#arming cap

[medievalsnippets]

Source: The Medieval Knight -- Christopher Gravett

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Text: Knight, c.1250 This knight still wears the mail coat as his main body-defence, but in addition solid schynbalds over the mail chausses protect the shins and poleyns guard the knees. 1) Helms, from statues on Wells Cathedral, c.1230-40. 2) Two forms of kettle hat. 3) Shaped arming cap for a helm worn under the mail. 4) Arming cap with padded roll and a solid collar. 5) Buckled padded ventail, covered collar, and cervelliere (small iron skull-cap) worn over arming cap. 6) Sleeved surcoat with dagged edges. 7) Gamboised cuisse, which would be tied to a waist belt. 8) Poleyn attached to mail. 9) Poleyn attached to gamboissed cuisse. 10) Sword from the Ouse at Ely. 11) Great sword, c.1250-1300. 12) Scabbared detail. 13) Flanged Mace. 14) Knobbed mace. 15) Various styles of dagger. 16) Horseman's axe. 17) Long axe. 18) Short glaive.

[gracelyngrausamkeit]

This art is from a LARP sticker collection I did a while ago and is the perfect celebration of summer events.

A few LARPing seasons ago, the bigger Bulgarian events were relocated to a new - very dusty and dry - forest location. This, in turn, to led to… lets say mass nasal complications.

[sca-nerd]

Those of you with long hair, who wear an arming cap: WHAT DO?!

My new helm as an aventail, and have tried braiding and doing a ponytail and all sorts of things to keep my hair contained. While the cap obviously protects the top of my head - I’m still getting snagged all to hell. I can’t mound my hair, because then my helm won’t sit properly.

I’m thinking of making a cap that is a little bit longer in the back (and maybe ties differently to keep everything contained). But before I do that, I was wondering if anyone had any other suggestions of things that have worked for them.

[max-the-merc]

padded arming cap (and yes, those are going to my cringe compilation

[nelc]

Gambeson & arming cap

[armourandarmour]

Armour & Armor Update - How To Make An Arming Cap

Armour & Armor posted an update at http://www.arador.com/armour/how-to-make-an-arming-cap/

How To Make An Arming Cap

How To Make An Arming Cap by Dan Di Cristo This essay is for someone with minimal sewing skills. If you’re not too good at sewing, find someone who is and ask him or her all those basic sewing questions. Materials -1 yard of fabric (your choice) -Batting (amount needed depends on how thick you...

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