[MR] Chainmail Cod Piece Pattern

[vivianvaz at lairhaven.com]

Loose maile would probably help deflect a blow, but fitted maile
wouldn't do a THING for bludgeoning damage.  I'm sure you'd rather be
hit in the groin with a bat than a sword, but is that BEFORE or AFTER
you get hit in the groin with a bat?
 
I'm just saying.

"If you haven't found something strange during the day, it hasn't been
much of a day."
quote by - John A. Wheeler


-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [MR] Chainmail Cod Piece Pattern
From: "Scott Cozad" <scott at cozaddigital.com>
Date: Tue, January 15, 2008 9:47 am
To: vivianvaz at lairhaven.com
Cc: atlantia at atlantia.sca.org

Lady Yenega, here is some information for your weird facts that may win
you Jeopardy some day. :-)

If I recall correctly there are several plates in the Paulus Kal
Fechtbuch
(fight book) of 1479 showing malle "boxer briefs". I have a color copy
at
home that I can look at. In the mean time if folks are interested in
looking the manuscript is available online in b/w at
http://mdz10.bib-bvb.de/~db/bsb00001840/images/index.html.

It would be quite useful. As is illustrated in the Kal manuscript the
men
in harness are on horseback. A fitted or at least shaped malle "boxer
brief" or cod piece would provide several benefits. It would be more
comfortable to wear, provide the same or similar protection as a malle
skirt and allow the rider to control the horse easier.