The Armour Archive

Ivo

"Asinus" is Latin for donkey, mark you.

Apart from that: "Quod cacator/anus es" is correct.
You might as well replace "quod" with "quia"

Ivo

You haul sixteen stone, and what d'you get?

Ivo

Hi Ivo, So at the time, the Germans themselves would have simply called it a breastplate, and not have qualified it in any other terms? Thanks for clearing that up as I now have a better understanding of the caution that should be used with this term and a better idea of where the style is coming f...

Ivo

Hello. Kastenbrust is a modern term that describes the box- shaped variety, not the general style of armour within the 1420s to 1450s. This edgy style was popular more or less exclusively in Germany and Flanders, whereas Italian styles rather had the more rounded, pot belly looks. Kastenbrust so to ...

Ivo

It can be wrapped up shortly, though. The Longbow was as devastating as it is described so freequently because a hail of arrows, shot ballistically by trained people is very likely to hit and/or penetrate something vulnerable, Simple as that. no need for the legendary Medieval Bazooka That Breaks An...

Ivo

In modern German, "Herr" is equivalent to "Mister"

In a medieval context it describes a higher ranking (i.e. mostly noble or minsterial person), like "Sir" or the like.

Ivo

Well done, sir, I tip my hat to your efforts.

Ivo
native speaker

Ivo

Talk about weird face plates... remember the Thracians.

http://www.kovachevica.com/pdf/s/02.jpg

Ivo

Ivo

Hello. Look for pictures by Albrecht DÃ¼rer. There is a coloured sketch with a little line saying "this was the armour at that time". May I redirect you to two thrads where black sallets issues have been covered recently. The first entry in the first link has a scan of the picture I am referring to,...

Ivo

Garters seem to go out of fashion in the late 14th century and come back in the 16th when people start wearing pants over hose to keep the leg of the pants closed tight. At least that is how I see it. Actually, in Landsknecht fashion things dvelopped from slashed hosen that became more baggy and/ o...

Ivo

Bad guys always have haute pieces, it seems. Montrous pauldrons with haute pieces or spikes!

Ivo

Edward's and peter's armour look quite Aubrey Beardsley- ish. Nice pieces. Caspian looks pretty off- the- peg SCA.

Ivo

Hello. Wooden boats are covered in a layer of glassfibre. This considerably strengthens the structure of the hull. Glassfibre is woven long fibres. Linen is woven long flax fibres. So: Replace the polyester or epoxy resin in glassfibre applications with medieval hide glue, replace the glassfibre wov...

Ivo

Hello. As to the bristle business and substitutes thereof- there actually are pitch (or wax?) treted threads available. They come in lengths of about 20" and have a bit of nylon fishing line stuff serving as faux britles for just this purpose. CanÂ´t name you any sources, though, for the only leathe...

Ivo

Any idea of where it was found(other than Baveria)?

Near castle Hirschstein.

Ivo

Now, now folks. It was me who delivered this link to this forum before the crash. I shyly placed it in the off- topic section in order not to cause a stir. JT then lifted it up into this part of the forum. Before the crash I felt another forum was welcome and interesting to many. Same did Kaspar. Oh...

Ivo

Got a message from 2006...cool...maybe chance1234 will send me the photo CD he had promised me back then. Maybe the breakdown brings lost users back?

Ivo

Ivo

Hmmm...Museo del Bargello, Florence, Italy?

Ivo

Hey...thatÂ´s Mart van IssumÂ´s hat from White Rose Armouries.

Now, thatÂ´s a beauty.

Ivo

Hehe. Durlach in Baden is where I grew up...

Ivo

Anyone remember TakeshiÂ´s Castle?

Ivo

Hm...if I was allowed to have a stock of used chisels, hatchets and mill balls, and some welding device, you may well keep your stakes.

Ivo

Oh well, we could inflate each otherÂ´s egos from time to time just for the sake of being polite. A "good point" here, an "I agree" there would do wonders...just saying. IÂ´d feel way more comfortable with an honest, personal cheer- up from time to time than with a formalized lauding system that is ...

Ivo

Just checked my dictionary. HereÂ´s a few ideas.

Machina bellatrix/ belicosa/ belligera/ bellipotens sum.
Apparatus bellator/ bellicosus/ belliger/ bellipotens sum.

All variations have been spell checked twice. ;o)

Ivo

Ivo

One more nail to the coffin of the welded cone theory: As early as the Migration Period, people were able to forge weld, and pattern weld. Many spathae, seaxes, but as well agricultural implements were forge welded at somepoint in their construction. So they were able to forge weld, right? But why o...

Ivo

Hello. Even the best surviving helmets have been restored at some point, either patched up or merely ground or polished. Any forge weld in the process of corroding would have revealed itself, due to the slag and dirt inclusions inside them becauise slag inclusions usually run parallel to the surface...

Ivo

After giving the issue and all arguments due consideration, I do not buy the entire forge welded cone theory, IÂ´m sorry. Apart from the whole hole debate...it may be well possible for a skilled craftsman to create a forge weld that would be undetectable in the finished piece. But have you ever had ...

Ivo

Just a thought...to mount some latten decoartion on the apex of a helmet there is no need whatsoever for extra rivet holes. The decorative item only needs a shank, and a bit of lead, tin or latten solder, maybe even just glue or resin of some kind. Mabe there was a snap- on attachment. Maybe, and th...

Ivo

Yeah, and a few really look like Michael Jackson. No, really.

Ivo

SmartassNativeSpeaker(TM) chiming in for a bit of nitpicking. In German the term "Tartsche" describes a medieval shield of a more or less rectangular shape. A "Setztartsche" is the big infantry version, and "setzen" is not used in the sense of sitting but rather like setting up, propping up, so rath...

Ivo

Oh, I have a weak spot for the really far out, crazy things in armour, my own reenactment favourite is my Rhodes open faced sallet with the flip- down nasal for I refuse to be the average run- off- the- mill 15th century reenactor with the approved- by- people- with- high- reputation knockoff run- o...

Ivo

No chance to rip a traffic sign or two?

Ivo

I have definitely more than one book on my shelf, and I have been in more than one museum. And I am more than ready to discuss my analysis of the pieces. Oh, and many pieces come from Fischer Luzern...not the most reliable source for antique arms and armour. They sell many fine pieces, but many forg...

Ivo

I firmly believe about 90 % of the collection are forgeries, and IÂ´ll tell you why. >The "Missaglia" bascinet...oh my. What makes it seem real is the pitting of the surface- this on the other hand can be achieved with hot forging. There are many modern armourers showing aged pieces on their website...

Ivo

ThatÂ´s repros, right?