| Craftsmen spent hours upon hours pouring their | | | | with care and skill. A fighter is incomplete without |
| sweat, blood and time into the creation of tools | | | | his full apparel. How can once face a sword |
| used to protect, conquer and project the will of | | | | without the mail to stop a killing blow, or defend |
| strong men to great heights. To this day even | | | | against treacherous hammering strikes without a |
| the everyman pays homage to this craft; | | | | proper helm to guard himself? |
| however the focus has shifted to shine light on | | | | Even the collectors of today have trained their |
| those who create weapons. A noble craft indeed, | | | | eye onto weaponry, forsaking armor. |
| but we neglect those that focus on saving others, | | | | Unfortunately this leaves their collections lacking, |
| those that create armor or defensive tools. | | | | for no collection can shine fully without a full set. |
| How has armor fallen out of the limelight? When | | | | Collecting weapons only can be said to be akin to |
| was it decided that the tool used to destroy was | | | | buying a car without the engine, or a horse with |
| the far superior side of the coin? One could say | | | | no legs. The collector is missing out on the full |
| that with the creation of firepower armor | | | | picture, only taking care to notice the more |
| became obsolete, but then we still created Kevlar | | | | media-fueled portions of the craft they pay |
| and other forms of bulletproof gears. Also, we still | | | | homage to. |
| see those that purchase swords, knives, axes | | | | I would encourage any who count themselves |
| and other "old world" or forged weapons. So why | | | | among those who fight, whether it be in the |
| not armors as well? Armor was a source of pride | | | | ways of the old, or the ways of the new, to be |
| for owners, often displaying a family coat of | | | | the proud owner of his own armor. Take pride in |
| arms, or an insignia of their lord, boasting beautiful | | | | it; allow it to house his soul just as he does so |
| designs and brilliant decorum. | | | | with his weapon. Even the collector should take |
| I feel that this craft deserves to rise yet again, | | | | care to flesh out his collection, painting the full |
| feel the honor it once did. An appreciation should | | | | picture of the art of war and not just a half |
| again be felt for hand crafted armors, created | | | | vision. |