Saturday, December 25, 2010

Imported Suits of Armor for Your Home Decor

For those of you who have bought a medieval suit of armor, you'll know how important it is to have a solid and sturdy inner frame to hold up the weight of the armor. For those of you who are thinking of purchasing a suit of armor or are in the midst of purchasing one, you'll want to read this article to learn more about inner frames.

The armor especially in Italy is created with an old patina rustic look which India manufacturers cannot or will not match. The shape of the armor is also going to be more authentic and historically accurate to what was actually constructed in medieval times as well. Another advantage of Italian and Spanish armors is that they often can etch and emboss very delicate and complex designs on their armor, sometimes in precious metals such as gold. If you are looking for a display suit of armor, Spanish armors are almost always going to be your pick.

Today's replicas of historical armors came mainly from three countries: Spain, Italy, and India. By nature one may be inclined to think that higher quality suits of armor come from the first two countries, and you are correct. However, you'll almost always end up paying a premium for these armors.

Monday, December 20, 2010

Roman helmets

Roman helmets are popular helmets used for Passion plays, costumes, and reenactments. happily, most Roman helmets are going to be made on the larger side, often times beyond 23 inches in diameter. This goes for the Centurion helmet as well as the universal trooper helmet. In fact, most people will need an arming cap or helmet liner to make the fit more snug. Medieval helmets are going to be a little bit different. In general, these are made a little minor than Roman helmets. But that is always not the case. For example, you can find some beautiful big Crusader helmets that are up to 25 inches or more in distance.

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Samurai sword

The Samurai sword would be more properly defined as any Japanese sword wielded by Samurai or Bushi, as they were known in Japanese history; however modern films and television shows have incorrectly portrayed them to be only the well known katana, and very rarely use the proper terminology or classifications of true samurai swords. The Samurai sword would be more properly defined as any Japanese sword wielded by Samurai or Bushi, as they were known in Japanese history; however modern films and television shows have incorrectly portrayed them to be only the well known katana, and very rarely use the proper terminology or classifications of true samurai swords.