South Tower Armouring Guild

The Barrymore Armour

Below is the original
And yes, it was supposed to fit the actor a bit wonky
It was, after all, a screen test in armour which did not fit him
and Mr. Barrymore preferred to look a little bit
monsterous since his character was a little bit
monsterous as well

In the late winter of 2011, I created the above armour for Mr. Plummer, who was playing John Barrymore who was playing Richard III for the film of that name.
That picture is of Barrymore.
The armour I made was painted white here in my shop, then sent to Stratford to be painted. Below is what I made before the magicians in Stratford got ahold of it
A peak into the back room, so to speak.

(I am dying to show you what it looked like when Mr. Plummer was actually IN it and performing,
however, I don't have permission to show his face on this, a commercial site.
Please understand...his face is his life, and it is not fair to just throw it out there just to show off MY work.)
But...that being said. Here is a little sample...it will have to do for now. Compare to the above...

................................... per arm (each) #14-a1 - $155.00 . CAN
Roped edges as in the Barrymore elbows above.....Same price as above, but roping will be extra.
Think long and hard about getting edges roped!
Rolling is five bucks an inch, and roping adds another 2 bucks an inch to that!

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................................... each / #14-a2 - $70.00 . CAN

Roped edges as in the Barrymore armour above...Same price as above, but roping will be extra.
Think long and hard about getting edges roped!
Rolling is five bucks an inch, and roping adds another 2 bucks an inch to that!

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With Hinges of any type...specify, side opening, clamshell, or whatever.
A common hinge method is the clamshell vambrace (not shown) that has hinge rivets up near the elbow, and opens at the wrist.
Very robust.
Other types of hinges would be cabinet hinges, exposed hinges, and a host of other decorative items such as the unusual one pictured above.
Common ways to keep them closed would include your choice of laces or straps.

14-a4 hinged vambraces....each...$90.00 CAN
(roping will be extra.)
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Other Vambraces

Sometimes people like to wear JUST the vambraces. Some decorative ones we have made in the past would include the ones pictured below. Click on the images to see them in their true embiggened glory

This kind of fancy work can only be done on 18 gauge steel
It is called "repousse" and is obviously labour intensive.
The Cobra vambrace takes a good $45.00 each plus about 50 to 90 dollars for the chiseling, depending upon the subject.