Posts: 1,019 Location: South Indianapolis IN
Fri 28 Apr, 2006 12:27 pm
Re: Revival Clothing's "How a Man Shall Be Armed"
The day I see "this" man (Christian Tobler) standing in front of me with a Bec De Corbin, it is time to throw down my sword and run like hell! :lol:
Actually, I have both of Mr. Tobler's books and they are a treasure to me, having spent some years in karate before my back started having serious problems and attaining my life long goal of black belt. I can recognize a true master of his art and most certainly Christian Tobler is a profound master of his art!
Sincerely and Respectfully,
Bob
Great pictures and very informative!
Posts: 425 Location: Cincinnati OH
Tue 02 May, 2006 10:30 pm
Excellent article gentlemen. Very informative and the photos really add to the experience. Quick questions. I have not commonly seen gambeson's with built-in arming points. I've always thought of them as just padding under the armor. Are attached points an historical norm for this period? Do Revival gambesons come with arming points already attached or is this an option? Just curious. Thanks in advance.
Posts: 704 Location: Oxford, CT
Wed 03 May, 2006 6:49 am
Hello Mark,
Thanks for the compliments!
The short answer is that we have no idea how arming points were set up in the 14th century. The gambeson itself is an extrapolated thing, based upon related garments. Even for the 15th century, our information no the exact configuration of arming wear is scant.
The Revival gambesons do not come with points already attached. I added the leather tabs hold them. The reason we don't include them is that we tried this with an earlier iteration of the product and found that there was little consistency in where our customers needed them to be.
All the best,
Christian
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