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[Blackhawk The Apollyon]

I could be wrong, but most/many/some glasses wearers have and old pair lying around for one reason or another, old prescription, scratched, out of style 2 for one sale, ect.. Ever think of ways to make them look dark age fantasy without the worry that they get ruined? Ever try it? Got pictures?

[Aros]

I know a buddy of mine took out some prescription lenses and made a kinda aviators  inspired goggles with them and garment grade leather. It didn't look too bad, but I have no idea if it was used in combat or even how comfortable they were, much less if they held up.

[Geth the Mad]

Many years ago my family and I did colonial re-enactments- wearing period glasses was something my father chose to do and invested a lot of money into.

The problem is that despite the glasses being period- he spent a lot of money on authentic frames- they still looked more modern then anything else on his attire; a consistent problem I saw with most Revolutionary War and Civil War era re-enactors.

For Dag, I find it similar, though I can see some things people can choose to do in order to 'hide' the modern glasses. The big one is the people who have sports goggles and still have the pretty obvious elastic headband. I would imagine that one could wrap it in dark cloth or even add a layer of thin leather or something to hide the elastic band. Or cutting off the toe of a small black sock and pulling it over the band as a cover.

Metallic paints- brass, bronze, iron-looking metals may do the same for frames, but if it's too obvious, it'd end up looking silly. I had a pair of glasses from my time in the military I painted metal, they looked /okay/, but for dark fantasy, it's better then sharply obvious plastic frames. Sadly, those were eaten by a grue, so I have no pictures.

Regards,

Geth

[Trygve Ulf]

As a tall person that wears glasses i get hit in the head alot by arrow and javs. i tryed the take the glasses off then fight but i had major head aches afterwares . i thought the same try and make leather googles with an old pair of glasses then i remembers its an old pair cause my eyes changed. (   so long story short it would look great to have some kind of period glasses but they would cost quite a bit or cut our face open if someone hit you.

i bought something called REC-SPECS http://www.sporteyes.com/recspecs.htm love them and my helm cover them pretty well.  plus if someone hits you in the face helm or no helm they sit close to your face so they would not break or hurt you (soft foam lining the inside)

[Fug]

As a tall person that wears glasses i get hit in the head alot by arrow and javs. i tryed the take the glasses off then fight but i had major head aches afterwares . i thought the same try and make leather googles with an old pair of glasses then i remembers its an old pair cause my eyes changed. (   so long story short it would look great to have some kind of period glasses but they would cost quite a bit or cut our face open if someone hit you.

i bought something called REC-SPECS http://www.sporteyes.com/recspecs.htm love them and my helm cover them pretty well.  plus if someone hits you in the face helm or no helm they sit close to your face so they would not break or hurt you (soft foam lining the inside)

This is the reason I haven't done anything like this before. I've thought about it, but because they are old glasses; they are also old prescriptions. It would give me a headache too quickly to use an old prescription for something like this.

..and I have some of the same Rec Specs. I find that they look ****ing stupid, and have never worn them since I bought them.

[Trygve Ulf]

Yes i do agree they do look retarded but under a helm there ok and to me i really dont care. as long as i can see my enemies and see the ground (so i dont fall in a gopher hole or something) im good.  

[Magnus]

Hey, let's not use the R word guys.

Also a great way to hide your glasses is to wear a full-face helm, or a helm with a full visor.