Greetings fellow arms enthusiasts and collectors,

As we all know by now off the shelf armor is not very well fitting for most of us and for those of us who are short with a small build its even harder. For example I'm 5'5 with a slim/fit build and I have tried on breastplates in stores that were twice my size, tried on gauntlets which were so big it made holding anything difficult, sallets that made me look like a bobble head and kettle helms that need extra padding to make it sit right. Its like these off the shelf brands were made for taller and larger folk, looking at you 'Lords of Battle'.

Unfortunately some of us can't fork out the money for custom made fitted armor so we have to make do with what we have and have to hunt for very niche products that fit us. Fortunately for me I am not looking for a full harness and aiming to put together at 15th century infantry kit so a sallet and breastplate is the bare minimum. However it would be a nice bonus to find a mail shirt and gauntlets that fit me just enough and a bevor that fits with a sallet.

So other people roughly my size, which brands do you recommend ? Which online stores do you shop at ? Or did you bite the bullet and ordered custom made armor to save yourself the hassle of constantly looking for pieces of armor over the years ?

Thank you for your time and have a good one.