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Has anyone tried using key rings for maille? Key rings, especially "specialty" or "high tolerance" ones, are, by design, very resistant to spreading, unlike ordinary butted maille (nickel plated). Also, key rings are designed to be attached to one another without pliers (although they'd probably hel...

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hmm. I posted a link to this site a few weeks ago and not a single person replied. You must simply have natural charm

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This site doesn't seem to have exactly what you are searching for, but you may find it useful regardless.

http://www.geocities.com/na_degadmediev ... pment.html

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Jesus, that's tough... The Cossacks did not become well known (or known at all) until the mid 1400s... Look at armour from the earliest point you can find, then try to determine what it might have evolved from...

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http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y110/Nephtys/Royal%20Armouries/Turkish_Kilij_087.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y110/Nephtys/Royal%20Armouries/RAAugust05037.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y110/Nephtys/Royal%20Armouries/Ak-koyonluhelmet_058.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y110/Neph...

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Uhh, question: how is the turban tied on a turban helmet?

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The Zhuge nu, really came into being and use during the Han dynasty {206 BCâ€“220 AD} and wasn't readily used amongst the army of Qin Shi Huang Di if at all. As for armor resources there are several decent books out there with detailed images. One thing I have found most fascinating in recent image...

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Of course, you have the right to do what you please with what you have worked hard to produce. Whether you choose to let other people benefit from it, however, depends on whether you think like a businessman, or like a very charitable person. And, naturally, a distinction has to be made between thos...

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Well, Mr. Hunt, I have chosen not to post any opinions on this thread supporting one side or another (or another, or another) of the argument, but, even though I do not necessarily agree or disagree with what you have to say, you certainly said it in one of the most gentlemanly, courteous, and, if I...

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I say the following as a fencing and Muay Thai fanatic: I love it, I do my 800 or so kicks a day, and I'm still not that good. One of the things I tend to dislike about a lot of martial arts societies is how closely they associate their art with "the way to kill someone." Granted, that is certainly ...

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A jigsaw can do ANYTHING. Really. I have one and I use it for everything, including 12 ga mild steel. Replace the blades frequently, and a decent quality one will just zip through 12 ga.

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Rowan: I expressed a similar interest... :D :wink: http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=77935 And this armour is on my "to do list" but right now I am still struggling to cut out some 16 ga. lamellar in a separate project. With a jigsaw. Ugh. (aside: not what I'd call "historically...

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I think the most important thing to remember is that anyone participating in one of these things knows the risks and accepts responsibility over injuries they might sustain. Even if the level of danger is disputed, people should still have the right to do it if they want. And, I imagine, this is pro...

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wow, only two grand! http://www.yourprops.com/view_item.php?movie_prop=18108

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Hey, I'm thinking about signing up for a welding class because that is something I don't know how to do...

what are the advantages of knowing how to weld in making armour?

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chef de chambre wrote:Not related. The chains on the brass you posted are keeper chains attached to the pommels of the sword and dagger, to keep them from being lost in combat. They aren't even attached to the belt.

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Well, this is kind of related I think...

[img]http://www.themcs.org/armour/knights/20 ... 0%2046.jpg[/img]

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http://www.themcs.org/armour/14th%20century%20armour.htm Might have already been found, I don't know. You might want to turn your monitor sideways Some things I have noted: Elbow cops begin appearing at around 1300; more extensive plate armor seen around 20 yrs. later. Shields seem to gradually red...

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Yep, that's how mine is. It also opens waistcoat style.

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Konstantin the Red wrote:Personally, to avoid any misapprehensions I would say "plates-and-mail" and escape the unpopular phrase altogether.

or "zirh gomlek"

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http://members.ozemail.com.au/~chrisandpeter/kirpichnikov_helmets/helmets.htm http://xenophon-mil.org/rushistory/medievalarmor/parti.htm http://www.strangelove.net/~kieser/Russia/Armor/armordef.html Have faith in your searchfu- with translated words the spelling is usually different!! Here are what...

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OK, I've been looking at interesting interpretations and comparing with this site: http://www.ask-vikingekampgruppe.dk/uk0017.html . And now: a stupid question: is it possible that the lames were ever arranged rotated 90 degrees of what is the norm with square lamellae?? (lengthwise side to side ins...

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OK, getting started on a Russian kit and am using lamellar for most of the body armour. A few questions about that: 1. What were the typical individual lame shapes and sizes? 2. What were the lames made out of and what were they laced with? 3. How was it worn (layout of lames, whether it opened in t...

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Hi!
About to get started on a Русский kit, and am wondering what style of lamellar I should use

Namely:
Shape of lames
methods of bondage
attachment of shoulders, skirts, if available

And of course would appreciate any pics you have!

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I believe before The Crash there was a thread on helms with faces on 'em that contained a massive number of pics of sweet hats. I'm asking for the same thing but in particular the of the Russian variety (I believe the word is Litchina).

Thanks, Liam

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wow, I didn't know leather facing could make such a big difference. Very interesting find.

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I think you might be overcomplicating it

http://www.doomlegends.com/maille/coiling.html

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This, meine Freunde, is the real thing.

And personally I see no difference

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...nothing? not even good pics of terracotta soldiers?

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maybe martial arts schools should start teaching "rattan sword defence" to all the new kids

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Jiri-

only two people are more badass than you- David Belle and Jesus.

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Cheers,
I want to be a Qin Dynasty Chinese Crossbowman.

Preferably a repeating crossbow

I had this idea when I found this site: http://www.atarn.org/chinese/rept_xbow.htm

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That is lovely and much better than anything I could do,
but
you might want to watch out for where that holes in the visor overlap the bevor.

But I am very inexperienced at this sort of thing, so you might be better off not listening to me

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all the companies were clad in iron, and all parts of their bodies were covered with thick plates, so fitted that the stiff-joints conformed with those of their limbs; and the forms of human faces were so skilfully fitted to their heads, that since their entire body was covered with metal, arrows t...

Key Ring Maille?

Next Project- armour from "Batman Begins"

Welding

13th and 14th century armour

Russian Lamellar

Face Helms (in particular Russian)