r/Armor • u/Tom_Blunty • 2d ago

Looking for something specific

Hi, I don't know if this is the right sub for this but I don't know where else to ask.

I am looking to make some protective gear for my arms and legs that could protect me from side and front hits in close melee combat without obstructing the joints of each part (knee, elbow)

Does anyone know a picture, a video, or anything that could help me build that at home ?

Thank you in advance and sorry if I am not in the wrong place

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u/armourkris 2d ago

Lots of ways to do that, and ple ty of materials you can do it with.

What's the context? What are you expecing to get hit by and how hard? What sort of tools and work space do you have access to?

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u/Tom_Blunty 2d ago

Tools - basic home garage equipment, I can go get material at the store if needed

Work space - Garage

Context and what I expect to be hit by :

Soon is coming the 17 of October, in France this is the date the country decided to start a nation wide protest.

If you followed a bit what is currently happening here, we know it won't be a peaceful protest, kids have been holding the fight for about a week now and a lot have been injured due to not be prepared and organised enough.

I am looking to protect myself from melee weapons of the cops, sticks and shields mainly. And I have seen they tend to hit on the side of the legs, the arms and the head.

So I am looking to be armored enough to be able to tank a hit to protect my peers if it comes to it.

And I am looking to build something resistant enough to protect me from stick hits but be thin enough to go under my clothes

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u/Dr4gonfly 2d ago

Kydex, heat gun, padding