The Armour Archive

Eachann

Have you tried repairclinic.com

Eachann

The stick may not be able to fold, but the cloth you are measuring can.

Eachann

Sometimes in the mid 1400s, when someone said they went on crusade, they went to the south of Spain and the adjacent north Africa to fight the heathen menace. Perhaps this is a "Saracen" observed on one of those adventures.

Eachann

Is it possible that the iron part was peened into a countersunk hole, then the whole part was profiled?

Eachann

Very nice.

Eachann

Ceawlin, what are you using for your tempering (temperature, time, etc)? I was under the impression that due to the low amount of carbon (0.3 %), you really couldn't over-harden 4130 for armor (not an expert, just an interested bystander). Ps You may want to change your location, otherwise we will d...

Eachann

How symmetrical are they? Is it possible it is on upside down, instead of swapped left to right? Thus of the two above photos one is of the front side and the other is actually the back of the same piece.

Eachann

I would look into grand assiiette style sleeves ala the Charles de Blois cote. Like Galileo said, the fabric type and number of layers really depends on how and what it will be used for.

Eachann

I have done a lot of dishing with a hole drilled into a stump. The hole just need to be bigger than the hammer face. Not a necessarily best practice, but it gets the job done.

Eachann

I'll take them, PMing you now.

Eachann

Offer rejected.

Eachann

Beuller

Eachann

I will go $190 including shipping.

Eachann

Has anyone tried Bolo Tie Tips?

Eachann

Box of toothpicks ... Boom ... pieces of the true cross, Done. Rake in the Florins.

Eachann

That is very nice, and it is win-win, the prettier you are, the less arrows get shot at me.

Eachann

Wow, that is a good list.

Eachann

Along these same lines, is it prevalent/common/rare/unheard of, to wear sabatons without greaves in the 14th and 15th centuries?

Eachann

Perhaps Brian Price is available.

Eachann

Night Rider ... remember him when you look at the night sky.

Eachann

The same guy did some shots of An Tir/West War, pretty neat stuff.

Eachann

Here is the result, there is a little over an inch between the tip and the toe of my boot. I fought in them once so far, without any major impact to my fighting.

Eachann

I don't know, I tried that when I was a kid and my mom got real mad.

Eachann

You might have better frame of reference if you translated those to the prices of food staples (bread, butter, etc.) at that time. Then you could say something like you could buy a sword or eat for x days.

Eachann

The answer was no.

Eachann

Would you take $140 for it?

Eachann

I am in the process of reforming the toe plate, which caused the heel plate to cant funny, so I think i will have to completely replace that. So to answer your question, it don't look so good right now.

Eachann

I just finished my first sabaton prototype (15th century pointy toe), and the overall lenght is about 16 inches, which is about 4 inches longer than my foot. To my eye it looks a little big, so I have two questions: 1. Is 16 inches too long for a sabaton intended for 15th century foot combat? 2. My ...

Eachann

In that special Molokai sauce.

Eachann

Wear your Heraldry (i.e. your device). May not change your odds of being photographed, but you'll be easier to recognize.

Eachann

Your target priority should be : 1, Archers, they can kill you. 2, Spearmen, they can kill your guys. 3, Shieldmen, they can keep your guys from their objective. If somebody blows off a shot, they probably just missed it, try again. If somebody blows off multiple shots, they probably don't want to p...

Eachann

I believe Lost Vikings Legs, refers to a pattern for hidden leg armor developed by a household from Avacal called the Lost Vikings. I think Inga the Unfettered was/is a member as well as Vik Vikingson.

Eachann

Wow. I thought Ajax's Helmet was cool, but Wow.

Eachann

Electrolytes, It's What Plants Crave!

Eachann

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