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- Tue Jul 20, 2004 5:46 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Used armor for sale!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 882
- Mon Jul 19, 2004 11:17 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Used armor for sale!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 882
- Mon Jul 19, 2004 7:35 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Used armor for sale!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 882
Update/Responses
Thanks for all the interest! To update: the arms and legs have been spoken for. I've also found my gorget, which is for a smallish neck (around 17 1/2" - 18"). It was made by Regulus & is his lobster-tail dog-collar style (I think it's in that pic of me). To reply to all questions: I'd like around $...
- Sun Jul 18, 2004 4:59 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Used armor for sale!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 882
Used armor for sale!
I'm looking to swap heavy fighting for Airsoft as my primary combat hobby. To that end, I'm selling off all the armor I can. I've got a Crusader-style greathelm, a full breast-and-back, and a pair of Andy Ward gauntlets. They've all been used on the field, so they've got dings and scrapes. I've got ...
- Thu Apr 03, 2003 7:42 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Do you feel the need for mead? Indeed!
- Replies: 21
- Views: 175
The last batch of mead I did was fairly well received. I used about 5 gallons of water and 15 pounds of honey. I added two or three lemons (juice & rind) to the must after the boiling process, plus a touch of ginger. I left it to ferment for four or five months, using Red Star champagne yeast. The r...
- Tue Feb 04, 2003 11:54 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Bascinet hinges
- Replies: 2
- Views: 69
- Tue Feb 04, 2003 9:01 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Bascinet hinges
- Replies: 2
- Views: 69
Bascinet hinges
I'm looking for center-mount bascinet hinges, like the one in Techniques of Medieval Armor Reproduction. I recall that someone around here usually had them available, but I don't remember exactly who.
Cheers,
Christian
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Long live the Prince and Princess of Cynagua!
Cheers,
Christian
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Long live the Prince and Princess of Cynagua!
- Thu Oct 03, 2002 1:53 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: What is your favorite shield style -and why?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 287
I use a small heater, too. I've used large heaters, war-doors, and bucklers. In the end, the small heater is the most versatile. I can punch-block; my arms are long enough that I can block leg-shots just by dropping the lower point; and it does a marvelous job of covering those vulnerable areas from...
- Thu Sep 26, 2002 4:38 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Confessional
- Replies: 23
- Views: 156
I don't think I've whacked any of my comrades yet, but I've got a tragic tale of friedly fire - At a Wargy a couple years back, I was fighting along happily during a long res battle. I was just getting the hang of combat and I was hunting for the thickest action I could find. During the battle I stu...
- Sat Sep 21, 2002 3:39 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Combat Archery Poll - Unbelted SCA Fighters Only
- Replies: 99
- Views: 611
- Tue Jul 23, 2002 7:02 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Heraldry help.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 45
I haven't got my books with me and my memory is spotty but I think the way to blazon those is by describing the black and red crosses to be charged on a white cross. Maybe someone else knows a more clever way to do it. But if I am remembering correctly its the way the multiple crosses on the Union J...
- Tue Jul 09, 2002 5:47 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Excaliber the movie
- Replies: 6
- Views: 84
- Sat Jul 06, 2002 5:57 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: looks like they made some modifications...
- Replies: 9
- Views: 78
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Pale Kettlson: I thought valkyries had one cut off as part of their initiation? </font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> You're thinking of Amazons. They lopped off the starboard one to accomo...
- Fri Jul 05, 2002 5:35 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: 1630 AD: Have a nice day!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 104
- Fri Jul 05, 2002 11:02 am
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Skull Helm on ebay
- Replies: 14
- Views: 142
- Wed Jul 03, 2002 10:16 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Bascinets from India?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 159
- Mon Jul 01, 2002 10:28 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Vitus
- Replies: 29
- Views: 166
Congratulations! Though I have never had the honor of meeting Vitus in person his well-considered words from this board have oft inspired me to reach ever higher in the pursuit of a chivalric life. May fortune favor you upon this new road, Vitus. ------------------ Long live the Prince and Princess ...
- Fri Jun 28, 2002 10:20 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: gauntlet
- Replies: 8
- Views: 139
- Thu Jun 27, 2002 5:16 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: SCA Poleaxe Questions
- Replies: 5
- Views: 80
My poleaxe is about five feet and change. The change is the height of the thrusting tip - about three inches. Including the thrusty the whole top-spike is about six or seven inches above the blade. Having played with it quite a bit lately, I think I'd prefer another foot of reach on it at the very l...
