Re: Padded shoulders and mail sleeves

[Henry Thomas]

Hi,
A friend wears an arming doublet cut in the
french/burgundian style with puff/ball cap shoulders
underneath his Milanese style harness.  He seems to
think the shoulder padding is rather inconsequential
as far as added protection or cushioning, but he has
no complaints about the comfort or functionality of
the style as an arming doublet.
Hope that helps.
H.
--- gwyn1-at-poczta.fm wrote:
> Hi all!
> I wouldn't want to wear an arming doubled with
> puffed shoulders under a sleeved mail shirt. I have
> worn armour of an earlier type (14/15 cent)- with
> mail on a gambeson under a quilted coat of arms as a
> main torso protection and, believe you me, puffs
> wouldn't help at all. Putting on and taking off mail
> is no fun at all. However, I've read about sewing
> mail into doublets. In such a case puffs wouldn't
> make any difference. 
> Cheers
> Mick 
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