[h-cost] Re: Ming Period (1560-1580) Infantry Soldier Costume Help

2006-01-25 Thread Debloughcostumes
Not going to be terribly deatailed, as I'm by no means an expert on Chinese equipment (learning) - but I know that pirates of the time wore what looks lots like a European gambeson, but which was made of paper and (?)cotton. I also know that a type of lamellar armour was widely used in china

Re: [h-cost] Re: Ming Period (1560-1580) Infantry Soldier Costume Help

2006-01-25 Thread Genie Barrett
The highway billboard showed Leslie Mundy smiling proudly and saying: Hi. My thanks to Genie Barrett and D (Debloughcostumes) for answering my post. I apologize for not stating up front that I have already seen the Osprey manuals. This is the (scant) bibliography that I have at my disposal:

[h-cost] Re: Ming Period (1560-1580) Infantry Soldier Costume Help

2006-01-24 Thread Leslie Mundy
Hi. My thanks to Genie Barrett and D (Debloughcostumes) for answering my post. I apologize for not stating up front that I have already seen the Osprey manuals. This is the (scant) bibliography that I have at my disposal: Zhongguo du dai jun rong fu shi (Ancient Chinese Armor) Liu, Yonghua Brown