Unknown Fish Scale Armored Vest ?

[KJV]

Hi Guys,

OK what the heck is it? Saw this online. it's very well made with disc that have rivets. It did have two leather straps at the back at one time. it's heavy about 20 LBS.

Regards,
Kevin

[byterock]

Looks like well made modern scale-male

Likely a movie or stage prop or just for show off some high school shop skills.

Can I get a close up of rivets top see it they are hand or machine made??

Using 4 rivets like this will make the mail very stiff so I do not think it served any practical purpose.

[KJV]

Hi byterock ,

actually I don't have it in hand yet, I liked it only for the fact it is different, it does look like it has some age to it, but not much. I will post close-ups of rivets when I get it.


Thanks,
Kevin

[byterock]

Kendo Armour?? in very bad shape?

[KJV]

Hi,

no don't think it's Kendo armour, that is tradtional with Bamboo and cloth, from what I read.

Regards,
Kevin

[Gene]

Looks like something created by an SCA guy

[KJV]

Hey Gene,

is that (SCA) for Society for Creative Anachronism, or for

(SCA) Sexual Compulsives Anonymous

Regards,
Kevin

[Gene]

The first one; I retired as president of the second

[DaveG]

I would urge you to consult Bashford Dean's book Helmets and Body Armor in Modern Warefare. He shows numerous examples of WWI era body armor very similar to yours.

Best Regards,

Dave

[KJV]

Hi Dave,


This is getting interesting. Do you have this booK? If so, could you post some photos

Regards,
Kevin

[Akykyshka]

Sorry, what

Sorry, what?

[KJV]

I said it's getting interesting for the fact it may be more than a movie prop or something made by some High school kid for a shop project.

Regards,
Kevin

[byterock]

Seems it is now available on line

http://archive.org/stream/helmetsbod...e/n11/mode/2up

love the internet

[KJV]

Here one photo from the from the online book, this was a Haversack.

Regards,
Kevin

[peter monahan]

Granted that there was/is modern armour - 'flak jackets - this example strikes me as an SCA project, by someone who knows little about armour. Flexibility, as noted in the reference from the book, is crucial. There are many legends about the ungainlyness of armoured troops but in general, if you can't move you can't fight! Read any account of Agincourt! Those knights, however, were meant to fight mounted and I think you'll find historical accounts suggest that, on the rare occasions they fought on foot they wore lighter, flexible armour. To do otherwise was to die quickly when facing a more agile foe!

So, my votre is for SCA or shop class!

Peter