The Armour Archive

Otto von Aachen

I was thinking more in terms of the poleaxe and the halberd, but i've decided im not going to go that direction. I just don't have the time to do the sort of exhaustive research proving that kind of thesis will require, so i think i'm going to end up going with my own take on the ever popular longbo...

Otto von Aachen

Hi Erik Thanks for the advice. I'm not really planning to use that exact statement, just something along those lines. That was just a quick example i jotted down to give myself a starting point to refine things from, and to show others what sort of information i was looking for. Im revisiting most o...

Otto von Aachen

Hey Klaus Is that an outgrowth of the maille research society that erik schimd started? I have the first issue he put out, but wasnt aware any other had been published yet. I sort of dropped out of the loop a bit over a year ago, so i'm not really up on whats out there these days. I also managed to ...

Otto von Aachen

Your right about narrowing my topic. I just received this assignment yesterday and i'm still in the planning stages, but after re-reading Arms and Armour of the Medieval Knight and skimming through a few of my other key references i realized im really going to have to narrow things down. My primary ...

Otto von Aachen

Hello again everyone, sorry it's been so long since i've been active. I recently returned to school to complete my degree, and i've just been handed an assignment to do a 2000-2500 word research paper on a subject of my choice. I naturally decided to do my paper on the way armor evolved from the Nor...

Otto von Aachen

Thanks raselsnarf. i knew wd40 would help prevent rust, but i didnt realize it would also clean off the dirt and crud.

Otto von Aachen

Hi all! I know this has probaby been asked before, but i need some advice. I recently noticed a few spots of rust on my forth armoury haubergon, so i decided to use the sand in a barrel method to clean it up. It worked great for cleaning off the rust, but now its looks like its been rolled in dirt f...

Otto von Aachen

Well, the mock up Cet sent me to check the fit had the greaves as three seperate pieces, designed to be connected with leather straps that buckled across the back of the calf. Last time we talked he indicated that he was going to make some slight changes in terms of how the cuisses, polyens and grea...

Otto von Aachen

Ok Erik, for now i guess i can accept that they are internal splints, though i'd still like to find an extant armharness of that style and look inside it to make sure As for copying that particular effigy, your right, its been an interesting project for Cet(hes making the plate portion of the armour...

Otto von Aachen

Alienor- To my mind its very doubtful that any part of the effigy is fantasy, as such effigies generally were supposed to be as perfect a representation of the person as the artist could manage. It's possible we are interpeting what were seeing incorrectly though-ive discussed that particular breast...

Otto von Aachen

It would also make them incredibly uncomfortable to wear though, and im not sure it would really mold to your arm very well that way. I suppose its possible....

Otto von Aachen

Erik, About studs on armour- this effigy clearly shows some sort of studs or rivets BETWEEN the splints on the arm harness, so why are they there if they serve no defensive purpose? Decoration possibly? Im very interested in your thoughts on the matter, since this is the effigy my armour is copied f...

Otto von Aachen

Great post Bob. Few things I'd like to add. 1) Location- I'm willing to make a 10-12 hour drive for a 2 or 3 day event, but it just doesn't make sense to have to drive for two days(or more) in each direction for an event that only lasts a weekend. I'm also not really willing to fly to any event in t...

Otto von Aachen

Adriano-Your right that just about anybody can do butted maille, but one thing i've discovered is that an awful lot of people just dont have the patience for it. No, your not going to sell a lot of hauberks, but you can do a pretty good business in the sca just making aluminum aventails and maille b...

Otto von Aachen

Umm, if you think your going to cut down on the heat by using plastic your sorely mistaken. I spent my first three months wearing plastic loaner armour, and the stuff absorbed heat like a sponge. I bought/made my own armour(all steel), and now the only heat issues i have are caused by my using a vis...

Otto von Aachen

Sorry, guess i should have put the exact time period. 1370-1380 is the time period my armour and most of my clothing is based on. Marcele- I've looked at quite a few effigies, but as you stated, those tend to show a higher class of people, and i'd wager that the sculptors carved the images to portra...

