The Armour Archive

Zanetto

I just checked Thom Richardson's " The Tower Armoury in the Fourteenth Century.". In the section on crossbows he lists and account from Mildenhall dated 10 June 1345. Here is a list of materials purchased to make 40 composite crossbows: 40 bowstaves 40 staves for the tiller 12lb of sinew for the com...

Zanetto

Gustovic, Well done. I had plans in my sketchook to try this a few years ago. I'm happy to see that it works. I'm going to have to give this a go. I have always cast mine from brass because I never wanted to hand file 35 iron vervelles for a bascinet. Your method looks very promising. Thanks, Rob

Zanetto

Has anyone considered the possibility that if Lauder is seriously considering acquiring this, that he already knows that the pauldrons most likely go the the Ulrich IX armour? Maybe he thinks he will be getting two important pieces from Churburg.

Rob

Zanetto

John,
That is not my work.
Rob

Zanetto

Woodstock armoury,
You should look at some of the top down views of sallets shown in Goll's thesis. You will be surprised at how sharp they are in the front.

Rob

Zanetto

Sean,

Send me your email address. I have a PDF of it that I can send you.
Cheers,
Rob

Zanetto

Mac,
I am pleased to see that you are building this. I have a question, though. Have you checked to see if it will fit into your kiln? That is a pretty big helmet.

Rob

Zanetto

Aussie Yeoman,
I was secretly hoping you would do turn these into DXF files! (With Mac's permission, of course).

Rob

Zanetto

Someone should buy this. If you are interested in 15th century Milanese armour, then this book is a must have.
Rob

Zanetto

What about the bascinet formerly owned by sir Noel Patton? It's point has been flattened, the face opening recut, and the lower edge rolled.

Rob

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Zanetto

Mac, Sorry for the late reply. Your amperage setting depends on the thickness of the metal you are welding and the diameter of the rod you are using. Do you have any drops of your parent stock to test weld on? Also, be careful about getting weld splatter on your nicely machined knuckle surfaces. I w...

Zanetto

Mac,
Be sure to practice on some scrap before trying to weld up your knuckle form. Also, get some new, dry rods. And don't forget to grind some small levels where you plan on welding.

Rob

Zanetto

Mac,
How wide are these braies when laid out flat? They appear to be pretty wide at the waist.

Rob

Zanetto

Matthew,

I think surly anvil is John Gruber, not Grettir. I think you have your armourer mixed up.

Rob

Zanetto

How many amps is your welder and how thick is the steel? It looks like you have several things going on here. I think you need to turn the regulator up to increase the amount of shielding gas around the weld puddle. Second try turning up the amps and run the machine a little hotter. This will mean y...

Zanetto

Pictures of your welds would help us diagnose what is wrong.
Rob

Zanetto

The hinge on Jean's bascinet is atypical also. It has two knuckles while most surviving bascinets have three.

Rob

Zanetto

Mac,
Has the last image posted by Tom been reversed? The breaths are on the wearers left side, while the right is smooth.

Rob

Zanetto

Gustovic, You have my permission to add photos of my gadlings to your list. The copper colored ones and the brass ones are from the UK. The one with the green patina was found in the Balkans, and feature "wriggle" engraving. https://picasaweb.google.com/104569231495495773666/14thCenturyGadlings http...

Zanetto

Wade,
Thanks to you and your family for having us, we had a great time. It was good to see everyone again.
As always, there was a lot of really great conversation, and a lot of good ideas. Looking forward to next year!

Cheers,
Rob

Zanetto

Wade,
Grettir and I should be arriving sometime around 6 on Friday night. I will call you if we run into any kind of delays.

Cheers,
Rob

Zanetto

Either the 12th or the 19th is good with me. I just need to schedule a vacation day for the drive down. The sooner I let my boss know, the better.

Rob

Zanetto

Hi Wade,
Grettir and I would love to come down again. The weekend of the 19th sounds good!
Cheers,
Rob

Zanetto

Christian, As Mac said, I think anyone would have a difficult time raising to that depth in four hours. I've raised a lot of deep helmets and a few breastplates, and I could not do it that short of a time. Sinking or dishing to that depth is entirely possible, but you are going to end up thinner tha...

Zanetto

I added a few more pictures. The shape has been modified as per Mac's suggestions.

Cheers,
Rob

Zanetto

I decided to have a go at making one of these this weekend. Since I have access to a CNC router at work, I had my router operator cut me the pattern out of .040" aluminum. Next, the pattern was cut out of .072" mild steel with a jigsaw. The edges were cleaned up and deburred with a combination of th...

Zanetto

I would say, without a doubt, that these are copies of Grettir's gauntlets. The extra plate on the back of the hand is pretty much a dead giveaway. He has been making this design since 1989. Probably since before this armourer was born.

Rob

Zanetto

I have a couple of rare armour books for sale on ebay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/131728045009?ss ... 1555.l2649

http://www.ebay.com/itm/131728042017?ss ... 1555.l2649

I'm happy to answer any questions. Thanks for looking.

Rob

Zanetto

I have acquired another copper alloy gadling:

https://goo.gl/photos/smzjqPVG4mZSvdGo9

It was found in the Balkans. It has both iron rivets and is decorated with wriggle engraving.

Cheers,
Rob

Zanetto

Just edited my post with a new link. Please let me know if it doesn't work.

Rob

Zanetto

Anybody else? I just clicked on the link and it opened for me. Just checked and the album is set to "public"

Rob

Zanetto

The copper alloy gadlings in these photos are in my collection:

https://picasaweb.google.com/1045692314 ... directlink

The other photos are of Wade's finger plates. All are shown in Dr, Capwell's "Armour of the English knight".

Rob

Zanetto

I find it interesting how the crack radiates out from the corner of the "pyramid". Wonder if the stress risers were introduced when the gadling was formed or if the damage occurred while it was in the Thames.

Rob

Zanetto

I use a Harris #9 welding tip for a lot of hot work. It makes a nice sized flame and uses less gas than the rosebud head. I still use the rosebud for heavier gauges and some helmet work.

Cheers,
Rob

Zanetto

You will want to use "buff" leather. Apparently Clayton's in the UK is the only place that still carries it:

http://www.claytonleather.com/view-leat ... php?cid=36

Hold onto your wallet, it is not cheap.

Cheers,
Rob

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