The Armour Archive

Raymund

Oh, here are some pinterest links with the pictures which hopefully are easier to access: http://pin.it/f9N8eVW http://pin.it/nYIfFYZ http://pin.it/x7bCJqk http://pin.it/IpCefiE http://pin.it/_qMd7b1 http://pin.it/kX7JLid http://pin.it/X_jR_97 And the text: Mail for new 13th century representation T...

Raymund

Seems that I need to shape up a lot to portrait a 13th century knight as well as Arne Koets is doing in his new jousting kit, incredible stuff at: https://www.facebook.com/arne.koets/media_set?set=a.10154096682929761.1073741832.605814760&type=3 (It may have been posted before but I didn't find anyth...

Raymund

There are a thousands of articles available for a limited time at: http://explore.tandfonline.com/page/ah/archaeology-heritage-free-access Most are non-armour related but there are intreresting bits and pieces here and there. Maybe we can share some links to interesting finds here? I've just been br...

Raymund

Here's a google translation of the text from the .pdf for what its worth. Iv'e edited it a bit to make it somewhat more readable. 2.3.2. Leather forearm protectors One waste bin (JK1) were two strips of iron and leather reinforced rivet lines practically a cubit arm protection remained healthy, A115...

Raymund

Here's a nice guide:
http://www.yeoldegaffers.com/project_scabbard.asp

There's also a couple of threads at http://www.myarmoury.com worth looking at.

Raymund

The story seems to hold place,I found it retold through a quick google search in the Literarisches Wochenblatt, Volume 4 from 1819, page 62: http://books.google.com/books?id=u-gaAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false It mentions an history over St Gallen as the source if I manage to transl...

Raymund

Nice collection there, Wade. I was wondering if there were some thumb rules involved, like if you have a drawstrength of 'x' then the optimum projectile weight would be 'y' and 'z' should be the weight of the bolt head? Of course stuff like prod type (composite or steel), bolt head type, drawlenght ...

Raymund

I've been helping out at a small dig on a small wooden keep located on a island a few miles upstreams of a river, it was probably in use ca 1390-1434. There have beens some finds of quarrel points of two distinct sizes, larger ones in the keep and smaller ones in the river, so I like to hear some op...

Raymund

Well, most german belts are swallow-tailed in the 13th century.

Raymund

There is a swedish guy Oskar Nilsson who does very nice facial reconstructions on famous archeological craniums, for instance the Bockstensman, the mesolithic BÃ¤ckaskogswoman, the viking woman Estrid, the bronze age murder victim Granhammarman, some crewmen from the 17th century warship Wasa and th...

Raymund

Found in South Korea recently:
http://www.archaeology.org/0911/abstrac ... n_man.html

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Raymund

Wow, when did this happen? Steve Here is an article: http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKL2242904220071022 And a video from his funeral, seems like a lot of reenactors showed up: http://www.metacafe.com/watch/2660174/paul_allen_tragically_killed_in_a_time_team_jousting_demonstration_amazing_funeral/

Raymund

The armour is nearing its completion, gauntlets and sabatons is whats left to do.
To celebrate Albert took the armour on tour to Castle Haut Koenigsburg.
A small movie at: http://www.medeltidenitiden.se/?p=82

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Raymund

The Museum of Medieval Stockholm is currently being redone and when it will reopen in 2010 it will feature a reproduction on how a foot soldier and an man-at-arm might have looked at the battle of Brunkeberg in 1471 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Brunkeberg). So the museum has an 40 minute ...

Raymund

I'd love to see Talbots book on 14th century armour...

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Raymund

I stumbled across this nice leather container and imediately thought of Cat:
http://mis.historiska.se/mis/sok/fid.asp?fid=181818

I'd think there would be quite a market for similar items in the SCA...

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Raymund

This is a quite nice lock site too:
http://www.historicallocks.com/en/site/hl/

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Raymund

Did you "blacken" the bronze pieces somehow, or is it just natural oxidization?

Usually Raymonds stuff are quite uniform in color and not that dark in the recesses.

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Raymund

Very instructive once again and as always excellent editing!
Even my wife that aren't that much into armouring enjoyed watching it.

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Raymund

The link at http://whitemountainarmoury.com/magdalena/gambeson.php says: http://whitemountainarmoury.com/magdale ... ngCoat.pdf
Try http://www.whitemountainarmoury.com/pdfs/armingCoat.pdf instead.

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Raymund

http://web.mac.com/lonniedcolson/Passio ... Duche.html

Some Leg harness picture there too.

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Raymund

Thank god that there aren't smell transmissions on the internet yet... But the fermented herring differs from the shark quite a lot, there isnt any amoniak smell/taste, it mostly taste of salt, but the smell... is special. Acording to wikipedia its unique odor consists of: pungent propionic acid, ro...

Raymund

Not only are you a great armourer, you are also a very good photographer, this also aplies to you movies, they are very enjoyable to watch.

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Raymund

Yes that would be nice...

I hope you where able to sell the one I botched up for you earlier... ?

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Raymund

Very nice, the maildrape did a lot for the looks.
Not that it was ugly before

This one was for Kotte right?
Who is the barbutish one for?

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Raymund

Morgan Bible From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "The Morgan Bible (The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, Ms M. 638) is a medieval picture bible of 44 folios. It is also called the Morgan Bible of Louis IX, the Book of Kings, the Crusader Bible, and the Maciejowski Bible. This book has long been ...

Raymund

This (spur?) buckle was found in the immediate vicinity of the finger parts if that can be any help dating it further. (Talbot maybe?)

I suppose you can read the swedish text?

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Raymund

The Swedish Museum of National Antiquities website has most of what you are looking for, unfortuanatly the site might be a bit difficult to navigate even if you can read Swedish, but here are at least some pictures of some of the Vendel helms. <A HREF="http://mis.historiska.se/mis/sok/resultat_bild....

Raymund

A short tree over different gothic helms can be found here:
http://www.historiavivens1300.at/helme/index.htm

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Raymund

Check out The Compleat Anachronist issue #120 (4/03) - Making Medieval Mead, or Mead Before Digby, Includes 22 recipes from sources dating to before 1600, and 22 more from the early 17th century.

It should be available at http://www.sca.org/members/marketplace.html

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Raymund

Also, brigs are usually more taliored while CoPs are more or less tubular.

(There is a transitional phase with more tailored CoPs but some might whant to call those brigandines...)

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Raymund

Albrechts BÃ¶ssor have a new webpage at: http://www.albrechts.se/

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Raymund

Check out this site for a good overview on the history of buckles:
http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ceejays_site/pag ... lepage.htm

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Raymund

Just wanted to share this amazing video of the making of a 15th century gun at the middelaltercentret in Denmark:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=hYWDuXadosA

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Raymund

The 13th cent Voxtorp chest is pine, there are some other preserved pine furniture too from scandinavia.
http://tech.cls.utk.edu/wood/plans/voxt ... efault.htm

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Re: Fantastic tailored maille

Fantastic tailored maille

Free access to Routledge journals until April 17th

Re: Leather vambraces found in Estonia AND Lithuania!

Re: Need pattern to do a 13th sword belt and scabbard

Weights of Crossbow quarrel points

A 5th century full scale armour for man and horse

Interview with swedish armourer Albert Collins

15th century breechloaded cannon