The Armour Archive

Jaeger

A more common cause of bowed legs (one aspect of rickets) is Vitamin D deficiency. Rampant speculation, but I would also suspect that parts of inland central Europe not in direct contact with the salted fish trade might have had difficulties with hypothyroidism/goiters due to iodine deficiency. Come...

Jaeger

Out of curtiosity, why would beeswax be extremely expensive in-period? Any sources for this? Thanks!

Jaeger

Any luck? Thanks!

Jaeger

Bump...

Jaeger

If anyone actually finds a picture of this, please scan and post!!! Thanks.

Jaeger

Be aware, though, that local law in many areas makes posession illegal.

Jaeger

Sorry for the personal note--
If accidentprone is still around, have him give me a call (at the same number he called earlier) and leave a phone number. Thanks!
Chris

Jaeger

Not really. This might help...
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15045d.htm
Good luck! Always interested in seeing more sympathetic portrayals of clergy in reenactment.

Jaeger

I apologize for the thread hijack, but...

John, is the netzero account your current email? Drop me an email (*cherma1@uic.edu* without asterixes) with your current phone--I've mostly moved out of the area, and would like to return your loaner armor while I have the chance.

Chris

Jaeger

For a full set of the images, see below: http://www.medievaltymes.com/courtyard/ Front/back overlap seems to vary; some images ( http://www.medievaltymes.com/courtyard/images/maciejowski/leaf10/otm10va&bdetail11.gif ) overlap front over back, and some ( http://www.medievaltymes.com/courtyard/images/...

Jaeger

E-mail sent

Jaeger

Minimal instructions and they take a little interpretation, but it doesn't get more historically accurate than this:

http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~marc-carlson/cloth/bockhome.html

Jaeger

This "inverted triangle" is just an effect of weight distribution along the neckline. Rings linked directly to the neckline are pulled taught into a spread out configuration by the weight of the sleeves; below the apex of the neck opening, the rings are primarily bearing the weight of the torso and ...

Jaeger

I was thinking of purchasing one and modifying it to look more like a 13th century blade as pictured here:

http://www.medievaltymes.com/courtyard/images/maciejowski/leaf23/otm23rc&d.gif

Thanks for the pics!!! Definitely lets me know what I have to work with.

Jaeger

Not to presume to offer someone else's services, but Sir Talbot (of Talbot's Fine Accessories) has been active in the west Chicago suburbs. Last I heard (a year or so ago), he had taken a promising young fighter under his wing, but as an extremely talented fighter and one of the most shining example...

Jaeger

Has anyone seen or bought one of the Townsend spear heads? Is there enough stock metal present in the blade for some very modest reshaping with a grinder?

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Jaeger

Thanks! This will at least get me going in the right direction.

Jaeger

I'm interested in constructing a roughly leaf-shaped lance head to look period for the 13th century. No forge, so unfortunately hot work is out. Any suggestions as to where to start?

http://www.medievaltymes.com/courtyard/images/maciejowski/leaf23/otm23rc&d.gif

Jaeger

I think the guige method shown above is probably the most widely depicted. I have also seen some secondary references depicting the guige running at an angle (upper right to lower left when looking at the back of the shield, IIRC). The guige both allowed for a handy transportation method and took co...

Jaeger

ARRGH. This is my THIRD attempt to post this message (my own @$*@&$!!!! fault). It's been a while since I'd seen Truehearth's site. I REALLY like their version of the Maciejowski helm. It kicks serious a$$. With a little decorative brasswork, its straight out of the illuminations. IMHO, its the most...

Jaeger

A review of Maciejowski images concurs with the straight or slightly tapered shaft tipped with a lancehead. For example: http://www.medievaltymes.com/courtyard/images/maciejowski/leaf23/otm23rc&d.gif IIRC, shafts were generally ash grown as saplings--hence the grain would appear slightly different t...

Jaeger

Nice to see some interest in the Hospitallers! Though a bit out of the loop for a while due to personal circumstances, I play a Hospitaller persona of roughly this time period (late 13th century). To answer your specific question, yes, there are still Hospitallers around. The order split into multip...

Jaeger

I love the look of this mace as well; I haven't seen it in action. The reviews I've read earlier on the archive stated it hits with authority that borders on illegal/unsafe. I can't vouch for that one way or another; I only suggest that if you purchase it, you might need to be careful in adjusting t...

Jaeger

That's a really nice synopsis of their history. One of the best information sites I have found on the net, with information on both the history of the order and its offshoot branches: http://www.osjknights.btinternet.co.uk/oosj/osj.htm A link from the Catholic Encyclopedia, 1910 ed. http://www.newad...

Jaeger

Ulrick--
If you end up trying one of these, please post your results. I'd be very interested.

Jaeger

Are similarly fashioned single-handed swords legal in the Middle Kingdom? Anyone ever try making one? Do they hit with enough authority? Do they last at all?

Jaeger

Interesting. I've seen the Matthew Paris pic and the Maciejowski Bible pic, but I've never seen the first one on the page. What source did you find it in?

Jaeger

If you're apartment living and pressed for space, you don't even really need a form. I curved my first shield with merely a couple of straps from Home Despot http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif --I think they were originally meant for motorcycle tie-downs, IIRC. Rope with the appropriate non-...

Jaeger

Ernst: While, IIRC, there are a few pics in the Maciejowski Bible that show gambeson over mail, I'd have to say the paticulat picture you're citing here is a pretty soft call. Many of the surcoats depicted appear to be lined (different color on interior) and I'd have to say this mor looks like folds...

Jaeger

I tracked down the page from which you referenced this photograph. I am not aware of any helm type specifically known as an "Antioch helm", however this helm (and the painted helm above it) has some features which are typical of helms of the early 1200s, with the flat top, dished faceplate, and smal...

Jaeger

Wow. Nicely detailed explanation of your testing methods. Thanks!

Jaeger

I'd toss in the low countries--present day Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. And I would include Portugal, particularly for later in period. Generally, I'd exclude Denmark with the rest of Scandinavia, as the culture was sufficiently different to distinguish these for most of the time period. [Th...

Jaeger

John--sent you an email (netzero) that might help in this matter. Email me back when you get a chance, or call if you can find a phone. Best of luck.

Jaeger

Not too pretty, but it looks fairly simple:
http://www.armourarchive.org/patterns/simple_baskethilt/

I've also seen hilts made of THICK plastic bent in three sections around the hand; hard to describe, but very simple. Unfortunately I can't find a pattern online.

Jaeger

http://www.inbar.int/rattan.htm

Attn: Accidentprone (crosspost from Off-Topic)

Lance head construction?