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Would the armour of the guy in front count as a coat of plates?
A coat of plate is made of large plates connected between two layers of fabric or leather and is generally very rigid, this looks more like scale armor made of unusually large scales, where they are only attached by their top edge to a single layer of flexible material.
In modern vernacular, these sorts of large scale setups are commonly called tegulated armor, in order to differentiate them from the more typically shaped smaller scales.
They show up in art with some degree of regularity, although depictions of full body setups are relatively rare.
They are most commonly seen as protective skirts,
and sometimes as aventails
or helmets,
although this dude seems to have them as an arm setup as well, which is pretty cool and unique.
I know of only one extant version with these large, square plates (riveted to a textile backing and not laced to each other, which would make them lamellar) housed at the State Historical Museum in Moscow. It is, fittingly enough, a Russian example.
‘Sonny Suttles entered sword-making as the owner of several retail cutlery stores in the Dallas / Fort Worth area. In 2007, he learned that one of his suppliers was closing up shop and Sonny acted quickly to acquire that company’s brand – Valiant Armoury. But Sonny brought only a limited knowledge of swords with him, and he soon learned he needed to make changes to the company he bought. Today, Sonny and his son Zach focus on the Craftsmen Series. These models meet Valiant’s highest standards of design, leather work, steel content, weight, balance, and proportion. Sonny believes a Valiant Armoury sword and scabbard should feel like “magic when you hold it” – and he has the advocates that back him up.’
After 20 years of selling edged weapons, we respect our customers high
standards for quality. That’s why we remove some swords from first
quality, and classify them as Munitions Grade. These products did not
meet our high standards as we prepared to ship an order and are set to
the side. Some items have various bends, warps, or twists in the blades
that make them sub-optimal for sharpening or cutting. They still look
great and are well-suited for collectors who aren’t focused on
performance but instead on display, costume or reenactment at a great
price. The Munitions Grade items differ from items classed as Blemished,
which are discounted due to cosmetic imperfections like scuffs,
scratches and dents.
Interested in seeing real-life examples?
Watch the video above, or check out the Munitions Grade page on our site!
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