The Armour Archive

Talbot

do you guys honestly think that every one in the 13th century wore mac bible helms, everyone in the 14th century wore churburg bascinets and every one in the fifteenth century wore sigismund sallets? open your minds a bit! even if this one is fake, you cant automatically asume that it is because it...

Talbot

Ecternl hinges are a feature of arms from the second quarter of the 15th cenury onward. Before this the hinges should be inset or integral (al la Chartres) The forming on mid 15th century Italian arms is very similar to those arms made before about 1425. The easiest way to determine the date of a se...

Talbot

I've been inspired! I was looking as my friend, Greg Mele's, shields. It is a work of art. Here is his shield made by Arma Bohemia. http://www.armabohemia.cz/imgnew/armures/zbroje/paveza1v.jpg (the guy in the pic is not him) Now I must have one. can someone point me to pictures of extant medieval sh...

Talbot

The reason it is so odd is because it is fake.

Talbot

Look's great-- I'm going to order a copy!

Talbot

I'm not sure when we will work again. It depends on the work load of my doctoral classes.

Talbot

It is based on a specific style of jounsting sallet used at the turn of the 16th century. It is not a soldier's helm.

Talbot

Our shop is open tonight. Any of the Milwaukee contingent coming down? LWCM? Murdock? Armoured Air Bear? Old Bear? Anyone? I talked with a few of you about this On Sunday.

Talbot

Thanks for the translation Ivo!

Talbot

I'm intrigued by the soundtrack in video 1. Is it supposed to remind us that this is armour porn?

In all seriousness, I really like shat you are doing here!

Talbot

MJBlazek wrote:I actually just ordered Talbot's brass ones from Revival.

Thanks!

Talbot

Black Swan Designs wrote:You don't want to hang a sword from a pewter casting, the metal isn't strong enough to hold it. At least I've never seen a pewter casting up to the task.

Gwen

I was going to say the same thing. Great minds...

Talbot

I'll jump in since I made those. You could indeed to that. It would be perfecty suited to the task and quite easy to set up. There are also more historically accurate (i.e. complicated) ways of doing the hanging of a sword as well. I think it is a great idea --whether on not you use my pieces to do ...

Talbot

Mord wrote:Thank you Talbot.

Interesting helmet, but I can't access the site.

Mord.

I think I fixed the URL. Try it now.

Talbot

The question of one piece or two is unclear. While the text does say one piece that would be unusual for ridge helmets. Since it is so new, it has probably not been examined by experts on late Roman helmets who might be able to clear up things like this for us. It is located at the Institut fÃ¼r Arc...

Talbot

Here is the article about a recent archaeological excavation near Fuessen, Austria. I wish my German was better! http://oesterreich.orf.at/tirol/stories/85798/ It clearly falls into the ridge helmet category and apparently dates to the 5th century. Look at those multi-part cheek plates! Here are som...

Talbot

What all did you get to see up close and personal?

Talbot

RandallMoffett wrote:my favorite.....
http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminated ... IllID=5896
RPM

You have excellent taste!

Talbot

Heinrich H wrote:Have you tried with alcohol ?

How does drinking alcohol help the pitch to come off? I'm game I'll give it a try. Perhaps it allows one to apply more elbow grease.

Talbot

It really was a lot of fun. I learned a lot of stuff that helped me put armour into a larger context fo historical combat forms.

Talbot

Just a few days away! who else will be there?

Talbot

newfghtr wrote:SOLD !!

To Master Talbot
he of Great Renown and all around Good Chap !!
I have bought many an antiquity from him over the years !!

Thank you Good Sir !!

You are too kind

Talbot

We've still got them. email me

Talbot

pm sent

Talbot

I'll take it!

Talbot

Hargh! I did not know about those guys. 14th century pirates. My timbers are all shivery!

Talbot

Thanks for the tip. I just ordered my copy of the Egan book!

Talbot

adamstjohn wrote:Talbot is a real gentleman to deal with. I recommend him!

Thank you for the vote of confidence!

Talbot

Oswyn_de_Wulferton wrote:So if I were to get the 12th century supplement, which of the above is it designed to work with?

It was designed for Medieval shoes but it could work without much mental calesthenics.

Talbot

How user friendly are the shoe patterns? I attempted shoes once, and have done a decent amount of leatherwork, but they turned out terrible. I would probably get the basic one, and the 12th century one as well. There are three different sypes of shoemaking taught. Medieval Shoes teachers lasted con...

Talbot

T. Finkas wrote:Interesting tidbit, Doug, but I seriously doubt the rules for SCA combat armour have become stringent enough to mention that particular detail.

LOL

Tim

Nice one!

Talbot

Remember that if you want to be truely authentic Roman mail generally overlaps the opposite way from medieval mail.

Talbot

Beautiful. Your work never fails to please.

Talbot

Well, coifs were certainly a common find on the bodies from the mass graves, but those came mostly from the losing Gotlanders, as I understand it. If OTOH Hrolfr is looking to imitate the armour worn by the Danes, then he probably will want what the fashionable knight wore in 1361, no? It all depen...

Talbot

CHANGE OF PLANS!!!!
I've been asked to present on a different topic. I've been asked to present and demonstrate a full harness of the period of Fiore
dei Liberi (1409) since I happen to own a harness of this period I'm happy to do this.

Extant medieval shields

New Late Roman Helm discovered!