- Thu Jun 27, 2002 5:09 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: War stories.
- Replies: 20
- Views: 183
- Wed Jun 26, 2002 10:24 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: quick chain maille clean up
- Replies: 7
- Views: 91
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Marshal: Hang it up and attack it with a couple of brushes, the sort used for polishing shoes. This if it's just a coating of dry dust. If it was oiled beforehand, then the dus...
- Mon Jun 24, 2002 4:54 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Sca-War tactics, what can a newcomer expect to see?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 33
The only Kingdom-level wars I've been to were West-Caid affairs a couple years back. The command-and-control needed for real tactical maneuvering wasn't there and mostly it was a bunch of units wading into one another and hacking away. A few units maneuvered independently to good advantage with flan...
- Mon Jun 24, 2002 4:41 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: SCA Question - Helmet Padding
- Replies: 3
- Views: 82
You might try adjusting your chinstrap so it pulls the helmet against your head differently. I had to drill two sets of holes in my helm for the chinstrap before I had the placement right. It's a pain in the ass, but you'll end up with a more comfortable ride from your helm. ------------------ Long ...
- Mon Jun 24, 2002 4:37 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: quick chain maille clean up
- Replies: 7
- Views: 91
I tossed my mail into a bucket of sand and had my little brother roll it around the patio for a few minutes. I can't tell if it ended up clean or not... it's all covered in dust now. After shaking it out a few times most of the larger grains of sand are out of it, but it's all dusty. Anyone have a g...
- Thu Jun 20, 2002 10:46 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Death from behind...
- Replies: 11
- Views: 73
I like the West Kingdom's DFB rule well enough. It lets commanders in a battle gain some benefit from aggressive maneuvering. And it makes all us line animals pay more attention to our surroundings. I'm not really sure on whether or not it should be included in a tourney melee. Most of the time it's...
- Tue Jun 18, 2002 10:55 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: How we can make it better - SCA
- Replies: 31
- Views: 216
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Murdock: To many guys in the weight belt crown </font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Is this the proverbial slip or merely a typo? http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/wink.gif ----------------...
- Mon Jun 17, 2002 11:09 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: What is the best weapon for the general man with arms.
- Replies: 29
- Views: 167
- Sun Jun 16, 2002 10:24 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: 14th and 15th cent tents
- Replies: 8
- Views: 67
- Sat Jun 15, 2002 2:14 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: 14th and 15th cent tents
- Replies: 8
- Views: 67
- Fri Jun 14, 2002 12:15 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Why do you play in the SCA?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 143
I enjoy associating with people who share my interest in the middle ages. And it's great to express it in the same way - wearing the clothes & armor, fighting, feasting, attending court. It's the most fun I've had with my clothes on whether they were cloth or steel. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/...
- Wed Jun 12, 2002 10:24 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Choice and Controversy
- Replies: 34
- Views: 239
This sounds like a reasonable thing to expect of your students. In any martial-arts school the instructor expects his pupils to be properly attired for training whether that means a gi , a do bok , or a reasonably period harness. Now you'll just have to be prepared for the flood of students who want...
- Tue Jun 11, 2002 8:36 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: How we can make it better - SCA
- Replies: 31
- Views: 216
Lead by example. Maybe I'm too non-confrontational but I don't see the point of expending a lot of energy to drag people into authenticity. I believe if you put some effort into your gear - and by that I mean more than just your fighting kit - eventually others will follow. There are a lot of folk o...
- Tue Jun 11, 2002 8:16 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: How much authenticity sacrificed is too much. (SCA Caid spec
- Replies: 24
- Views: 315
- Tue Jun 11, 2002 11:08 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: The Fiercely Independent Barbarian/Scot
- Replies: 37
- Views: 154
- Thu Jun 06, 2002 7:52 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: I can't do it...
- Replies: 12
- Views: 132
Everytime you see one of these fringie fantasy folk just remember: "Ignorance is curable; stupidity is forever." The hard part is discerning the difference between the two. I myself have failed in this way for many years. Instead of trying to guide these lost souls into the fold, I've just ranted an...