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Hi Matt- I'm not ignoring you, honest, I've just been juggling a bunch of stuff. You asked for photos of the tunic colours while I was in England, so I had to wait till I got home. Once here I had 10 days of frantically trying to catch up at a time when everyone wants their things right away for eve...

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I'm glad you're so happy with your arming doublet, and thanks for taking the time to post this review. If you (or anyone else with a BSD arming doublet) would like to be added to the Black Swan Designs Arming Doublet Hall of Fame album, just send a photo. Thanks!

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We're taking full advantage of our distinguished competitors and guests this year. In addition to Toby's several talks (watch for the announcement of one in the San Diego area), Joram van Essen will be doing a pollaxe clinic. Day/time TBA.

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In conjunction with the Tournament of the Phoenix 2014, a talk by Dr. Tobias Capwell at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles When Ages Collide:The Representation of Classical and Contemporary Warriors in Medieval Manuscript Illustration Tobias Capwell, curator of arms and armor at the Wallace Collection,...

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Yes it has, without a doubt. Thanks!

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Red Company update: The Red Company 1471 was formally and permanently disbanded in 2004, and Jeff and I gave up reenactment at that time. Since then we have pursued participation in Rene' style tournaments on several levels; together founding WorldJoust Tournaments™ , Jeffrey as a competitor at knig...

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I'd say at this point I'm doing almost as much bespoke or customized work as selling stuff off the peg. Currently on a 1-2 week turnaround for customized (made to measure) work, and 4-8 weeks for custom and bespoke work. Although we have had periodic problems with the website showing account suspend...

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Issue resolved, thanks for the messages.

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Does anyone know how to get in touch with Stephen Miller of Valhalla Computers? At this point I am prepared to pay a bounty to anyone who can drive to his house and knock on his door.

Gwen
Historic Enterprises, Inc.

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This armour has been sold.

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Does anyone have any idea how to get in touch with Edward of Effingham?

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Trying to get in touch with you Tony! I've sent PMs and emails- please check and get back to me please, please, please!!

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https://scontent-a-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/1238846_731999630147598_488460212_n.jpg Tournament of the Phoenix competitor Jan Gradon's armour is for sale Included are: Cuirass with faulds 4 tassets plus culet plate Greaves Cuisses Mittens Lower cannons Counters Upper cannons Pauldrons Bevor Arm...

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Tony we're not done! Please check your email.

Thanks-

Gwen

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Thanks for the referral. Tony clarified that he doesn't do much email but lives on the forum, so now I know where to find him. Thanks!

Gwen

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No response to email or private message here.

Gwen

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He lives! 8) I have not been able to contact you by email for over a year, so I expect I have a bad address. I'd rather use email than PM, as I'm virtually AA inactive and hardly ever check here any more. Would you be a darling and send your email to me at gwen [at] historicenterprises.com please? T...

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Tony Bryant/Edward of Effingham used to do shield avatars. I have not been able to contact him in quite a while- is there anyone else doing them these days?

This sort of thing:

Thanks-

Gwen

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Steve would probably say so.

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Think so? I think this one is better http://davisreproductions.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/dsc_0387.jpg?w=370&h= It belongs to Dominic Sewell, another member of the Order of the Crescent. All the Crescent brothers have pretty crazy crests. Jeff's is convertible- sometimes he uses just the crescent, ...

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Dunno, probably should have called this 'Armour porn' or something. Polish photographer Andrzej Wiktor is working on something he's calling 'Projekt Rycerze', which involves photographing reenactors in kit. I think it started out as a photo spread on the Polish Hussars for National Geographic/Poland...

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So old the links are dead but the info is still there.

viewtopic.php?f=16&t=85686&hilit=hat

Gwen

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We offer a selection of buckles- http://historicenterprises.com/reenactm ... 2_184.html

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Jeff pointed me to this thread this morning. Only a few clarifications: The red arming doublet is Jeff's practice doublet: https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/483767_10151538655291208_1203684824_n.jpg The fancy arming doublet Jeff wears when he competes (Dominic is also wearing a BSD arming ...

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YOu can safely assume that if fabric occurred before and after your target period, it occurred *during* your target period. The same cannot be said for style or fashion (and checks and stripes fall under fashion), but it is a reasonable assumption for woven textiles. Just because a society *can* pro...

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I'm guessing from the subject of your post and your comments that you're looking to document the use of stripes and checks in the Anglo-Saxon period, and that's what I'm addressing in this response. Although I'm not on Konstantin's list, I know that Regia Anglorum doesn't accept checks and stripes f...

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A CALL TO ARMS! https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/13660_10151367481536208_1400526924_n.jpg WorldJoust Tournaments now has 4 affiliated events in the US, Canada, Poland and France. More events means even more opportunities for new competitors, so if you would like to compete at a WorldJous...

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A couple of updates for anyone interested in glass- We added this glass to our 'budget glass' range over the holidays: http://historicenterprises.com/bmz_cache/3/3f834a3a40bce369c9b7d4bf09b96451.image.375x550.jpg It's a simplified, rough version of this glass in the Corning Museum of Glass in New Yo...

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these are very nice, affordable and a wonderful alternative for clear plastic bottomed pewter mugs. Precisely. Which is why we carry a range from very delicate and expensive to the more robust pieces which make up our 'budget' offerings. Plain beaker, $14.95 http://historicenterprises.com/bmz_cache...

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big fred- email received, we're thinking about it.

Thanks for the other suggestions guys, we'll check them out!

Gwen

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Knowing there are a lot of techno-savvy people on this forum, I thought I'd throw this question out to you. Question: Is there a simple to use web program? Parameters: Let's say I want to put a web page together. It should have a main page, and about a dozen sub-pages. I want a slide show on the mai...

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I don't recall seeing an email, but that could be my fault and not yours. The amount of email I field on a daily basis is staggering (up to 50 or so that want to be answered within 24 hours), and sometimes I just go blind and delete stuff by accident. We used to be the US rep for Le Verre Historique...

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I thought your name looked familiar, which is why I was a bit confused by your post. Websites and the internet are not infallible. Although Pam and I comb thru the site on a daily basis, glitches still happen. We have a rack full of glass waiting to ship, and I'm sorry you couldn't see it. If there'...

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