The Armour Archive

Murdock

I've someone eat an entire package of bacon himself before the field battle at Pennsic. Yeargh!

HEEEEyyyyyyyy whats wrong with that?

MEAT GOOD!!

Breakfast of champions!

Murdock

Now that would work GdC.
He'd only have to change the nationality, from English to Italian.

We may have a winner!

Murdock

"No...it's too perilous! Let an older, wiser hand take on the peril of this quest... >whack!< ...uh, sorry, Hush No this perilious research should be carried out by one who is of the female persuasion to protect those of the weaker sex from the horrors such research could encounter. Therefore I volu...

Murdock

Grabbing your own stick is legal here.

i can see why we don't allow grabbing the other guys stick, we'd get lots of broken hands. Grabbing a moving sword is alot different than grabbing a spear shaft, or a pole arm haft.

Murdock

Ya know the Roman has a point.

We have been hashing over the same crap alot.

Murdock

SPIFFYYYYYY!!!!

Murdock

Merchants and traders wpuld not have been fighting in lists and in wars in general. Sorry but your reeaaaalllly stretching it already with thw large time frame and mixed and matched garb/ armour. The trasitional period, i think is late 13th- the late 14th centuries. Which means coat hardies and surc...

Murdock

Obviously hasn't read em.

Besides have you tasted Scottish and Irish food?

Why do you think they drink so much?

Murdock

I say this with all seriousness

someone please find documentation for chain bikinis!

Murdock

" That way the 7th century Viking and the 15th century German can take the field together, and it becomes skill vs. skill. Everyone is supposed to call their blow the same, within a certain range." But thats not what happened, what you get usually is a race to see who can wear less armour, gain a mo...

Murdock

Good luck Red boar

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Murdock

Ya mean ya can just _buy_ em!?!?!?!?!?

Well damn i've been going about this all wrong!

hehhehehehe

Murdock

"I do know that now, in England, there is evidence of female gladiators." I saw that too. They were basically women that wrestled other women. Or shot arrows half naked. IE they were the Roman equivelanet of jello wrestelers. The practice was ofiically banned by one of the emperors. Women fighting i...

Murdock

I'm wayyyyy to picky about my sticks.
I'd never buy off the rack.

Murdock

I made a set of lamalar out of a "No loaded weapons beyond this point"

Saw a shield made out of a "Neighborhood watch sign" apprnetly they weren't watching hard.

Murdock

Come to BoarsHhunt Morgan

Murdock

Mid 15th C italian judging from the couiters (sp?) and pauldrons.

Murdock

If ya don't like the spelling, just wait i'll probably spell it different next time

I can't spell worth a crap.

And no i won't hit you with a stick...

well not for that.

Murdock

I think 16 ga is only for helmets.

Everything else i believe is "ridgid protection or equivilent" type rules.

Murdock

Saw some of his work at Fools War

Very cool!

And he's a good fighter to boot.

Murdock

Aidan fight with his c grip Kite weird though, your milage may very.

Murdock

I've fought people from all over the world. There actually seems to be only a little variation on how hard people hit. It's the shot they require as a good blow that seems to be different. Force veries more from person to person than knigdom to kingdom. Just talk to your opponent, we're pretty frien...

Murdock

You might try sending pics of your work and a couple of simple sample wepons to some of the EM's

Murdock

Been gone for a few, went to fools war.

That $140 sugar loaf in stock still

He's about a 23 inch head.

Got some good prices there, espically on the gothic stuff.

[This message has been edited by Murdock (edited 04-17-2002).]

Murdock

Hi there jcesarelli, good to have ya. Yes and no. If you were to deck out as a period Norman from the 11th century, 8th century Norse or late Roman infantry you cannot pass armour inspection due to the lack of joint protection, face coverage ect. The SCA has an assumed armour standard of basically a...

Murdock

Well you have stayed on topic, but when it comes down to it you seem to have 2 arguments. "I like it this way" and "It's tradition" IE the ole "we always done it this way." Just gonna respond to a little of it from here and there. "I know several people who don't participate in Pas, because they are...

Murdock

i think we're finding out why the SCA HAD a lower limit on persona dates.

You can't pass armour inspection and be an accurate Hoplite for ex.

I'd go with a anthrapomorphic visor and the knee hinged greeves with cops on em. As for cuiesses, looks like your out of luck as far as period alternatives.

Murdock

The class i was going to teach is canceled.

Daniel can't come, and i don't have the time to rework it for a "opponent" that dosen't know what to expect. Well not enough time to rework it and not have it suck.

But i'll bring The German Swordsmanship book if yall wann alook at it.

Murdock

What strength PVC is in there?

1000 psi??

i'd really like to fdind a viable alternative to rattan.

Maybe you could cast them on rattan?

Murdock

A spuntop? period?

doubtfull, now a round helm maube but not a spunbowl.

Treheart has Humes for $60-$80. Go with that or Simmons.

Simmons might even be cheaper.

Murdock

DAng

Wayyyyy to big for me.

Murdock

"but what the SCA does is in no way like true medeval combat. Most people in the SCA do not even use real sword technique." Actually i pretty much agree, we are constrained by alot, but so are most of the groups. We are however used to getting hit, in armour. That imo counts for alot, it's like hitt...

Murdock

I'd also like to point out that there are a lot of very very bad amature boxers.

9 boxers out of 10 will get obliterated by a good kicker or an equivelently trained grappler. Boxing is very useful, it is also very limited.

Murdock