Napoleonic....

[hobbitomm]

As an aside from a (rather silly) fantasy RP/wargaming list I'm on....


go to google...

type in "French military victories"

click "I'm feeling lucky"

read the result!!!!!


(I apologise for multiple exclamation marks. It's not _that_ funny!)

Comments

[goncalves.livejournal.com]

rofl

[viola-arvensis.livejournal.com]

LOL! I love that!

PS. will a thick leather gorget be ok for fencing or does it need steel plating?

[hobbitomm.livejournal.com]

Technically wax boiled leather is legal if thick enough, but I'd advise steel, having caught a brisk shot in the neck on a leather one.

[goncalves.livejournal.com]

go for steel, leather dubious

[viola-arvensis.livejournal.com]

Hows a leather one with steel plates rivited on?

[hobbitomm.livejournal.com]

Better, but it's one thing I'd really recommend going steel on. But some various people have a pattern copy for my steel gorget that I'm sure you can get (Ed/Mareddud for one).

[loupblanc.livejournal.com]

My gorget is made of leather, it's not even waxed or boiled or anything. It's also thicker than sole leather. I've never had a problem with it. It's a pattern for heavy combat and is well padded on the inside.

And Tom, French Military Victories? What's that? ;)

[hobbitomm.livejournal.com]

Normally it's not a problem. But I have been gacked sufficiently hard through a wax boiled half inch leather gorget that I had to sit out the remainder of the bout.

[loupblanc.livejournal.com]

Yes fencing with Etienne does that to you :D

[hobbitomm.livejournal.com]

Oh, that wasn't Etienne....