The Armour Archive

Adam H.

Damn...

Copper is such a wonderful metal, and in this case shaped by an even more wonderful artist!

A million internets to you, sir!

Adam H.

Awesome video! Both highly informative, and with some bits of humor in there as well! You make it look so easy, I thought about trying a sallet as a first project myself for a couple of hours before I came to my senses!

Adam H.

hehe I see these & this is what comes to mind http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scaley_Anteater aka Pangolin http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s294/russell_smith93/forum%20source%20pics/413px-Pangolin_borneo.jpg Apparently they make for a pretty sweet cuirass: http://static.newworldencyclopedia.org/thu...

Adam H.

$175?! What a steal! Damn, if I still had my job I would snatch that right now... D:

Adam H.

She could run me through/lop my head off/cleave me in two, but it would be totally worth it to try and ask her out!

Great work!

Adam H.

Kilian_the_warlike wrote:I think its pretty much universal that Ugo's work makes everyones knees weak (and not just from intimidation).

Also, non SCA allowed? Beest. Had the pleasure of fighting the guy. Kicks butt.

Whoa, have anymore pics of the third one?!

Adam H.

If I were a peasent soldier, heck, even a man at arms or knight, and I saw this bearing down on me, I would soil myself.

Adam H.

Simple green the wonder cleaner.. This. I used a huge jug of the stuff, and dried it as fast as I could, but rust just can't be prevented if you're soaking it in a mop bucket like I was. A stiff wire brush, constant wear (sacrificing an old coat to rub off the rust with), and shaking it inside of a...

Adam H.

Would a Plackart be worn over a mail hauberk?

Adam H.

Hey, looks like I might see some of you guys around at the fair, though I don't know what weekend I'll be there though.

Adam H.

As I have been trying to assemble a 15th-16th century kit, I have wondered; Just how fast did one type of armor go out of style, or become obsolete? For instance, say you are a novice man at arms, ready to join his first campaign. Your family before you were pretty successful, and assembled a decent...

Adam H.

How about parts of the WTC Actually, this one might not be bad...give it a taste for vengeance. I've wanted to do this for so long... only I've never crafted any arms or armor of any kind, and have no forge. The plus side is, there is an actual beam of steel from one of the towers at the Town Hall'...

Adam H.

Darn, if only I knew that sooner! I got the simple green, and it worked great, but now there is a nice coat of surface rust on the entire shirt. How can I get rid of it? http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/2290/img0821mu8.jpg The fact that Im wearing a tan jacket makes it a little harder to see, but ...

Adam H.

Thanks for all the help guys. I tried mixing it about it about in a mop bucket with hot water and a whole bottle of lestoil, then rinsed 3 times, but there is still plenty of oil on it. I guess I just need to repeat the process, so Im going to try and find simple green today.

Adam H.

Drat. Oh well... would dabbing the majority of the oil off with paper towels leave enough to protect the steel? Or do you really need to have it dripping to be an effective defense?

Adam H.

Thanks. I do believe that my mother would murder me for baking maille in her oven... Would I really have to re-oil the thing after washing it? I doubt it will be caught in the rain or anything like that. Could I seal the rings with some sort of spray?

Adam H.

I couldn't find a previous topic about this, but if I missed one please forgive me. I just received my Sussen riveted shirt in the mail yesterday, and upon removing it from the box my hands were covered in oil that I had to shower to remove. Obviously, I would rather not get so messy when I want to ...

Adam H.

It looks awesome none the less! Thanks for posting it!

Adam H.

Can we get a picture of it on your noggin'? I'm trying to visualize how it would be worn. Is the visor actually used, or is it just more of a brim as previously mentioned?

Adam H.

Oh my god, Estaban... please tell me that there is asuit to match that helmet... If I were to meet that on a medieval battlefield as a lightly armored peasent, I think I would soil myself on the spot.

Adam H.

I have heard that the fake-wood plastic composite stuff they use to make decks is bulletproof. Coat of plates, anyone?

Adam H.

These would be his soldiers.

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Adam H.

The only suggestion I have is for looks; stain the leather! Other than that, it looks great. If I had any money I would buy that.

Adam H.

I still don't understand the Albion method... do they just wrap a piece of leather around the hilt wet and glue it into place? Wouldn't they have to stick it together or something?

Adam H.

I have always wondered, why are the shoulders on this type of armor different sizes?

Adam H.

I want to see an armoured mouse go against a cat.

Adam H.

Holy crap, that's UGLY!
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KIDDING!

In fact, I'm going to think about drawing a whole suit based on that helm!

Adam H.

Even though I have never performed any such test, or have any experience with metallurgy, I think that the angle is key here. Correct me if I am wrong, but weren't arrows fired in arcs en-masse, being more of an annoyance than deadly? If an arrow hit a round piece of armor on a downward angle, would...

Adam H.

I would hate to revive an old thread, but how strong are these scales? Could they take a shot from a period bow? And would an upwards thrist be able to wound the user?

Adam H.

Get a full suit of armor made of titanium. Kidding, but wouldn't that be amazing?

Adam H.

I was thinking 55-60-ish RC If it helps in determining at all, I intend to make this file into a double edged knife.

Adam H.

I have a large, worn out file that I want to make into a knife. Could I draw it in the oven so the point where it is still hard enough to make a good blade, but soft enough to hand-file? I have to forge or anything, only hand tools.

Adam H.

I'm 17, 5'8 and about 185, fluctuating from 183-188. Last year I was in the 190's.I'm eating healthier now, but I'm always too tired to get on the eliptical or to do crunches. I'm pretty stocky, a pair of lovehandles, but I'm not Augustus Gloop.

Adam H.

I have been wanting to try my luck with making a knife for some time now. The problem is, I only have hand tools, and no means of heat treating. I have a bunch of patterns and designs and ideas in my head, but I can't really pull them off without a forge. I have a worn out file that I found, and it'...

Adam H.

Isn't it true that a lot of maille was alternating solid (stamped, punched, or welded rings) and riveted rings? If so, where can I find a piece like that? I have noticed that Forth Armoury seems to have died. Everything is out of stock, and there doesn't seem to be any updates last I checked.

How fast did armor go out of style?

Removing oil from maille?