Arms & Armour
with Joshua Green

Joshua Green, aka Imbëar The Huntsman, has offered to share with us his own arms and armour of Middle-earth—the following photo series is him in his tall arming boots, fine burgundy arming cote (gambeson), maille byrnie, mantled maille coif, spear, and a lovely Noldorin helm (which can be seen in Joe Piela's essay on Middle Earth (http://www.thelonelymountainforge.com/middle_earth.htm).

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I am wearing a migration period helmet (very northern), a full "rondel" arm harness, with one-piece pauldrons and floating vambraces. All of the armour has been russeted to give it a Middle Earth feel and a field-appropriate finish. I am no Elf, why should mine armour shine?	The second is a better picture of my arming cote, as well as my sword- belt and scabbard, arming sword, and sword of war. The hand-and-a-half sword was purchased through Atlanta Cutlery, disassembled, and entirely refitted by me.
A 16th century German harness I made for a friend.	A closer image of the sword, scabbard, and belt I made.
An image of a squarish pseudo-Dwarf helm.	Images of the full arms.
This is the globose breastplate: a 16 guage hard-riveted three-piece breastplate, loosely based on the Churburg examples. The cuirass has been russetted and laquered for a functional finish and weathered appearance. The 18 guage backplate is one-piece. The harness is lined with fleece where the plates contact the body.	This is my red bascinet: a 16 guage bascinet made of two halves riveted together by a central band. The helmet has been russetted and laquered, edged with latigo, lined with fleece along the neck opening, and lined with quilted padding on the inside.
Here, you can see the Noldorin helmet and the external rivets for the leather suspension lining. Within the helmet is a leather arming hood with brass-studded mantle. Fore, the longsword hilt and partial blade. There is also a green and black surcoat with my insignia, to be worn over armour during a great battle.	This is the bascinet lining: it features five vertically quilted "gores," which tie at the tips to adjust suspension. The lining is sewn to a tough leather band, which is riveted to the inside of the helm (the external rivets seen along the brow).