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Armand d'Alsace

I wonder if anyone has heard from crimson forge lately? I tried e-mailing them, but the mails bounce. I am very interested in purchasing a pair of gauntlets from them, or, if they're down from another armourer who also tries to replicate the historical gauntlets as much as possible. Kind Regards /Ar...

Armand d'Alsace

Just to be clear, I have absolutely no problems with Black Swan, Windrose or Bohemund, in fact all my dealings with them have been handled very professionally. But according to what maxentropy writes, I ought to treat them like I've had a bunch of issues with them earlier, since they are operating w...

Armand d'Alsace

If you don't want to wait, don't order something from a craftsman who creates art. There are places where you can order manufactured goods with assured delivery, and places where you can buy "retail" off-the-shelf armor (paying "convenience"-type markups). I have used both, enjoy both, and believe ...

Armand d'Alsace

37 hours and 22000 to go. I hope it kicks off!

Armand d'Alsace

This is a cause I HAD to contribute to.

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"12) Sugarloaf Helm, Stainless Steel, http://steel-mastery.com/en/plate-armou ... rloaf-helm, FOR COMBAT WILL BE MAINLY WORN DURING SCA COMBAT"
That one looks Visored, so it's later than the period you aim for.

Armand d'Alsace

"Scandinavian Rus"?
I'm not sure what you mean. if you mean Scandinavian, then I'd suggest looking at the Vendel and Valsgärde gravesites, if Rus, Latvia and Estonia has a few interesting finds as well.

Armand d'Alsace

[quote="Serjeant Marli"

Are you wearing a maille coif?

I LOVE your kit.[/quote]

Thanks!

Yes, maille coif and the "loaf" on top.
Sadly, the coif has to go until I buy or make a new sugarloaf, the fit is just too tight

Armand d'Alsace

That's me in red with a white claw, nice pic!

Armand d'Alsace

Ah, those were good parties

But Rhino is Marcus song.

Armand d'Alsace

No chain, so please disregard the arms, and the ailette has turned upside down.

Armand d'Alsace

So:
Atlantia
Aethelmearc
Tuchux

vs.

Midrealm
Ealdomere
Calontir
Drachenwald
Clovenshield

So far?

Armand d'Alsace

Timing in greetings are rather important. If you wave to me across the street, and I cross and extend my hand and you just look at it, you have already greeted me, but are you being polite?

Armand d'Alsace

If he saluted hid opponent when his opponent salutes him, and whacks his helmet when the marshal asks if he is ready, he's being polite. Not returning his opponents salute but instead offering a "ready to fight" gesture in response is not being polite.

Armand d'Alsace

I do it the same way every time I fight a tourney to insure that I am in the right mind for the melee. When the herald announces my opponent's name in the list, I level my sword, tilt my head down, and bow towards the fighter. At that moment I am giving my opponent the first acknowledgement in the ...

Armand d'Alsace

Oh, I see, in that case I have a question for you and Balin:

Why not?
If you are so vehement in your views why not have an event for those who think like you?

Armand d'Alsace

Was wondering that myself, II. How would expanding to fit just one more century under the massive time period already covered really be the salvation of the SCA? I honestly think that doing so would not bring enough people in to balance out the diminishing numbers caused by easier hobbies and the e...

Armand d'Alsace

A question to Johnathan and Balin: Have you considered autocrating a "missile-free" War? It would be a great place for all those who dislike being shot at, and those who like to shoot or be shot at would know well in advance that they needn't be bothered with bringing their gear. Just a thought. We...

Armand d'Alsace

I disagree.

I think we lose our potential recruits to more historical societies. At least here in Europe. Going from Boffer to HEMA is a more natural transition than going to SCA.

Armand d'Alsace

My apologies, it's still too early for drinks here, I'll be back later

Armand d'Alsace

A question to Johnathan and Balin:
Have you considered autocrating a "missile-free" War?

It would be a great place for all those who dislike being shot at, and those who like to shoot or be shot at would know well in advance that they needn't be bothered with bringing their gear.

Just a thought.

Armand d'Alsace

The video surprised me, I would not have felt "saluted" after that.
What I saw looked like a man who used the "salute" moment for pressing his "on" button. Now, my opponent is not obliged to salute me, it is just the polite thing to do.

Armand d'Alsace

"Don't break your toys" goes for equipment as well...

Armand d'Alsace

I've made(still needs gesso and eggtempara though) a pretty close reconstruction of the Seedorf shield, that one has (probably) 2 layers of linden, and interestingly it is backed with rawhide as well. I used glued together linden planks, crossing them, so that they would be as sturdy as possible. I ...

Armand d'Alsace

Damned my tardiness, I wanted those Tally!
Well, the early bird etc.. have fun with them

Armand d'Alsace

ten more years...

Armand d'Alsace

I sewed a pouch for a cup into a pair of breeches. Looks good, is comfy and protective.

Armand d'Alsace

Nice find! Also, in "Nickel, Helmut. (1958). Der mittelalter Reiterschild des Abendlandes. Thesis (Ph.D): University of Berlin." there are examinations of period shields. The seedorf shield for instance is linden, front and backed with parchment, padded on the back. it is painted with eggtempera on ...

Armand d'Alsace

Perhaps. I guess that there's one way to find out

Armand d'Alsace

There are no surviving examples of shield markings. The eagle's claw is my own device, but I've changed it so that it's a claw on red within white, no black now. There are however quite a few metal fittings in the shape of a raven from the Vendel(merovingian) age. http://mis.historiska.se/mis/sok/fi...

Armand d'Alsace

audax wrote:I had to look up stesso tempo.

I know what a Boom-Yow is though.

Funny, Stesso Tempo I got, but what's a Boom-yow?
Google gives me black eyed peas, and I assume that's wrong...

Armand d'Alsace

Weight: 4,5 kilo, I had to replace the handle, but the shield is fine after over a year of use.

Armand d'Alsace

I decided to look into actual findings of viking shields: I chose the most well preserved finds: the Danish find in kongens borge, and the Latvian find in Tirsk. What we see here, is that a single row of wooden planks were glued together, and covered with leather. 85 cm in diameter, Pine planks, 8mm...

Armand d'Alsace

Very nice!

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