03-26-2013, 02:30 AM
Here is the cuirass that I made for the late Doug' Arnold that has hinges and pins the pins being held on small chains, however with this method he needed help to have the pins put in.
Then when he asked if I could find a method for him to put the cuirass on by himself I made the method of the tongues, and took away the hinges and pins and fitted leather sraps and buckles to the outside that after he had located the tongues on one side he did up the buckles.
Then he simply went to the other side fitted those tongues and did up those buckles and it was fitted without him ever needing any help again. There are two rings that can be seen at the left side of this cuirass one on the front piece and the other on the back but these were there to hold his parazonium.
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Then when he asked if I could find a method for him to put the cuirass on by himself I made the method of the tongues, and took away the hinges and pins and fitted leather sraps and buckles to the outside that after he had located the tongues on one side he did up the buckles.
Then he simply went to the other side fitted those tongues and did up those buckles and it was fitted without him ever needing any help again. There are two rings that can be seen at the left side of this cuirass one on the front piece and the other on the back but these were there to hold his parazonium.
[attachment=6802]cuirass1Medium2.gif[/attachment]
Brian Stobbs
