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CUIRASSES
SOME INTERESTING VARIATIONS

(I put these here because page one was getting so huge! Here are some ways I have done these styles in the past. I hope that you enjoy perusing these items as much as I enjoyed making them. They should give you a fairly good idea of what I can do for YOU.)

-----Bill

Above is the two piece armour, fired all over so it looks the colour of a ripe plum! Also, the very cool fluted faulds.
Made for the props show in Toronto in 2003 I do better work now...grin!

above is the three piece armour, modeled by a customer at Toronto's SFX in 2008.

Not too bad looking back plate.

#12d2
Fancy Parade Gothic 3 piece cuirass

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Here is John modeling an upgraded version of the plain Gothic breast and backplate. On this model, the lower back kidney plate is on the outside to conform to the somotype of the client. We have found this method used on one example (A german gothic engraving from Talhoffer) of period armour, though of course, normally, the back kidney plate would be underneath the backplate. Tassets and fauld are not shown in this picture but of course are included in the price. This breastplate is fully articulated, the middle section slides up on sliding rivets, and the the lower body bracelet (planchet) is hinged like a knee cop to come up out of the way when riding.

Upgraded brass edged Gothic Curiass (12d2)

$980.00 Canadian Dollars back in 2007
Check the main armour pages for current pricing.

(price includes all required buckles and laces)

#12d3
Lady Armour
This armour was so popular that I built a whole page devoted to "Lady Armour"   http://www.southtower.on.ca/PrincessChamber.html

Below are some pics of the armour I made for Maggie.   This was an interesting job the first one I had ever done like this. The three piece armour is almost standard, but as you can see by the pictures, it is "upside down". That is to say, the breastplate covers the planchet and cinqulette. This is a very pretty design, and very common in artwork. I could not find any museum originals. I searched out one or two examples on "the net", and found one for a popular video game. (I'm sorry, I could not find the artist's name to give proper credit, but if anybody knows, let ME know, and I will give credit where credit is due.) Here is the picture from the video game box, and my interpretation of it. Forget the skirt...I made the faulds to withstand impact, not to look pretty. And since Maggie is not a flat chested 14 year old girl like Joan, the extra piece in front provides extra adjustment room, and removes any possibility of pinching. (I can almost see the women reading this nodding their heads and saying, "yes, that would be a good thing".)
            This is a little more elaborate than my usual three piece armour, and this one of course is priced a little higher to reflect the extra work. You can get a simpler one.   Here is a free wallpaper showing this armour, and my oh so cluttered shop!

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Maggie's Armour from the front.
click here for a closeup of the breastplate
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Maggie's armour from the back
Rather more elaborate than usual! I "went to town" on it and made it look as nice as the front.
This armour is a little more sculptured than my usual armours

Custom made three piece "Lady Armour" as shown
note....these prices may be out of date.
Please refer to HERE for latest prices.

12d3....Breast and backplate and faulds 16 or 18 gauge

$450.00 Can

Entry level (12d4) "Lady Armour" without all the sculpting (not shown)

$400.00 Can
Check the main armour pages for current pricing.

Here are some archived pics of the above items. This will give you an idea of what can be done within the basic framework of a three piece suit! And here is a pic of my armour being fought with...just to show that it works! And here too!
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Here is a black three piece suit with the tassets, and beside it is a cold rolled brass edged piece that I made purely for foot combat. The three piece suit is rapidly becoming our top seller! Versatile, inexpensive, and looks good. The brass edged one is kind of interesting, I took a different approach to the faulds to see if I could get a big WWF belt in front. Although it worked quite well, the faulds really ARE inside out! Oh well, it was an experiment.
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This goes to show the versatility of the simple three piece suit. Here I added extra planchets and extra fauld pieces to accomodate one of my bigger customers. click HERE to see Jean standing beside this armour so you can see how big it really is!
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Black Gothic armour, newer and more artistic version of the above suit. Click HERE to see this armour from the rear....it looks good coming and going!

Mark's armour. Lots of cool laces!
(kind of fun to see such a primitive suit, they look so much nicer now!)

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Rob's Armour

This is the way I am making them now, in 2008. The carefully rounded tassets are just laced on...if I get the chance, I'll put in some buckles, and just have the laces as a backup fastening. Right now, Rob would have to loosten the laces a bit or even remove the tassets to ride a horse. This is the first time I used the extra long fauld pieces. The top buckles are handmade here in my shop. They add a certain authenticity to the armour.
I didn't make the helmet, and I didn't make the shoulder armour. Note the gorget underneath the armour. A rondel might be nice to protect the straps from knives and swords, and a single piece elbow cop would be useful as well. But this is good for pictures.

Three piece armour with handmade buckles and laced faulds and tassets, 16 gauge throughout.
$400.00 back in 2008. Check the main armour pages for current pricing.

Shoulder armour, with bezant rearbrace
$200.00 Canadian

Check the main armour pages for current pricing.

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