OLI COLLARS
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Re: Vintage Collars & collar museum pics
I just made a piece with for an Ovcharka, it is a menacing collar piece, but this this type of collar is vastly used throughout the Caucasian regions and into Turkey. All through the mountain sides these mountain dogs have to contend with the harsh elements of protecting the sheep herds. Many have fallen under wolf attacks, and these type of collars give the dog a better defensive position.
@Odemex- there is armor leather, this is an ultra thick side that is used for shields and body armor. With a mobile dog this would be more cumbersome when under the throat and through out the dog's vulnerable points. A highly maneuverable mid sized molosser type would not be as fluid in capturing wild game. Tough nylon webbing that is penetration proof with pockets of kevlar on certain areas are the way to go when it comes to making a piece that is light, and less cumbersome while providing the best protection.
In certain applications nylon is used for reducing costs when compared to leather, but pierce protective nylon with kevlar in this type of application is lighter and more effective. Wild boars can be very maneuverable and quite strong, with a quick thrust those tusks can penetrate through any light leather instantly. The heavy leather would render a dog less effective because it would constrict movement, and is bulky. Armor leather was used when there was no such thing as nylon and kevlar.
You can email me at any time; oli.collars@gmail.com
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@ghostsword I have a tosa collar that has a lot of brass plating, the flowers are all hand cut and filed, the brass borders are all by hand-this piece can take me over 30 hours to make. The brass isn't a thin plate it is about a 20 gauge so flowering work that is hand cut and filed is very labor intensive. Often people from the outside see the price points and not the work that goes into them.
I just made a piece with for an Ovcharka, it is a menacing collar piece, but this this type of collar is vastly used throughout the Caucasian regions and into Turkey. All through the mountain sides these mountain dogs have to contend with the harsh elements of protecting the sheep herds. Many have fallen under wolf attacks, and these type of collars give the dog a better defensive position.
@Odemex- there is armor leather, this is an ultra thick side that is used for shields and body armor. With a mobile dog this would be more cumbersome when under the throat and through out the dog's vulnerable points. A highly maneuverable mid sized molosser type would not be as fluid in capturing wild game. Tough nylon webbing that is penetration proof with pockets of kevlar on certain areas are the way to go when it comes to making a piece that is light, and less cumbersome while providing the best protection.
In certain applications nylon is used for reducing costs when compared to leather, but pierce protective nylon with kevlar in this type of application is lighter and more effective. Wild boars can be very maneuverable and quite strong, with a quick thrust those tusks can penetrate through any light leather instantly. The heavy leather would render a dog less effective because it would constrict movement, and is bulky. Armor leather was used when there was no such thing as nylon and kevlar.
You can email me at any time; oli.collars@gmail.com
---------- Post added at 09:12 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:51 AM ----------
@ghostsword I have a tosa collar that has a lot of brass plating, the flowers are all hand cut and filed, the brass borders are all by hand-this piece can take me over 30 hours to make. The brass isn't a thin plate it is about a 20 gauge so flowering work that is hand cut and filed is very labor intensive. Often people from the outside see the price points and not the work that goes into them.