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Spanish Hospitaller, Contact me PM if you want your gorget. If not, I will have to let it go to Brother Logan, the next highest bidder. Thank you for your bids. Hal Hal, my apologies for not taking care of this in a timely fashion. I've been out of the coutnry until about 2 weeks ago, and im just n...

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$35

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Anyone have a copy of this? The website has been down forever. I don't need the reg numbers or anything, just the basic program itself. Thanks! yeah, I should have it at home in one of my archive CDs, but I'd rather go with Maitre D"Arms as far as graphics and complexity of the blazon options. If y...

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is any armorer making something like this, or owuld be willing to? A Wenceslaus Norman with a full wrap grill, I dont want those roman looking side plates and back, and my persona is late 11th - early 12th century and I dont have use for a greathelm, so oa norman is the only option, but im convinced...

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[img]http://www.deadlydozen.net/templar-shields.jpg[/img] Shield 1 represents what the founders of the Templar Order had on their shields in that famous 2 knights on a horse seal. It is if you will, the "official" visuals of their shield. Shield 2 represents a rarity, as indicated by several authors...

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I darkened (or blued) my coif simply by putting it in my oven at 500 degrees for about 45 minutes. Removed it carefully so not to burn myself, and it was visibly darker (a dark brown-blue color), and immediately dropped it in a bucket filled with tap water. The thing boiled instantly of course, and ...

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OK,

I'll have to ask.... WTH is "munitions grade" ?

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sulla wrote:Nope just the one pair.

If you still have the knee/elbow set, I'll take it off your hands in no time.

Let me know

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Magmaforge wrote:mind reposting the link to the tutorial?
-Mag

this link was posted by Clinker some time ago:

http://forums.swordforum.com/attachment ... tid=151842

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Or you could do what the pros do. Cut your pleather wider than it needs to be, coat the scabbard with contact cement (I hear barge works well) and make a seamless wrap. If you're going to have another go at the stitching, I'd suggest dubbling over the ends of the pleather to add strength and the th...

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you may wanna add about 1/4- 3/16 on both sides on the back... overlapping them and sewing the bulk together makes a nicer seam IME. absolutely!, the benefits of making a template first with pleather, I'll add close to 1/4" to allow for a nice overlap of the final leather piece. placide et humilius...

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Nicely done. A baseball stitch done with two needles will close up the full-length seam.( Just look at a baseball, you'll see what I mean.) Your lacing is good. Do take the time to gather some money, buy some elkskin and some smooth leather, and do another scabbard, pretty enough to pass on as an h...

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I finally got time to start on my scabbard, and today I cut my pleather template and actually made a scabbard to test the fit and overall look and feel of it. So far it has taken me about 3 hours to fabricate the wood scabbard, and maybe 45 minutes for the pleather. I will post more photos as I get ...

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The use of trebuchets and siege towers was correct, with the one caveat that I am not sure the swinging counterweight for the trebuchet existed at this time - they might have been using only fixed counterweights. I've seen a depiction of a swinging counterweight trebuchet used during the siege if A...

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All in all though, I think the movie was a Hospitaller plot to make the Templars look bad...Did you notice ALL the Hospitallers seemed to be smiling all the time and the Templars just seemed to stand around and look grim and unhappy? (That is when they weren't being hanged or attempting to assasina...

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Deny me this: in any historical-setting picture, from Dr. Zhivago to freakin' Clan of the Cave Bear... the absolute least historically accurate costume will be the leading lady's. I dont know, I thought that Princess Isabelle in Braveheart and Princess Katherine in Henry V were pretty good, attire ...

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PM sent, hopefully first in the queue

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That's not a talbot. Looks more like a wolf or greyhound... Talbots, by definition, have big, floppy ears, not standing ones. I think it's either a "generic dog" or otherwise "unclear to us" animal, or a banner done by someone who knows graphic arts and sewing better than he knows heraldry. Effingh...

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I took this picture a few days ago and wanted to know if it was a piece of heraldry anyone was familiar with or had seen before. No luck asking the people who owned the store about it, they enver got back to me: m If it is I'd like to know more about it and would be intrested if there is a copy any...

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I don't understand - they're right there. Perhaps we're hitting a problem with language. When I say "hose" I mean woollen stockings, as opposed to trousers. These characters are clearly wearing them (unless they have really long socks - and what's the difference between those and stockings? The ter...

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Egfroth wrote:. Even in Scandinavia, the Baldishol Tapestry (early C12) shows hose being worn.

Where?

I cant find them:

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With the undertanding that this is a MOVIE, not a DOCUMENTARY, I have to say that I was impressed. Some of you know that I'm a WWII Reenactor as well, and the same phenomenon happened for WWII when the movie Saving Private Ryan came out. The reenactors nitpicked the hell out of themovie, criticizinf...

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olsk wrote:Is this the same guy?

[img]http://www.tu-dresden.de/CJV/images/grabmal_martin_vazques.gif[/img]

yes, thats him.

The photo I linked that doesnt work anymore was color and large shot of this effigy.

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Petranella wrote:Here is a great source which includes a ton of info including period sources. http://www.currentmiddleages.org/tents/

Petranella

Thanks!

That is an excellent starting point!

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Thomas Powers wrote:Could you possible hint at the place and time you are interested in???? That lovely tinfoil Morion is keeping the mind control lasers from reading it out of you brain...

Thomas

Anytime between 1150 and 1200 roughly

Thanks

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Now that I got my personal gear and armor pretty much done, I am in need of a place to stay, so my next endeavor is to build my own pavillion. In looking for references I have only been able to find photos and/or images of the pavillions/tents that the vendors sell. But I'm in need of some graphics ...

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Is there any interest in coat of plates kits? I'm in the process of cutting a few out and it would be easy to knock out a few more while I'm in this stage. I can provide the plates (punched and formed), buckles, and leather. I can't provide rivets. Another question, how much should an enterprising ...

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basÃ‚Â·tille (bÃ„Æ’-stÃ„â€œl') pronunciation
n.

A prison; a jail.

[French, from Old French, fortress, alteration of bastide, from Old ProvenÃƒÂ§al bastida, from bastir, to build, of Germanic origin.]

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Is anybody making these?

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I am in the process of researching my family crest. Or better yet do I have a family crest? I am mexican/native american and was wondering about weather or not I had or could create a crest for my family. I guess without getting to detailed is there any suggestive areas/links I could look at to beg...

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http://www.historiavivens1300.at/biblio/ritter.htm

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Morgan wrote:http://www.netstoreusa.com/hjbooks/186/1862220018.shtml

yeah....special order...and it takes up to 2 months to produce.

If it can be produced

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Oooooohhhh-kay...... Am I that far out of the loop? I got my copy off Ebay for $25.00 WITH shipping about a year ago still in its shrinkwrap. When did it become a $70-$140 book? Amazon has it used for $199 average price online is $95 for used copies in several states sounds like a pricey book, luck...

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Still, it seems such an odd thing, to make a figure in such an assymetrical pose. Curiouser and curiouser. Then, what do you think of this one of Maese Martin Vazquez, a Knight of Santiago? [img]http://spanport.byu.edu/Faculty/rosenbergj/Images/Siguenza.doncel.sc.jpg[/img] I agree with the theory t...

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crap....

Re: Blazons 2000

how about this helmet?

Sword scabbard in pictures

Re: heraldry question - dog's head

Making my own pavillion / tent.

Re: Coat of Plates kits

13th c. gambeson w/ integral mittens

Re: Family Crest for me...