The Armour Archive

Robert P. Norwalt

A true Gaulic Agen Port or Bowler helmet.

Robert P. Norwalt

This would be nice to have a pattern for.

Robert P. Norwalt

Send me shipping info to Wuffingas@earthlink.net, ...we'll fix this up.

Robert P. Norwalt

Prolly went to my suspect file. I'll work this out tomorrow. Cheers.

When the payment is received,

Wuffingas Historical Reenactment Club, Inc.
Attn: Mr. Robert P. Shyan-Norwalt
11571 West US Highway 40
Cambridge City IN, 47327

765-478-9343

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Is it still on ebay. I'll take it if you can do Pay pal or CC.

Robert P. Norwalt

Are these Franks, or Westland?

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While were at it, ...a published Author with two heroic fantasy books on the market. PLUG!

http://www.authorhouse.com/Bookstore/Bo ... an-Norwalt

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http://www.hammerforgeandfile.com/wuffi ... tclubcopy/

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I know his wife, ...she's says he's usuaully okay, but sometimes a jerk.

Robert P. Norwalt

So I'm guessing about 200 plates in the plastic lamellar?

Robert P. Norwalt

Where's huntertown? South of Ft. Wayne? I'm interested in the Noble plastics lamellar's?

Robert P. Norwalt

Where's huntertown? South of Ft. Wayne? I'm interested in the lamellar's, what'd you say for both?

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I'll keep an eye out, I know John's kit. Jerks.

Robert P. Norwalt

If anyone has a (GDFB) Get dressed for battle gambason? They are nice for period materials, and look. But the sleeves were too small for my arms. I also had to have the arms shortened, the sleeve taken off the body, grommeted, and the stuffing taken out of the elbows. I had mine tailored at, Hummel'...

Robert P. Norwalt

Craig Johnson's blade hardness research on this topic.

http://www.myarmoury.com/feature_bladehardness.html

Robert P. Norwalt

Have a Joe Public, classified add section. Fee is X.

Have a Business on line Auction, or add base, ... fee is X.

You'll have to have a moderator, and he/she will have to be business minded, and paid for the effort.

Robert P. Norwalt

I've used it many time, for damascus guards, pommels, jewelry.

I think its less than 1018, not to great for edge holding. It's springy in a long piece, but bend it at 90 degrees for a piece shorter than 3 inches and you'll see what I mean.

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hummmm? Must have not had the iron hot enough. good to know. thanks.

Robert P. Norwalt

Linseed oil to is a good "blackener". But leaves it somewhat "gommy".

Robert P. Norwalt

Mild? 18 ga? Best to just use that in a LH impression. Live steel fighting, I never go in with less than a 12 Ga. helm, and that with people who really know what they are doing.

Next time get you some 16 Ga. spring sheet, and heat treat it to industry specs'

Robert P. Norwalt

Thanks guys. I appreciate that data. Is that from one of the Valsgarde dig's? I suppose I could rework the maille, I might end up needing a lot more fabric to get it to "splay" correctly. Thanks again.

~Oenghus

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What's the right way?

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Well. I'd cut the sleeves off my ol' aluminum Gaulic shirt, soaked 'em in drain'O, for three hours to get the real-real shineyness out of them, and thought they looked grey enough like steel to go with it. I guess you'd need to see just how aweful they looked before the acid treatment to appreciate ...

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Thanks feller's. Once I get the accents on, I'll repost.

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Wuffingas Steel fighters don't "follow through" with the blow as in waister and rattan. It's full bore without the "oomph". Only the best and wisest of your fighters ought to be allowed to do more than spar if they lack experience. Our 12 Ga. helms have 16 Ga. mesh over eyes, nose and teeth. We have...

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My take on Erik's kit. I acid blued the stainless to produce a weathered /damascened look. Left the ridge flat, so I can add a mokome gane Sutton Hoo style ridge "beast" next. Raw wool lining. Aluminum maille drape. For Wuffingas purposes it will have mesh over the eyes, Lord willing by spring. And ...

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Works on stainless but takes longer.

Also search Caswell they have plating and etching for just about everything. Brownells, also carrys tanks for blueing, etching, etc.

Robert P. Norwalt

For bulk, and Company rates, 3M and others at, ' McMaster Carr. Wholesale Tool. MSC. Enco. Grizzly. Harbor Frieght. Grainger. Eastwood. Locally usually Big Lot's, Alco, even seen them at Dollar General on occasion. Usually a tool booth at local flee markets, Menards, Lowes, and Tracktor Supply like ...

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SOFA's, and most state meets are gone off the chain. Stuff that used to go for $25-$35 now get's snapped up like gold, for $65-$100. I saw a junk Centaur Swedish anvil just like mine go for $900+. I was shocked. Ten years ago, you could have got it for less than a buck a pound. Now the used "names" ...

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It was gross. One of the few times I was GLAD nobody saw it. I'd love to still have that sword. "X" threw it out or gave it away,... I don't know?

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the deer carcas is a real eye opener, but how much difference would the hide& hair make? In 1994, I cut a 198 pound white tail deer, hair, spine, ribs, "innerds" all in tact. One swipe (base ball style swing) with a sharp flamberge great sword, and "Swoosh", it barley even halted the swing. The ine...

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that's the "foot" clan, TMNT.

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Boots

Thanks Ted.

Our Club.

Uttah stuff.

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My Valsgarde 6.