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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ArmoredSaint" data-source="post: 4693662" data-attributes="member: 54539">My suit of armour in the YouTube video I posted above is a reproduction of a 15th century Italian armour, and is made from mild steel--12ga, 14ga, 16ga, and 18ga, depending on the individual component, with attention given to fairly accurately recreating the weight and dimensions of the original piece, which now resides in the Diocesan Museum in Mantova, Italy.  I own a catalogue of the armours from this museum, which gives piece-by-piece figures on weights and dimensions of each of the suits of armour housed therein.  I paid a lot for the suit, and even assisted in its construction myself.  It is as accurate a replica of a late 15th century Italian field armour as we are able to reproduce today.  It always bothers me when people who cling to preconceived Victorian holdover notions about armour being excessively heavy or cumbersome (or just have experience only with low-quality Renaissance Fair or SCA reproductions) see that video and conclude that it must not be a "real" suit of armour.The figure of 71 pounds I give for its weight also takes into account the arming doublet, with its mail skirt, voyders, and standard, in addition to the clothing I wear under the harness.I'm not sure where you come up with the 70kg figure from.  Field armour didn't ever weigh that much.  Even my suit is a little bit heavier than the originals.As should be evident from the video, I have little trouble moving in my armour.  Now, I'm only a weekend athlete at best; I imagine that a trained medieval warrior, who'd likely be in even better shape than I, would be even less hampered by his (presumably well-tailored) personal armour.  I don't think a fantasy pseudo-medieval warrior in a Dungeons & Dragons setting should be penalized for wearing heavy armour.</blockquote>

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