The Armour Archive

Saritor

Belemrys wrote:At least you guys can track it...I am about ready to ask for the money back

Same here. Mine doesn't even show on the Ukraine Post tracking page. Just says that the tracking number doesn't exist.

Saritor

So, it should happen during Midnight Madness at the Munitions Grade Arms booth?

Saritor

Look for anything about Meyer's dussack training (which is actually really well laid out even in text with the woodcuts available), or videos for Bolognese (Marozzo, or Manciolino). HEMA and WMA groups will usually translate pretty well into SCA for those two styles specifically.

Saritor

Polar Bear Forge and Grey Cat Armory has some do-it-yourself kits that just require shaping and riveting (all materials supplied, I think).

Saritor

I'm in the same boat. He's also offered to refund the money if it's gone too long, and we're getting fairly close to that date.

His communication has been pretty good, and honestly was better than mine was initially. While I'd like the helm, I'd take the money, too.

Saritor

Beautiful shape on that peascod!

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PM sent, as well.

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Received today, exactly as advertised, no muss, no fuss. 5's all around on the Frieman scale.

Saritor

Lorccan made some REALLY nice 410 spring stainless gauntlets that Darkwood was showing off at Pennsic -- great prices, too!

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Saritor

I'll take 'em!

Saritor

You should be able to talk to a surplus lines agency, or an all-purpose shop that does more than auto insurance, to get special event or even like a martial arts club insurance coverage. The important thing is knowing what kind of liability limits you need for the site or event, and whether it will ...

Saritor

GazMatraz wrote:West Dragonshire is the bunch I'm training with, not met the fencers there yet just the heavies (nice bunch).

I've heard a lot of great things about C&T in Drachenwald, so I expect you'll end up in good hands. So to speak.

Saritor

How used is the low-pro kidney belt?

Saritor

Ottokar wrote:If all goes well, I suppose you could glean it off my corpse at Battlemoor.

Make sure you wear nice boots, too. You know, just in case.

I may actually start making some more DSpine events, but that's still up in the air anyway.

Saritor

Ottokar wrote:PM sent regarding the weight of the close helmet parts ... and answered wherefore I take unto me the whole lot of armour

Well, at least it's somewhere in a kingdom where I might get to hit it with weapons, even if I can't just buy it outright.

Saritor

What group or kingdom are you with? What you're ideally looking for is Cut & Thrust, within the SCA. It's usually a subset of rapier (but not always, as in Calontir, Northshield and maybe other locations). Sticking to a strictly rapier ruleset, there are no percussive cuts -- instead, you have a dra...

Saritor

Broadway wrote:I use them under my actual armour. Love em.

For your Tuchux rig?

Saritor

Dietrich Vasil wrote:No, rolled into a sheet. If you interesting helmet made from hardened steel, so we also can manufacture in 2-3 weeks.

PM sent!

Saritor

Close-ups of the maille:

Here and here.

Saritor

Sorry about that -- there's nothing like an old house with crappy wiring blowing the power supplies on both PCs one after the other. :\ Attached is a current picture, with the oil cleaned off of the maille. It will fit a maximum 50" chest -- this is including padding/gambeson/etc. If you're close to...

Saritor

Haven't forgotten! Just can't resize from my phone and need to get my PC back up and running to post the pics. :/

Saritor

Belemrys wrote:Pictures and measurements please?

Measurements are already posted above. I'll haul it out and take pictures of it tonight. This one's still in it's original packaging (and oiled).

Saritor

So do you mean that after the hammer strike, no more bids are accepted? I'm a little confused, sorry! I think he means that there'll be more than one, since he says when the "first strike" will be. Usually, it's three strikes (going once, twice, sold). If you can get one of Tengushin's helms, do it...

Saritor

Selling a brand new, mild steel, alternating dome rivet and solid, chainmail haubergeon. Ring size flattened 16 gauge 9mm. Would fit a L or XL t-shirt no problem. Measurements when laid flat: Chest: 25" across Sleeves: 12" long Top to Bottom: 36" Selling off my haubergeon -- haven't used it, and pr...

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5 36" lengths of them are now mine!

Yay, loaner gear!

Saritor

HauoctheWild wrote: Correction: Where Aethelmearc goes, victory follows.

So...whatever side routs Aethelmearc and chases them is the victor?

Saritor

I've seen people do yoga in 14th C kit.

Of course, I saw one of the girls that does polefit and fights heavy do an inversion on a light pole at practice in her armor, which was far more amusing.

Saritor

Where'd you see that at?

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Caius705 wrote:De facto not a Madu, since it's available in Europe. And if I saw somebody with one of those, I'd say hell yeah. I love documentation.

Hell with madu documentation...I want that shield with a face on it that the guy on the right is holding!

Saritor

Broadway wrote:Dropping my portrayal back by a couple centuries and no longer need this 14th cent. gear.

You're going to Freon can great helms?

Saritor

For the Outlands:

Finger gauntlets must be made of rigid material and arch over the hand/digit to meet the haft
when impacted. (See Society ACH IV.5.b)

Saritor

14th C Hiberno-Norman is basically a few years behind the English styles of the day, with effigies showing CoP being the norm into the 15th C (technically, into the 16th C, since there are some folks who tried that when Henry Tudor invaded early in the 16th C).

Saritor

Johann ColdIron wrote:Wow! I felt like I was playing Total War.

"No, no! Right click over there so the knights engage that shield wall! Keep the polearms behind them! Why does that siege engine move so slowly?!"

Saritor

http://www.welldressedtent.com

Fritz's tents are REALLY durable. I now own Tent #001, which withstood the ridiculously windy Battlemoor I, along with his other tents. They're well-made and have plenty of room to stand up and move around in.

Saritor

Have you looked at Marc's scabastardsword.com? You might be able to farm that for drill ideas adapted to Montante, and there's plenty of discussion there for why and where he makes decisions on adapting Meyer's longsword to SCA combat. Might help speed your adaptation for Montante, anyway. Hopefully...

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