Early 15th Century Italian Legs

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        This is based on the statue of 'Orlando' in Dubrovnik by Bonino of Milan from 1413. A picture of the statue can be seen in The Venetian Empire, 1200-1670 (Men-at-Arms Series, Volume 210) by David Nicolle, Christopher Rothero (Illustrator); 48 pages; Paperback (July 1989) Stackpole Books; ISBN: 0850458994 .
        You can also see a similar effigy on the Tomb of Giovanni Cose of Naples from 1418 in the Louvre. A picture of this appears in "The Sanctuary of the Madonna delle Grazie with notes on the evolution of Italian armour during the 15th century." by James G. Mann printed in "Archaeologia" Journal of The Society of Antiquaries of London 1930 Vol.80 pages 117-142. The picture is Figure 2 on Plate XXIII.
       These are sized for someone between who's height is 5'8"/172cm to 6'2"/188cm and who's weight is 200lbs./91kg to 225lbs./102Kg.

Completed March 25, 2013

These are made from 0.040"/19ga./1.0mm 410 stainless steel. The plates were heated to 1950F/1066C and quenched in water, then tempered for 2 hours at 400F/204C. From what I've seen the plates should resist denting as well as unhardened 304 stainless steel 2.2 times the thickness.

Patterns Used for This Project (Version: March 25, 2013)

CAD DXF file of the patterns for the plates. You can use this file to machine cut the metal plates.
early_15thC_legs.dxf brass_trim_knees.dxf

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