The Armour Archive

Alecks

Seeing that this topic is in the "Historical Research" subforum and not in "Off Topic Posts" the only thing I will say about this is that "it wouldn't be very likely."
Edit: It seems I'm not quite awake. I read the question as "is there any relation between Panzer and pants"...

Alecks

Linseed oil without chemical additives can be bought in horse tack shops. It's meant as a supplement to horses' diets.

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It would make a good pub sign, too: "The Gorgon's Head"

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I plan to make a liner for a sallet from several layers of cotton terrycloth sewn together, put in pockets made from linen. Basically because I have it lying around. Anyone any thoughts on that?

Alecks

Thank you for sharing, this is quite interesting!

Alecks

I made a wedge tent using a normal sewing machine. . All in all it wasn't that difficult. The most difficult part was figuring out in which sequence to sew it together so that the rolled-up fabric would still fit under the arm. I assume a double bell would not be that difficult. As soon as I have mo...

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What is the latest date I could reasonably claim for the use of this helm? Define "reasonable"... ;) http://irisharchaeology.ie/2013/11/the-irish-rebel-and-the-ancient-sword/ After the Battle of New Ross in 1798 an ancient blade was prised from the hands of a dead rebel fighter. The unnamed warrior...

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Very nice!

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Stonekeep armour and Frederich von Teufel have made a nice set of armour for Robyn: Robyn in Armour
(Anyone have any more pictures?)

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That would have been the tournament at St. Wendel in 2012 I assume. There's a topic with links to YouTube clips on the Archive: This will be Epic! - The Grand Tournament in Sankt Wendel

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http://www.anaperiodshoes.co.uk/

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Interesting thread on Myarmoury.

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Dave the Moneyer mints some nice coins as wel (look at the online catalogue): http://www.grunal.com/

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Antoine de la Roche, Grand Bastard of Burgundy The arrow appears in other portraits as well. The meaning of is unclear but it might be the symbol of the king of archery (the winner of a yearly archery contest). Antoine became the king of a guild in Ghent in 1463. http://imgc.allpostersimages.com/ima...

Alecks

It has already been linked a few times on the AA but this clip is quite interesting: MET - How to Mount a Horse in Armor and Other Chivalric Problems

Alecks

Great, thanks! I must admit that I haven't looked too closely at your site the last few years but I plan to start on a Landsknecht kit in a year or so. (Too many other projects that are still half-finished...)

Alecks

Sounds great but will you still be selling the regular, printed patterns? And for those of us on the old side of the pond: Is there a (semi?)official Reconstructing History patterns reseller in Europe? It would be nice to have a shop here with the miost common patterns and the option to order the le...

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I've heard of glueing nickels to it...

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Nice! They have a working replica of one at the Guédelon site. From what I understand those human hamster wheels were quite dangerous to operate. YouTube - Medieval Crane at Guédelon

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I don't think those spots are hobnails. Similar spots are all over the painting, for instance in the green piece of cloth hanging from the helmet. Donal: indeed: not wearing spurs and not wearing sabatons either.

Alecks

I can recommend The Crossbow (Mediaeval and Modern Military and Sporting) by Sir Ralph Payne Gallwey. It is written over a century ago but the section on how the crossbows were constructed has lots and lots of illustrations of all components and for instance detailed instructions how to make the ske...

Alecks

Next stop Holland. http://www.stichtinghei.nl/?p=1457 Holland? Nyborg is in Denmark. Although confusing the two is easy, Netherlands and Denmark are quite similar. Both countries are small, flat coastal neighbours of much larger Germany with a focus on dairy produce... Here are some pictures from l...

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Do I see nickels glued to it?

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A shame I didn't know about your armoury before. I really like the sabatons!

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Ouch!. Best wishes, I hope she gets well soon!

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Kaos wrote:The level of the italian groups was amazing. Awesome kits.

Intermezzo!!!

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Gr ben makes nice scabbards. I don't know what he charges, though. His site: http://www.theupperclass.nl/

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I'll be seeing some jousters next weekend. I'll let them know about this topic. I don't think they have internet access before tuesday though.

Alecks

Antonio: I assume you mean Glückshaus. There is a recent discussion about it in this thread . For those interested my translation of the text: The game has such a custom He who nothing takes out of must put on It's a rhyme, I think the sentence in German is a bit strained. So I guess it could be a v...

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Scott H. wrote:This is the latest version of my kit. The photos were taken 2 weeks ago at THACO-3 in Northshield and are courtesy of Andrea Jacobsen.

- edited to resize the pictures -

Is that the Battle on the Ice?

Alecks

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

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A wire stripper? http://watermarked.cutcaster.com/cutcaster-photo-100498821-WIRE-STRIPPER.jpg I made a couple using a block of wood with a groove gauged in it. I put the sheet over it and tapped it into the groove with a flat screwdriver and a hammer. After that I took some needle-nosed pliers and f...

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I bought the German version of the 3rd edition of this book and of the one for female patterns in 2004. It was published by a different company, then: Rofur5. It's aimed at the Larp and "Mittelalterfest" (renaissance fairish events) crowd. The patterns are fairly simple (or simplyfied) and no or lit...

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Ooh!.. and starting next month.. I'll have BBC4!

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