The Armour Archive

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I've seen some pretty neat examples of painted sallets in museums and over the internet. They're a little later than the time frame in question but I think there is historical precedence there. I have also seen painted great helms in period artwork, though I suppose you have to take those kinds of t...

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Balin50 wrote:First knight ....Sean what were you thinking Terrible

THIS!!!!

Terrible, terrible, terrible!

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hey Warc, I have a 24 inch head, would the medium fit? or should i go large? on the klappviser? I'd go for the large. I've got a 22in noggin' and there isn't much room for additional padding in mine, besides an arming cap. The adjustable liner allows for some "fudge" factor as well, so that you can...

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ARMOURER ERIC wrote:I'm taking a chill day today, but I can give some good recent insight into this and will try to post later tonight.

Eric

I'm hopin' your stuff hits my door today! It's like waiting for christmas morning.

warc

Maintain funds to refund all orders which have been prepaid or deposit on at a moments notice. Then if life kicks you in the nuts you've got it covered. This is great advice - Major companies do this as well. For instance, Microsoft has a practice of maintaining enough funds to pay wages and operat...

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I have the Klappvisor in size medium. Great for the price, lightyears ahead of the crap greathelm I had before. Thickness and fit is good. It didn't come with a chinstrap, though. This one came with an adjustable liner installed, which is nice. Best of all I can wear it with my glasses on, so I'm no...

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I know it's not period. I know. But that right there is the kind of scenery that just makes my Pennsic. Personally I'd miss it if girls didn't walk around dressed like that. :) But hey, I'm a Swampie so YMMV. That pretty much says it! Besides, this is more period than the closed cell foam everyone ...

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Simple Simon wrote:(love those legs)

Thats what I told he rright before she slapped me...

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Warc, if you go to Pennsic, Bring them with you and I'll see what I can do to make the straps riveted for you :wink: same goes for anyone else who has a set of my gaunts with thongs instead of straps. ~Draven I may just have to order another pair from you. I like the look of these, they could be th...

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Ditty McItto.

My money - It should be in your hands! Me wants accurately smashed skullies on shelf!

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Well its like I always say...

It ain't a real job unless theres a chance of settin' yourself on fire...

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What are...B...Books?

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Wow these look really great. Mmmmm, rivets!

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I bought a vertically segmented cuirass from them, somewhat similar to the churburg #13 harness. I was satisfied. Price was good, shipping time was good. The item was well packed. The only issue was with the cuirass itself: As some have already mentioned, the Indian armory that made this (Steel Mast...

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A *bump* from a satisfied customer.

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OK, I'm gettin' excited now!

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They are pretty much a clearing house for cheap import stuff. Pretty wall hangers, and that's about it. Same with their armour. Fresh off the boat from India. Ayuh, these guys are just middlemen. There are a ton of sites like these guys out there - many of them even have very similar side menus and...

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Ladies and Gents, I received the gaunts two mornings ago. Earlier than I expected! I opened the front door to grab the mail only to look down on a small unsuspecting USPS "shoe box". Hurray! These things are looking great. I adjusted the strapping to my comfort a little and they fit and function per...

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The above pictured gaunts will be on my hands in short order folks. When they are, I will pad them, glove up, and put them through their paces to let you all know how they stand up to SCA-style abuse, as well as what I did to pad them. I'm pretty confident that they will do just fine. The kit I'm pu...

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Draven is a blasty blast to work with. She really goes the extra mile to make sure you get what your looking for, and shes also great about keeping you informed on the progress through email and pics.

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Hell I'd buy one if they were accurate recreations.

And also the one w/ the two arrowheads and impact points.

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Corwin of ArgentLupe wrote:I play WoW, have sex, see sunshine, hit people with sticks, work 40 hours, pay all my bills and still make stupid comments over general/guild chat.

I'm an abomination!

Freak!

: )

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Vitus von Atzinger wrote:I played for 20 minutes and I found the only thing I wanted to do was ask strange characters idiotic questions like "Does this battle axe make my butt look big?"

I'd go around towns with my Orc Hunter dancing and cursing. Or running through Alliance villages trying to outrun the NPC guards.

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I seriously have had to consciously avoid playing this game past the free trials because of the possibility of addiction. Between work and college I just couldn't afford the time lost. My brother has had an account on it for almost two years now and while he will go through phases of time off, he ke...

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Tiberius Iulius Rufus wrote:I see it as a dissolution of unifying culture. Language, literacy, and other forms of frivolous (i.e., not necessary for subsistence) passtimes faded under the pressure for survival in a bleaker world without the social infrastructure to support other pursuits.

Bingo!

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Theres also a big religious component to the whole thing. The fall and split of the Christian Roman Empire and the concurrent rise of Islam in Spain, Africa, and the Middle East as well as other religions in Europe. The Battle of Tours occurs in the 732 AD and very shortly afterwards the general con...

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IMO it was the general loss of sophisticated centralized power in Europe. The breakdown of a nation-state is a deterent to cultural/scientific advancement because it breaks down many of its mechanisms...General education, technological advancement, quality of life - It all starts to stagnate or decl...

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If your interested in Italian soldiery outside of effigies:

http://www.amazon.com/Italian-Medieval- ... 047&sr=8-3

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Cian of Storvik wrote: I'm an exhibitionist. I have the need to flash my armor porno collection.

I'd like a piece of that aventail!

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Thank you for the links and knowledge, fellows! Boldo seems to be pretty controversial.

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Hi all, I'm looking for a used SCA-legal helm, perhaps a used bascinet or even a strong greathelm, preferably made of 14ga and 16ga semi-polished steel and preferably with a visor and/or chinstrap. Budget and time restraints mean I cannot order the $700 custom stainless steel pigfaced bascinet of my...

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I guess it really IS an illusion.

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I know nothing of the particular piece, but judging purely on design it looks like an Italio-Norman from the 12th century. The rounded faceguard and eye slots combined with the conical nature of the helm itself exudes the norman style of that era.

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Eric,

The payment I sent you via PayPal was from an external bank account, it'll take a few days to clear. Sorry about that, I hope it isn't a problem.

Is that a...Oh, yes, it is! A *bump*!

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It's hard to say. Generally the monastic military orders allowed non-order brethren to don some sort of uniform that identified them as such. For example in the order of st mary in jerusalem (the teutonic order) their non-order comrades wore a similar surcoat but with the tao cross as opposed to the...

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WTB: used 14/16ga helm