The Armour Archive

Murdock

"My approach right now is to tell newcomers to get a decent helm and a harness that's mostly textile and leather with steel head, joints and hands (a la John d'Abernoun) since they can sew or assemble that themselves with a minimum of effort and can use mostly off the shelf parts for the steel" And ...

Murdock

Again if you are a St Olaf member and you are not on the mailing list go to the st o site at:
http://saintolafs.netfirms.com/

and sighn up asap.

Sorry to use the forum for non fighting stuff folks

Murdock

"That's not Scottish, they wore kilts and no underwear" Yeah there's a whhhooollle pile of em here. They think i'm English apparently because i'm not in a spagen helm and a Kilt. Where as the particular group i'm thinking of definately are kilt and fur clad rusted spagen loonies. Nice guys and fun t...

Murdock

"A lot of those fantasy-based folk are simply not interested in history or learning of any kind." ya meet em all the time and some are psycotically opposed to anything authentic. EVEN when it's easier than what they do! Nearly every week i almost quit, i almost put all my armour on Ebay to get 1 per...

Murdock

"blonde bimbo"....

Hey Richard whats wrong with blonde bimos? As long as their in period Chemeses (sp?) for the wet chemese contest.

Murdock

Hi Widow, I beleiev i may have met these people. I know i've met some of the other groups they mention. They're nice enough but... Do ya really think that the dungeon bunnies would actually come to a class on period Breton Costume? I mean many of them actually put effort into their glaringly unperio...

Murdock

I could'nt tell much they jerked the camera around so much in the fight scenes.

I just wanna know why do you hardly ever seen anyone in a helm in the movies? Gimili was the only one.

And where are the shields? Borimir carries one and you never see him use it.

Murdock

I didn't even look at the pics of the feast.

Yes thats about typical, actually it's a little better than typical. No coke/beer cans on the table. I didn't see any plastic plates or cutlery.

i'm sad now

Murdock

WHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!

I wanna go there.

I'm so tiered of all the spagenhelms here, soooo tiered of knowtwork and no one knowing what hosen are.

WHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!

sob and sniffel, snort ectectect

Murdock

"Skraelings, but yeah. Hell, we're not even sure that they *met* any Native Americans. The most solid piece of evidence is a single 11th century norse penny (I belive it was Norwegian, I'll have to check) that was found in a 14th century Native American settlement. Lans aux Meadows shows us that Sca...

Murdock

How heavy is your sword?

real stuff weighs about a pound per foot of length.

A 3 ft sword whould weigh about 3 lbs.

Unless they're reeaaly week that shoud'nt be too heavy.

Murdock

where is everyone?

I see basically me G-Bob T-Bob and Galon on the Site and thats about it. Is everyone ok?

We have an email list now, please get on it. Our communication has sucked lately.

Murdock

"1) Gauge the level of interest. Get contact information (phone number, e-mail, real name, general area where they live) 2) Explain the legal target areas and blow acceptance. 3) Put a sword in their hand and let them swing it. 4) Show them the basics of power generation by using the entire body. Fa...

Murdock

"Moon Hides the Sun and portrays an 11th century Native American captured by Vikings, traded to a European who then set you free to travel in Europe? What is the historical accuracy involved in that "persona development"?" That can't really be someones persona. Creative yes, but very very silly. Aki...

Murdock

Not meaning to be mean. I don't know these guys and i'm not saying their bad people. BUT... Judging only from the LOTR demo, where i'm assuming people looked their best for the public. I cannot tell what any of the fighters are suppoesed to be. Persona is indeterminant by nationality, or time period...

Murdock

"Such as rollerblade knee and elbow pads hidden under the cops of my armor, and of course a sportcup. Now if someone were able to explain to me how to get away with not needing these things for my sport and hobby I would be more than interested in knowing" Actually yeah there are lots of ways to do ...

Murdock

"There tends to be an "establishment" that goes for the 12th - 15th c. genre" Where do you live dude?!?! We have maybe a dozen knights that i know of that fit into that era in the whole kingdom. We have at least one thats not even this side of the BC/AD. You got it gooooodddd http://www.armourarchiv...

Murdock

"I watched a very well known clothing laurel shred a new members first serious attempt, it went on for a while, the young lady left in tears, turned, smiled, and announced that she would be perfectly at peace being as ill clothed as she was as long as she could avoid being as ill mannered, and ill t...

Murdock

"I am the worst possible anachronism. A black guy trying to portray a 12th century Templar Knight" How is that any worse than all these chubby American giajin trying to play samaurai? Or the same blonde and red haired folks pretending to be arabs? Heck i know an Asain guy with a German (i think) per...

Murdock

"While I applaud the efforts of anyone who strive for greater authenticity, if you REALLY are so offended by the SCA that much, why participate? Save your $35, don't renew you membership, and either join or start a group more to your liking. You won't be offended anymore, people who don't think like...

Murdock

I have a few hammers from him and a dishing form.
I really want one of those armourers swag blocks.

Murdock

I'll agree with the disaggrement of the disagreement. I have yet to see plastic armour that did not look like plastic. Egg looks like plastic, Alchemy looks like shiny plastic, DV looks like a cut up barrel. Most homemade plastic rigs like they were scrounged out of a garbage pile. NONE of them look...

Murdock

I'll give it a shot man.

There are people on the board that are in local groups with at least some of them. They might have pics.

Murdock

I was at BJJ class and was talkin with one of my cop buddies, he was asked what he found most useful from the class. He said knife defenses, apparently in B'ham it's common to get attacked with knives.

Not wanting to get cut, i'm reacting in typical medieval fashion and armouring myself.

Murdock

thanks Rev

Murdock

Are their any other hilts out there?

I'd much prefer a curved quillion. I may just buy one and bend the quillion myself.

I really liked the Edward III hilt.

Murdock

hehehehe Relax, polymer armor is a better way of putting it. I have some kevlar slashguard sleeves and gloves made by Hatch inc. I was wondering if anyone knew of a webaddress for them or a similar company? I'm aslo looking for on of those spectra cloth puncture suits that some fencers wear. It's fo...

Murdock

"). No visible plastic is allowed. It is preferred that plastic not be worn at all, there are more period materials available that will offer plenty of protection." If your gonna be authentic, ban it completely. If you don't you will have the same genericelts in plastic and mucking great tunics that...

Murdock

After a looonnnnggg time of procrastinating i finally entered something in Kingdom A&S and to my suprize they didn't shred it!! Only my 2nd entry in any A&S contest. I didn't get a great score but it was better than i expected. If it had not been for the AA i would have never enetered anything i've ...

Murdock

Anyone know how Ustad the Dredded and Viscount Sir Miles did.

If they did end up going.

Murdock

Well then list a buncha words and folks will try to define them.

For ex :
Fighter- a persona that fights

diety- see super duke, also see Gareth Le Bruin

period nazi- anyone that even mentions authenticity in a crowd of more than 5 people at an event.

bored- see Murdock

Murdock

Ya know David got me thinking, would they have been wearing these as the sole thigh protection like we do in the SCA?

Or would these have been worn exclusively over mail chausses?

Murdock

WOW man

Maybe i'll ge another set of sabatons from ya, if your getting that good.

Murdock

I think of Bonanza and Gunsmoke

Murdock

Also try Trueheart armoury
helm $60?

and Ivar/Ron simmons
$15 or so for elbows or knees

Hey St O fellas

I need plastic armour

Juyst wanted to say thanks