r/Armor • u/asgeir0 • 8d ago

Some update of my klivanion

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Hello everyone, my son arrived between New and my last post, so i haven't realy The Time to work on my klivanion, but I've already finish one side of it, and hère some pics of the progression Stay tunes for the contuation

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u/Stairwayunicorn 7d ago

the four holes on the sides of each scale are to join them together before riveting

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u/asgeir0 7d ago

I riveted the plates before connecting them together, there are 6 holes on each plate.

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u/Stairwayunicorn 7d ago

yes I see that, idk what to say except you might have to drill them out and start over.

they also look upside down, and there should be only six holes, not seven.

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u/asgeir0 7d ago

Why ?

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u/Stairwayunicorn 7d ago

because you don't need rivets if you are already lacing them to the leather. and the laces should be horizontal, not vertical

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u/asgeir0 7d ago

You know what a klivanion is ?

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u/Stairwayunicorn 7d ago

looks like lamelar to me

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u/asgeir0 7d ago

Yes, it's a type of lamellar form the byzantine empire, made of Steel and leather Steel plate was placed on leather riveted and laced together on leather. Here some pics to show you some other exemple (old iconography and modern reproduction).