Any LARPers or re-enactors? Armour question...

[Witchfinder]

Hullo all. This is such a diverse website, I thought I'd pop a post here to see if there are any PH LARPers or re-enactors?

Specifically, I'm thinking of buying some armour with the proceeds of my car sale. Is there anyone who knows of a good armourer where I can get a suit of gothic plate?

[Wildfire]

I have a friend who is into re enactment and another (who I haven't spoken to in ages) who is very, very in to LRP (used to do it myself a long time ago). I'll see if they know anywhere.

[dieseljohn]

LARPing and re-anacting are quite different. Re-enacting looks like a great laugh but LARPing.... Hmmm watch this and decide for yourself:

www.milkandcookies.com/links/9271/

Much better with sound.

>> Edited by dieseljohn on Friday 16th September 14:16

[yertis]

I met a chap called Kevin Hicks last month. He's a technical advisor to Bernard Cornwell, a re-enactor and bowman and resident medeival person at Warwick Castle. [e-mail], or [e-mail]

Very entertaining character, brilliant storyteller.

[minornut]

My ex (she's a proper wench!) does medeival re-enactments I can ask her to send me some details if she has any.



>> Edited by minornut on Friday 16th September 14:57

[superlightr]

if you search under ebay - there are links to full armour and other things of the like the seller si selling.


Very keen on a full set of armour myself. Would like to have it fitted and adjusted to fit.

Wife wont let me as ive nowhere to put it. Yet.

[rich 36]

I hardly dare ask, or google it;

LARPERS?

[dieseljohn]

rich 36 said:

I hardly dare ask, or google it; LARPERS?

Live Action Roleplay.

[chorlton]

Try www.nortonarmouries.com very light, survives being thrown in a box for ages and looks the thing.

Andrew

[rich 36]

Sounds even worse,

rich 36 said:I hardly dare ask, or google it;

LARPERS?



Live Action Roleplay.

[Wildfire]

LAPRing is a great laugh and a lot of peole take it seriously and you can have a good time having fights with the weapons. My friend helps organise a annual meeting at a castle, attendence is usually a good few hundered people.

Re enactment hurts like hell!! Another mate does it and has come back with some pretty serious injuries from doing it.

[Witchfinder]

Thanks all. I've looked at the gear on eBay and it looks a little bit flimsy. I bought a mail hauberk and a replica crusader helm from there last year and it does the trick, but I really want some decent plate now. The mail is "butted" mail, which means no rivets, which means missing links and frequent repairs

I've also looked at Norton's stuff, but I don't want foam/latex armour. I really do want 18 gauge steel (or 16 gauge if I can get it at the right price).

Keep the information coming.



>> Edited by Witchfinder on Friday 16th September 15:52