled. Upper cuts aimed mostly the head, which direction was generally protected by the helmet. So, therefore the mail was designed in mind to protect against the most probable type and direction of attacks. Another reason is why my mail looks like that is because from the viking age, the only full mail hauberk find from Gjermundbu was built this way, and as reenactor my aim is to replicate the equipment of this age as accurately and properly as I can.
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Thanks for the explanation, finely something clear. I will try this on a piece a will make, watching how the impact would be (horizontal or vertical). I'm still not sure what will be the best for defence of the body. Your piece is great, if you did try a replica..no questions about that. I'm more for creativity and aesthetics with reasonable approach. Finding new ways in older cultures..but without losing why they build those things and for what purpose. The dark ages in a new dimension and rethought..
Thanks for the comment and the explanation..(I will send you some pictures from my experiments what will be the best in chain mail armour, if you like..)
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Vastag lenvászonból, ha jól emlékszem, és rongyokkal, meg kóccal van kitömve, kézzel lett varrva zsákcérnával. Elég masszív darab, kb. 5 kiló 
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This must be really heavy to wear for a long time ! And i don't imagine that in combat with the sword or the axe, in a 30° C temperature
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You can see some pics of my 15th century plate armor and battleaxe... I fought through a whole week in it this summer, with mostly 38-40°C the whole day 
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