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Sorry, the tent is gone. The gauntlets are still available if you or anyone you know are interested.

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Pics of the tent. There is a small rip (~ 3/8") in one of the back door panels. There are also larger tears in one of the sod flaps and at the corner of the awning. I don't think the latter two affect the usability of the tent. The former should be an easy fix if you have spare canvas, or you are wi...

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Legs and arms sold pending payment.

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Spring stainless gauntlets by Mad Matt; sized for a size 9 glove (medium). $1200 shipped. https://i.imgur.com/Fv75GXkl.jpg https://i.imgur.com/84TbCxtl.jpg Splinted bracers and fanless elbows, well used but serviceable; $30. https://i.imgur.com/tAxx9DTl.jpg Splinted cuisses and knees, also well used...

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I didn't get a chance to set the tent up this weekend. I'll try to get it up Wednesday. This is the only photo that I found of it.

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I don't have any handy, but I'll see about setting it up this weekend.

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I have a 16X16 Panther Regent pavilion with a fly awning and super ground cloth, poles, ropes, and stakes, plus a bag to hold the rope and stakes in. The tent, awning, and ground cloth are made of 13oz Sunforger canvas. The tent has square dags around the roof edge with dark blue trim. The tent is i...

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Interested, and I'll have the cash Friday. What's the material; looks like steel?

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Stonekeep is back up, too.

Anshelm Arms if you have a large budget.

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I have a copy of European & American arms, c.1100-1850. It's not much help for medieval armor, but it has a bunch of nice swords and early firearms.

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How much additional work will be required for the kit? Will the pieces be formed already, or will they just be the cut out pattern?

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If'n Sean's deal doesn't work out, I wants the gauntlets.

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This is what happens when you let people with no reenactment background take charge of such bold projects. The issues of impracticality that tarnish their endeavors can be endless. It reminds me of Victor Davis Hanson's arguments about archaic hoplite armament; his stance was based almost completel...

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I lace my cuisses, and I have no problems with them. I have had good results with just a double thickness of leather along the edge and no other reinforcement. Lacing the cuisses from top to bottom works much better than bottom to top; if the knot at the bottom comes loose, the lacing tends to stay ...

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First thing I thought of: Sark! http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090612053357/tron/images/thumb/3/37/Sark_talking_mcp.jpg/640px-Sark_talking_mcp.jpg It looks like an interesting idea. They just need to figure out a way to make the sight remote, like the helmet interface of an attack helicopte...

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Does anyone have a copy of this? I need to get some article names and authors from the handbook's table of contents. I stupidly forgot to note who the authors were for some articles I want to reference before I gave the book back to the library. If someone knows where the ToC is listed online, that ...

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How do you apply the rope & rawhide to the shield? Kinda wondering how the process goes. I usually cut a shallow groove along the edge before covering the shield. Next, I'll glue canvas on to cover the shield, apply gesso, and paint it. Then I drill a series of holes along the edge, one finger widt...

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I'm a big fan of 3/8" rope and stitched rawhide on my shields. It's more work, but it looks good and will outlast the shield.

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This discussion probably everything you want to know.

How plausible is banded mail?

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http://www.thecompaignyestore.com/html/ ... mafia.html

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I got it through AbeBooks. The book came from a European seller, but I didn't have any issues with the purchase.

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The Hans Prunner/ Carlo Paggiarino Churburg book says the gloves are replacements, but not when the gloves were replaced.

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According to Japanese legend, two typhoons--known as the Kamikaze--that occurred seven years apart in the 13th century twice saved Japan from Mongol invasion by "destroy[ing] two separate Mongol invasions fleets so large they were not eclipsed until the D-Day landings of World War II," CNN reported...

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Armour of The Princess Bride?

That's gonna be a short book.

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Actually, Gerhard, Kohlmorgen calls the guige strap a Schildfessel. The small tie that Albrecht is wondering about is a small leather cord that is usually in the middle of the shield. Some of his examples have really short cords, which is what led me to think they are for hanging the shield on a wal...

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The book calls it a Befestigungsriemen, which translates to mounting strap. My German is pretty lousy, but I think it's used to hang the shield on a wall (p 126, last paragraph). Kohlmorgen doesn't say "wall" specifically, but I believe that is the intent.

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Ok, $200.

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I'll throw $180 at that. That sallet looks nice.

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I think their rules address that, but accidents will happen. I'm not seeing anything that says fighters are "authorized" in any way regarding their competence. Battle of the Nations 4. PROHIBITED TECHNIQUES 4.1.one prohibits any strikes in non-kill zone Important! One strongly prohibits any strikes ...

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Dansell, I found this description of the COP, which reads like a auction write-up (and the item was listed by Hermann Historica ). SCHUTZWAFFEN Lot Nr.3641 A coat of plates from Hirschstein Castle at Passau, circa 1350. Preserved fragments of a Gothic coat of plates, consisting of a breastplate with...

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Dunno what the armour would be called if it's not a version of a COP, but I'm pretty sure the chain over the left shoulder would have the guy's great helm hanging off of it. An extant version is the Hirschstein COP: https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_OsBF96doY6k/TYvz-yR6UgI/AAAAAAAAA8Q/0oLtxmC43pg/s...

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Does that crossbow wielder (fourth from the top) have horns on his helmet? O.o

It looks that way to me, too. I thought I was just looking at the drawing wrong or something.

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The url has to end in .jpg or some other image format to work.

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Edward I's shield isn't in Der Mittelalterliche Reiterschild, but Edward III's is (94x60cm) and the funerary shield for the Black Prince is shown (73x60.5cm).

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Those are surviving examples. von Thuringen's shield is an estimate; the bottom point is broken off and the actual height is 88cm.

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