Otto von Aachen

Hi everyone! I've just about finished making myself a new, summerweight coathardie out of linen, but i need some advice on just how many buttons i should use, what type, and how far apart they should be spaced. The coathardie is just above knee length and DOES NOT have any type of side gores. The sl...

Otto von Aachen

I apologize for taking so long to respond-i've been out of town for the last week and i'm just catching up on the various boards i post on. What state are you in? The issue you describe with the zip codes doesnt seem like something that should be that much of a hassle to fix, but i want to do a bit ...

Otto von Aachen

hey brent- what time in the evening are people actually logging into chat? i've logged in several tiems over the last few weeks, but nobody was ever online

Otto von Aachen

Im sorry you feel you have received poor service from UPS. As a manager for the company it pains me everytime i hear that someone has had a service problem, but i do feel the need to speak in our defence as well. I work in the second largest hub in the united states, and until youve been inside a bu...

Otto von Aachen

Chainmaille, the problem with answering your question is that your arming coat is going to vary greatly depending on what sort of armour your wearing. I do 14th century, and my arming coat is nothing more then a coathardie with a layer of padding sewn into it thats also got arming points. Works grea...

Otto von Aachen

Murdock, depending on where you decide to hold events i may be interested. I was part of the orginal discussion a few years back and started on getting a kit together before everything fell apart. Cet's made me most of a man at arms harness that should pass muster once finished(still need to do the ...

Otto von Aachen

Jehan, i agree with you, but i've never found any evidence to prove that they did. The few extant klappvisors i've seen pictures of dont have any sort of holes drilled in the visors in a position that would indicate a strap was attached, and ive never seen a strap or other method of securing them de...

Otto von Aachen

Garth-to the best of my knowledge there arent any extant klappvisors that show evidence of a securing arrangment of any sort. that doesnt mean that nobody ever secured one down, just that none have been found yet.

Otto von Aachen

Hi all, im baaacccck! Heres the deal- i've got a really nice klappvisor made by the archives own Cet, and now that i've finally made the aventail, sewn in a forth armoury style lining, and made an aventail strap i still am left with figuring out how to secure the visor down during combat. Oh, and i ...

Otto von Aachen

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Otto von Aachen

Congratulations! Closing rings before hand isnt really necessary, but(at least in my experience)preclosing a bunch of rings and using them to make basic units of 4-1 can make the weaving process a lot easier. I've also tried the board method, but it just didnt work too well for me. I tend to work wi...

Otto von Aachen

Hey Lach, heres the link for Bladeturners pattern page. http://www.bladeturner.com/pattern/chain.html I"ve never used a pattern for constructing a hauberk per se, so i cant really tell if it's an integral pattern problem, but it sounds to me like you inverted one of your sheets when you were attachi...

Otto von Aachen

Does he have a website he sells them from? I wouldnt mind having one of those myself.

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Bruce S.

Otto von Aachen

Nice work!

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Bruce S.

Otto von Aachen

How about something on etiquette and manners? Were you supposed to hold doors for a lady? Was it bad manners to burp? What sort of social faux paus did they have back then that we don't think twice about today?

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Bruce S.

Otto von Aachen

Sounds to me like you need to put an expanding gusset into the underarms. Basically it's a triangular shaped piece of maille woven into the armpit region that works just like a gusset in a tunic does, allowing you a greater range of motion.

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Bruce S.

Otto von Aachen

Ok, i can help a bit here. In general, a hauberk is a long sleeved, knee length maille shirt, while a haubergon has elbow length or shorter sleeves and reaches to mid thigh. As for Byrnie, i think theres still some arguement over how to define the term, since it seems to be used to describe differen...

Otto von Aachen

It's Beautiful work Brent. If it doesnt sell now post it again after xmas when i actually have money to spend.

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Bruce S.

Otto von Aachen

Zanetto, you sure about that? I dont have a copy of the Vhurburg Armoury catalog on hand to reference currently, but i could have sworn it was 7 pieces, not 9. Douglas, i hope i didnt offend you with my earlier comments. The suit is pretty as a display piece, and if you start to offer it in Stainles...

Research paper on medieval armour. need some thesis advice.

Cleaning Maille

Button type/ placement on a coathardie?

SCA-options for securing a klappvisor