The Armour Archive

les yeich

In this case i'm going to have to say I PREFER the line drawings, especially in the instances of helmets that have been widely published already. I think we all have a small idea of the insane amount of research done for this series. I've bought a few patterns from talbot & I can say I pretty much t...

les yeich

When they literally won renown and fortune by killing? I'd say it's a rather safe assumption that killing was easier. This may or may not be relevant, but i'll share it; after a brutal knife attack that left me flatlining, I never suffered ptsd. After a crazy stretch of time in which I was left alon...

les yeich

It looks like the leather is stitched directly to the metal, similar (at least all the little holes) to the edging of a tekko in japanese kote (i could be wrong). Thus the rivets would be directly to the fingers. No hidden plate. Really clever.

les yeich

I haven't been very active in sword collecting for several years so i'm not up to date on who is running with whose money, as I stated multiple times. I own two lutels that are really nice, though. Please note i've differentiated between custom & production repeatedly; I never once grouped lutel wit...

les yeich

Forgot to mention lutel- they're pretty sweet. If I were thinking beater i'd have to go with kris cutlery. I've owned close to a dozen of them. I've got the single handed & the bastard (no fuller) from the hanwei/tinker line & have to say for the price they're my pick. The fittings are horribly unif...

les yeich

Jeff- that's a shame to hear. I'm surprised & disappointed, but it's good info to know. Honestly if I were going to go that route, i'd probably just buy a bare hanwei blade & mount it. I know he doesn't need any more plugs but I once saw a patrick barta sword at a blade show. It looked like it belon...

les yeich

Jeff could you possibly be getting tinker & atrim confused in regards to the ordering caveat? I admittedly haven't been very involved in the sword community for a few years, but last I heard tinker is one of the most "available" guys in the biz, & has a pretty big forum presence, wheras I know mr. t...

les yeich

Rick barrett is another great smith. When I finally went for a howard clark blade I went with 1086m. The l6 is a neat concept, but the performance difference is waaay beyond anything likely to come up even in the harshest conditions. I would have (before selling it lol) trusted the 1086m even in ins...

les yeich

Tinker does his own stuff using a hydraulic press & stock removal, to my knowledge. He & mr. trim are good friends with similar designs/ performance goals, but that's the extent of their co-operation, as far as I know. Sidenote- both the hanwei tinker line & valiant atrim line are pretty great for t...

les yeich

There's also tinker pearce & kevin cashen. There are a decent handfull of great smiths. i've mostly done japanese style customs so that's an entirely different group of smiths, although I do have a blade from john lundemo & will promote him at any chance. As far as badger blades, well, they fill a c...

les yeich

High-dah-teh. That wouldn't be the proper term, though, as haidate are specifically japanese. "armoured skirt" is probably the best term.

les yeich

I read on wiki martin scorsese is rumored to be working on an adaptation of "the last duel"... He's one of the few directors who i've heard is beyond anal in regards to historical accuracy. Who knows, maybe we'll be seeing an amazing film taking place in the later 14th century!

les yeich

I have no pony in this race, and zero association with anybody involved, HOWEVER just for kicks i went back and read a bunch of threads, and if everybody is being honest about what they're owed, then Brand was stealing more money in a year than i made around the same time... Life didn't get out of h...

les yeich

Pretty sure that's just reflected light

les yeich

All those questions & more are answered in the many links above.

Not being facetious here, just saying...

les yeich

1. Do you mean the munaita & watagami? From what i've seen they were generally only left flat on older suits & suits emulating older ones. So with a haramaki, sure. I'd say with yours there should be some dishing, flair or flair & roll the edges at the minimum.

les yeich

Awesome, thanks! As interesting as the topic is, it's a little outside of my scope of interest, so leads are much appreciated!

les yeich

Actually the only example you listed was agincourt, which i've read about enough to get both sides of the arguement. "15th century accounts" doesn't narrow it down or give a place to start. I'm not being arguementative here; i've just never seen said documents. Edit to add; the specific example of f...

les yeich

Can anybody cite specific examples of arrows penetrating plate? Not just anecdotal "it happened at agincourt." Thanks in advance, this is a good read.

les yeich

Well, there's a solid counterpoint. Shrug

les yeich

I actually meant, I felt the reviewed pair has too sca-ish of fingers to me, not that they lack those features. I think custom fitting is a dealmaker for a lot of people. Buying a pair & having to fiddle with them cuts some buyers out. Not saying I agree with that sentiment (i personally have no int...

les yeich

Nonetheless what? I've seen used leather demis for $5 but an apple will never be an orange. Shrug.

les yeich

I was going to say my only real nit with the armstreet pair is it needs the knuckle rider... I won't/can't address things like enclosed thumbs or grounding fingers, etc. not personally being involved with the sca.

Custom fit does go a long way...

les yeich

In that case i'd sure like to know who is selling something similar for $160

les yeich

Oh, & I can also recommend koa... I've gotten my last 3 production swords from them & been very pleased with their qc

les yeich

There's nothing wrong with cold steel. I've owned several swords from them and always been pleased. They really are tough. Of course, dynasty forge allegedly uses the same foundry, or at least an affiliated foundry. Hanwei still has ridiculously straight handles, but i've, again, always been pleased...

les yeich

Thanks everybody great replies. I should have been a little clearer my primary concern is matching th spacers and rings. Any experience? And riveted, yes.

les yeich

Adendum... I want FLAT rings...

les yeich

So suddenly i find myself with tons of extra time and an extreme desire to complete a full mail suit. I'm mostly settled on a pattern and want some advice on... Well... A lot. I've actually done plenty of butted mail but this is an entirely new project. I was thinking i'd like to do an alternating c...

les yeich

sorry mac, martin's is the second i've seen, since i have seen yours before haha. i'm a big fan of musculata and i get tickled pink everytime i see a good one (which of course means typically seeing originals). i've got a pretty good collection of pictures going so if another database springs up i'l...

les yeich

that's probably the first modern muscle cuirass i've seen that looks like they should... while i do understand it's a lot easier to just pound out some bubble muscles, it never ceases to amaze me the lack of attention to basic anatomy i see. cheap repros have become the paradigm.

les yeich

[quote="Ironic"]@Konstantin, what do you mean by "with all that propane around.... can do a lot of hotwork with the right burner nozzels.."? I'm curious, is propane a better solution to heating your metal than oxy/acetylene, for a least beginners? quote] pssst... there's a giant tank in the backgrou...

les yeich

:mrgreen: LOL! i had an insane brain fart... "what?! why haven't i heard of this?! oh... yeah..." as cool as this is for the scientific world, i'm actually way more interested in the cultural aspects of the find. hanged man, decapitated man head, decapitated deer corpse... what the hell happened he...

les yeich

how ironic that he's injured right in the uncovered spot...

les yeich

That's your opinion, and if all you had wanted to do was put in your opinion then I wouldn't have a problem. Instead you described it as boring, something it is far from. yes... his opinion is that it's boring. interesting read. i'm seeing a lot more from the high-end of the spectrum (in terms of a...

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