The Armour Archive

Adriano

So it's like a more expensive, less accessible version of our game. Not interested.

Adriano

I've done well with a padded hockey shirt.

Adriano

I've done well with a padded hockey shirt.

Adriano

I used a Disney Princess boogie board and a lot of tape, but given a little more money, I'd definitely go with one of the rubber heads currently available. They really improve the look.

Adriano

I'll be there on Wednesday.

Adriano

I just bought boots from Viking Leathercrafts for walkin' around, but wear plain leather hiking boots to fight.

Adriano

When I started fighting, 36 years ago, I never saw basket hilts. Sometime in the mid-1980s, Duke John the Bearkiller published a design for making a basket hilt out of vinyl garden hose and strapping tape (which, amazingly, works). Eventually armourers started welding together baskets out of barstoc...

Adriano

It's up! http://www.gulfwars.org/main-schedule/

Adriano

I should be there Wednesday.

Adriano

I hope nobody minds me resurrecting this thread; thought it might remain useful for the general populace, at least those of us with questions about Gulf Wars.

I have one (not having been to GW in some years, but hoping to go this year): What's the shower situation these days?

Adriano

In tourneys I use a 56-inch longsword; in melees I usually use a six-foot greatsword -- but at the recent Fool's War found I had a lot of fun using a great-axe, and plan to use it again in the melee at Black Axe (seems appropriate). I find with two-handed weapons I'm more aware of how one must use o...

Adriano

I just turned 54. I've enjoyed SCA fighting for over 33 years (not counting a couple of years in the '80s where I was out for medical reasons). I gave up using a shield because of shoulder problems, and mostly use two-handed weapons. I proceed through resurrection battles at a walk instead of a run,...

Adriano

asbrand wrote:
Adriano wrote:Okay, I'll take six of those, please. Damn, Az, that's nice work.
Heh...if you got the money, I can make 'em.

Thanks for the compliments!

Az, in the 30 years you've known me, have I ever had money?

I wanna take a look at that chest at Castle Wars!

Adriano

asbrand wrote:Want it all black plastic.

Dude, if it's hidden, does the color matter that much?

I've been wearing ice hockey elbows for years, under my tunic. I'm considering riot gear, like this: Damascus Flexforce forearm (and elbow) guards.

Adriano

Okay, I'll take six of those, please. Damn, Az, that's nice work.

Adriano

God damn it. At the Crossroads event, surrounded by peers, I was assured otherwise. I immediately made a low-profile tip for my greatsword, had it inspected, and fought with it at the event. Although I wasn't able to find written confirmation after the event, I had no reason to think I'd been given ...

Adriano

I'm resurrecting this five-year-old thread, because I'm happy to report that low-profile tips are now legal on two-handed swords in Meridies. Apparently that's been true for a while; as usual, I was out of the loop. But at the Crossroads of East and West event today, I was assured of this by the Mar...

Adriano

Somebody on Facebook posted this in the SCA page: Homemade Real Leather Metal Full Armor Medieval Cosplay Large . It's clearly SCA gear; just seems odd "SCA" doesn't appear in the listing. A suspicious mind might suspiciously suspect that the seller doesn't want it to show up with a simple "SCA armo...

Adriano

Randall, my question comes from the fact that in nearly every art piece pair of plates are worn with mail, so I was wandering if there was some kind of "tier system" where padded defenses come first, than if you have money you have mail, and then if you are wealthier (or the municipality is) you ge...

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The picture in the OP reminds me of a style of armour that was sort of a fad in Meridies, about 30 years ago. It consisted of hexagonal metal plates, maybe three inches across (and slightly convex), joined together at the edges by small rings. Ahistorical for Europe (though reminiscent of some Asian...

Adriano

I use ice hockey elbows, which also give some protection above and below the elbow. Ordered them from Hockey Monkey, I think.

