Beginners' Armour Guide
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This site is great for sourcing examples of armour:
http://effigiesandbrasses.com/
You can search by location and date so you can see what was, for example, being worn by German knights from 1380-1400Go through the tabs at the top of the page and they will take you to here:
http://manuscriptminiatures.com/
Great examples of all sorts of things hereAll the known surviving pieces of armour from the 14th century:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/kfr649rhnr61lvg/The%20Complete%20Catalogue%20of%20Extant%20XIVth%20Century%20Armour%20ver.%201.5.pdf?dl=0If you fancy going with an armour style that’s a bit further from home here are two more guides for you to work with.
Timurid Armour Guide:
https://lookaside.fbsbx.com/file/Timurid-Armours-Beginners-Kit-Guide.pdf?token=AWwSCEHoC51cT3UkB0jRYRyY-606SKNqgfQHjF8ljcyoN9qXZM0OLj18IjKY-2PYSPpe1qbNuzSyaJXuOgbM3qVIzMdeKXLHq9lSmBmlErLYrJn5Nbo2Fjh2MlNP-auODYROp03YZ6AW9vqUWKBUK-ZD
Rus Armour Guide:
https://lookaside.fbsbx.com/file/Rus-Armours-13th-14th-centuries-Beginners-kit-guide.pdf?token=AWx2L99dp7s_e-yHaqzsPeQNriJ3BXS1a_sQFhBE_WtJVEAb0fSv8gdDq5BUqC3aTX-v8FGDccvJaVie8xVR0a6VUj2zk1JbJM0Jk7Mgnt0eR3P9rCsXKqnfQFvrAnyp1qy4O-A3dtW1KA1cv1xp-JJjGetting started with your armour can be daunting so this file is useful for helping you decide what direction you want to go. It covers all the basic options for 14th century western Europe and breaks down the pros and cons of each, as well as giving details of when they came into use, so you can make sure all the pieces of your armour are within 50 years of each other (as is the rule under the IMCF)
Deciding who to get your armour from is a different story…
https://www.dropbox.com/s/z1toe7l0osdzz5b/Beginner_s%20kit%20guide%20-%20Western%20and%20Middle%20Europe%2014th%20century.pdf?dl=0
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This site is great for sourcing examples of armour:
http://effigiesandbrasses.com/
You can search by location and date so you can see what was, for example, being worn by German knights from 1380-1400Go through the tabs at the top of the page and they will take you to here:
http://manuscriptminiatures.com/
Great examples of all sorts of things hereAll the known surviving pieces of armour from the 14th century:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/kfr649rhnr61lvg/The%20Complete%20Catalogue%20of%20Extant%20XIVth%20Century%20Armour%20ver.%201.5.pdf?dl=0If you fancy going with an armour style that’s a bit further from home here are two more guides for you to work with.
Timurid Armour Guide:
https://lookaside.fbsbx.com/file/Timurid-Armours-Beginners-Kit-Guide.pdf?token=AWwSCEHoC51cT3UkB0jRYRyY-606SKNqgfQHjF8ljcyoN9qXZM0OLj18IjKY-2PYSPpe1qbNuzSyaJXuOgbM3qVIzMdeKXLHq9lSmBmlErLYrJn5Nbo2Fjh2MlNP-auODYROp03YZ6AW9vqUWKBUK-ZD
Rus Armour Guide:
https://lookaside.fbsbx.com/file/Rus-Armours-13th-14th-centuries-Beginners-kit-guide.pdf?token=AWx2L99dp7s_e-yHaqzsPeQNriJ3BXS1a_sQFhBE_WtJVEAb0fSv8gdDq5BUqC3aTX-v8FGDccvJaVie8xVR0a6VUj2zk1JbJM0Jk7Mgnt0eR3P9rCsXKqnfQFvrAnyp1qy4O-A3dtW1KA1cv1xp-JJjGetting started with your armour can be daunting so this file is useful for helping you decide what direction you want to go. It covers all the basic options for 14th century western Europe and breaks down the pros and cons of each, as well as giving details of when they came into use, so you can make sure all the pieces of your armour are within 50 years of each other (as is the rule under the IMCF)
Deciding who to get your armour from is a different story…
https://www.dropbox.com/s/z1toe7l0osdzz5b/Beginner_s%20kit%20guide%20-%20Western%20and%20Middle%20Europe%2014th%20century.pdf?dl=0
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