[MR] Fw: [Ansteorra] stolen armour alert!!!! Please pass on

[meraud]

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From: <RIsaac9056 at aol.com>
To: <ansteorra at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 9:41 AM
Subject: [Ansteorra] stolen armour alert!!!! Please pass on


> Posting for a friend - please keep an eye on Ebay etc.. Currently 
> working on pictures:
> 
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> 
> Greetings,
> 
> This Saturday I was fighting at AnTir West War on Saturday Afternoon I
> suffered from a heat related injury and took my armor off on the field
> prior to being treated by the chirurgeons. Following that treatment I 
> went
> back to my campsite to get out of the sun. During the evening someone 
> took
> my armor and a number of peoples weapons from the field. I questioned 
> every
> person I know and none of them had picked my armor up and I waited at 
> to be
> the last person to leave the site on case someone picked it up by 
> accident
> and was going to turn it in to lost and found. No one did turn it in and
> with the other weapon disappearances at this event I can only assume it 
> has
> been stolen.
> 
> TO whoever stole my armor and is sitting back laughing your head off 
> while
> reading this. Let me just say that to steal an injured fighters armor
> brands you as the lowest form of scum. And I strongly hope that those 
> who
> value the ideals of honor in our society treat you as the cur you are.
> 
> I would greatly appreciate it if those of you with access to other 
> Kingdom E.
> Lists could post the following and also keep an eye out for anyone 
> selling
> used armor in their kingdoms:
> 
> Armor Stolen at AnTir-West War July 3rd-6th (Eugene WA)
> 
> Helmet: Renstore brand lobstertail helmet, the lowest lame of the
> lobstertail has been removed and the cheek pieces have been shortened. 
> The
> chin strap is of brown leather and the areas of padding visible when the
> helm is worn are covered with black leather.
> 
> Gorget: is of black leather lined with green foam with a black leather
> lining that is peeling away, oval shaped black kydex plates are 
> attached to
> the front and back of the gorget and are reinforced with tan saddle 
> leather
> on the inside
> 
> Coat of plates: black leather with silver rivets holding 3" x 3" black 
> kydex
> squares to the inside, the coat of plates is padded with green closed 
> cell
> foam on the interior. the fron of the coat of plates is extended into a
> rectangular plate which hangs to the knees, this extension is padded 
> with
> closed cell foam and lined with blue and gold silk in a Chinese 
> pattern, the
> shoulder straps of the armour are molded black kydex over heavy leather 
> and
> are adjusted by D rings on the back of the armour. The coat of plates 
> has
> lacing running up the back of the armor to secure it once it is put on.
> 
> Pauldrons: are heavy black leather cut on the pattern of the pauldrons 
> shown
> on page 37 illustration D of the Osprey Men at Arms series book The Age 
> of
> Tamerlane. The pauldrons are riveted to the shoulder straps of the 
> armor
> with gold colored rivets They cover white foot ball pads (not visible 
> when
> the armor is worn.
> 
> Skirt: this armor uses a skirt rather than leg armor, The skirt 
> consists
> of 4 large plates of black leather with smaller kydex plate riveted to 
> the
> inside with silver rivets. The plates are lined with closed cell foam
> covered in the same blue and gold silk as was used on the coat of 
> plates.
> Any time a person wearing this armor moves the silk lining is very 
> visible.
> The four plates of the skirt are attached with black nylon webbing to a
> black leather weight belt
> 
> Greeves/Knees: Black Kydex archers knees from EGG armory are attached 
> to
> black nylon and plastic motor cross shin guards, the padding on the shin
> guards goes up over the knee and is used to pad the knees, bright green
> closed cell foam is used to pad the knees above where the shin guard 
> padding
> stops.
> 
> Elbows/ vambraces The elbows are steel 5 lame elbows attached to steel 
> and
> leather vambraces, the outside of the vambraces are steel and the inside
> are  heavy saddle leather dyed black and reinforced with black kydex 
> plates
> molded to fit the curvature of the arm. the vambraces and elbows are
> strapped with tan elk hide/
> 
> Hockey Gloves: Black with white lettering
> 
> If seen please contact
> 
> chrish1957920 at hotmail.com
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Marius do Parthia
> Patriarch of Echoing Thunder
> of teh Federated Clans of Rolling Thunde
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