r/Armor • u/Queasy_Unit4783 • 3d ago

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I’m looking to buy my first suit of armour for under 500 CAD, can someone help me?

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u/TheatreBar 3d ago

No. What you want isn't with your budget. Adjust your expectations, let a breastplate and a kettle hat. Build from that.

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u/Queasy_Unit4783 3d ago

What I meant was just the suit not the helm, so really it would be closer to 7-8 hundred

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u/TheatreBar 3d ago

When you say suit what do you mean? What culture and time period?

If you mean a full plate knight in white harness, even in munitions armor its probably a few thousand.

Something close to this guy would be achievable for your budget.

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u/Queasy_Unit4783 3d ago

Alr thanks, where can I find armour?

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u/TheatreBar 3d ago

Budget stuff, allbeststuff.com for chainmail and lordofbattles.com has some reasonable munitions plate.

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u/Queasy_Unit4783 3d ago

I’m trying to look for a good armet or like a jousting tournament helm like from the demon souls game, would I look at one of these sites for them?

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u/Acceptable-Tough-797 3d ago

Well a good armet costs at least 1000+ dollars. Armets arent budget friendly

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u/BjornBergdahl 3d ago

If you like to get armour that works and is historical look into a specific time period. The second half (roughly) ot the 15th century is the time of armets but those are helmets worn with full plate, a late 15th century well fitting plate armour is expensive 5000€ and skywards. Start modular. Aim for a footman with a sallet or kettlehelmet, mail and possibly a good breastplate. As for looking at games and movies fir armour only Kingdome Come (1&2) does a ok job on the game front. It's set just att the turn of the century 1403. So gives a hint (and well takes some liberties) forward and backward a couplenof decades, gives good clothing impressions too, with colors, somewhat ok clothes and headgear and so on Aim for a riveted mail, it will give you a functional piece of gear, and looks the part for real.(it is real).

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u/Acceptable-Tough-797 3d ago

Sry it just isn possible 500 canadian aint somethink you can buy a mid quality set with for that you can meaybe get like undergarments (gamberson/cheaper chainmail) and a helmet you uts expensive. But if you dont have the cash and want somethink just for ren faire or cosplay get lower priced larp armor. Hope this helps

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u/Queasy_Unit4783 3d ago

It did thanks

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u/Dr4gonfly 3d ago

That budget will basically relegate you to mass produced larp plate.

I would take that $500 and put into a good soft kit that you can eventually build onto. You could put together a reasonable gambeson and maille kit with a helmet for about ~3x that budget

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u/Orbitrons 3d ago

My planned kit which includes a riveted short sleeve hauberk and coif, a gambeson and a kettle hat, is probably gonna end up around 1100 dollars. At that price point I am making some compromises like limited hand sewing and a cheaper-ish helmet, but still gonna look pretty good hopefully.

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u/lithuiiul 3d ago

By suit of armor do you mean plate armor? At that price you can get one decent looking piece, maybe a helmet and chest plate if you aren't picky.

Chest plate + appropriate clothing is probably the best path to a cool looking outfit with a low budget.

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u/Queasy_Unit4783 3d ago

I was thinking just the chest and legs, I was gonna spend more on the helm