Adriano

Hand protection is always one of the most expensive, delicate, and personal decisions to make. I wore hockey gloves for many, many years. My hockey gloves are good protection, but, yeah, they look like ass. I had steel gauntlets, but they slowed me down a bit, so I gave them away. (I'm 53, and don'...

Adriano

Damn, some of y'all are impressive-looking! Sadly, this is me: https://scontent-b-atl.xx.fbcdn.net/hph ... 9439_n.jpg

Adriano

Six-foot greatsword. No thrusting tip. Functional, but not pretty:

Adriano

Remarkable. (Spotted the 'copter's shadow!) I'd love to see a video like that of the main Field Battle at Pennsic, or the Ravine Battle at Gulf Wars.

Adriano

I think I've successfully executed a spin maneuver maybe three times in three decades. This one looks pretty cool. I'm not familiar with Amtgard, but there's a Dagorhir group that meets right next to our SCA fighter practice. Nice guys; seem to have a lot of fun; and I've seen some sweet moves over ...

Adriano

CTrumbore wrote:Its not sca. Stop comparing it to sca.

If they were the same thing, there'd be no point in comparing them; it's the dissimilarities that make comparison interesting.

CTrumbore wrote:Sca does not own armored combat.

Of course not.

Adriano

Pardon me if this has already been posted about; I didn't find anything with a cursory search. Just wanted to know what y'all thought of this YouTube video: Armored Sport Combat . No holds barred combat: Cops against ex-convicts. Navy Seals against Army Rangers. The modern gladiators of the MMA vs. ...

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Adriano

Dang; wish I could be there! Last time I was at Pennsic, I was only 45.

Adriano

The 14-gauge butted haubergeon I made, and used to wear, weighed close to 40 pounds, so 25 would be dandy.

Ironbadger, thanks for starting this thread, and I'll be very interested in your evaluation. $123 is a tempting price.

Adriano

Vladimir wrote:Though, I must admit I consider "Knee fighting" a silly proposition. It is part of our rule set and I will continue to use it until such time as the SCA inc decide to give two handed weapons their due and make leg shots a kill.

That would be nice. (From my perspective as a greatswordsman.)

Adriano

I wear a surcoat, but it looks like crap. I didn't cut it right (thanks for the link, Tailoress!). Will try again and attempt to redeem myself.

Adriano

Corollary question: If someone is going to hop around on one leg, anyone have a problem with simply corkscrewing outside his range until he tumbles? It isn't kosher to do to a fighter on knees, but presumably the hopper has mobility. But, then, I don't think I've ever seen a HW fighter do the hoppi...

Adriano

Looks great; certainly better than a lot of fantasy armour I've seen in Hollywood movies.

Re: SCA rebated steel?

Re: modern non-period arming garment gambeson equivalent

Re: modern non-period arming garment gambeson equivalent

Re: How are SCA Axes made?

Re: Gulf Wars schedule?

Re: footwear...

Re: Rattan basket hilt size

Re: Gulf Wars schedule?

Re: Gulf Wars, who's going?

Re: Gulf War Advice

Re: First time fighting 2H Weapons

Re: Fighting after Fifty

Re: Medieval-ish Lantern Chest

Re: Low Profile Hidden Arm Armour

Re: Medieval-ish Lantern Chest

Re: Low profile tips on greatswords?

Re: Low profile tips on greatswords?

SCA armour for sale on ebay; without "SCA" in heading

Re: CoP used without mail.

Re: Scale armor better than plate?

Re: Hidden Elbows?

Re: 2014 Show Us Your Kits

Re: 2014 Show Us Your Kits

Re: Show us your pole arms, spears and great weapons

Re: Battlefield video will never be the same...

Re: Gif fighting critique?

Re: "Armored Sport Combat"

"Armored Sport Combat"

Re: I survived my first SCA event!!

Re: Greybeard Tournament at Pennsic

Re: Butted "high tensile" steel haubergeon..Got one.

Re: Losing a leg

Re: SCA PSA: Screw tabards; use a surcoat!

Re: Losing a leg

Re: Armor For Samsung Tv Commercial Update