The Armour Archive

Talbot

I use the biblical quotation. Stipendium Peccati Mors Est-- The wages of sin is death.

Talbot

Cannonshots wrote:Do you draw on the steel ? Doesent the heat remove the drawings ?

Soapstone draws on steel very well and the heat does not make it go away. Welders use this technique all the time.

Talbot

That is the most satisfying stage of armouring for me. I love getting a piece roughed out to shape. What I really don't enjoy is the huge amount of work to get all those hammer marks out.

That is a lovely sallet!

Keep us posted with updated pics.

Talbot

I really like the way your mind works Hal. When faced with a problem you build tooling to solve it. Very nice!

Talbot

As always Per's work is first rate! I am amazed by the quality. I'l love to see some more views of the original as well.

Talbot

The only armour that I wear that I did not make is a pair of gauntlets by Robert MacPherson. He is amazing!

Talbot

Well done! I particularly like the crusader helm.

Talbot

Konstantin the Red wrote:Replacement rawhide heads are annoyingly pricey, but it takes a long time to wear them beyond usefulness, like years. They can take a lot of mushrooming and raggedness.

I have replaced one face in 15 years. not one set but one face .

Talbot

RandallMoffett wrote:Sorry Doug,

Just got out of a few days in the hospital and I guess I misread it....

RPM

No problem at all. I hope all is well with your health.

Talbot

Hey Doug, Do you have any references for the 14th C. padding attached to the plate? I would -love- to do that, and I've certainly seen lining on later pieces, but what I've seen hasn't looked like padding so much as lining - like a layer of velvet, but no more cushion than that. Hey Steph, welcome ...

Talbot

Cue the theme music... Move 'em on, head 'em up Head 'em up, move 'em on Move 'em on, head 'em up Rawhide Count 'em out, ride 'em in, Ride 'em in, count 'em out, Count 'em out, ride 'em in Rawhide! I love my rawhide faces! I also have some large Ironwood mallets that are quite useful. I almost never...

Talbot

I was more looking if the way the account was translated was done correctly. It might have nothing to do with 16th or the 15th centuries armour. If the one I am looking at now is the source of the later edition it might be much earlier than I though it was I was not referring to your part of the po...

Talbot

I have not put the book down since I got it. It is everything I could have hoped from the book. It fills a niche sorely mising in armour photograpy. I have learned a great deal from it.

Thank you Carlo!

Talbot

I recall hearing that Chivalry Bookshelf was working on a book called "Surviving Elements of 14th Century Plate Armour" or something like that... That is my book. I have since withdrawn it from Chivalry Bookshelf. They will not be publishing it. I am currently work on other options. Though I must a...

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Talbot

There is some evidence that late 14th century armour pieces were fully or partially lined. With what we do not know. However, in the 16th century they were lined with gamboised padding.

Talbot

Jon is solid and his work is too. You will not go wrong ordering from him. Those will be the nicest boots you will ever own.

Talbot

I'd like a pair. Is it too late? Email sent

Talbot

That is amazing!. Thanks for sharing. Like Wisby, Rhodes and Chalcis we shoudl get an idea of the range and variation of styles being worn by soldiers at the same time.

Talbot

sean of the chipendales wrote:Cool, thanks Talbot. Those vervelles look really cool. I like the fact that they are smaller than the ones I have seen so often. Is between 5 and 7 ok to call?

Sean Chipendale

You can try my home number at that time
(847) 719-2766

Talbot

sean of the chipendales wrote:I was supporting the helm with my hands, and resting the vervelle on a block of wood. I am cutting the post short (3ish mms) Should I put them on something metal?

Feel free to give me a call at work tomorrow or Friday and I can talk you though it.

(847) 486-5751

Talbot

Very nice work Matt! Keep it up.

Talbot

Not exactly what you are looking for but try the effigy of Don Alvaro de Cabrera. Here is an article that covers this topic a bit.

http://www.jstor.org/view/00261521/sp050584/05x5658p/0

Talbot

All of my open orders will be in tomorrow's mail.

Talbot

Sorry to everyone for the lack of communication. Some of you may know that I am in the process of recovering from knee surgery. I have not been able to fill orders recently. My workshop, the business answering machine and the computer that has all the order information are in the basement. Right aft...

Talbot

Oswyn_de_Wulferton wrote:Talbot, is there a cross in it'smouth,or is that just the angling of the picture?

That is a cross in its mouth.

I cannot shoot a new pic until my knee has healed and I dig out my shop from the flood. I hope to do this on Friday night. Perhaps by the weekend I can shoot it again.

Talbot

Here is a similar one in our collection.
[img]http://talbotsfineaccessories.com/graphics/675.JPG[/img]
It is made from solid silver. I have a later date on it but that may not be correct.

Talbot

Look at the shipping --368 British pounds.

Talbot

Very nice. I hope to see more of the non-coin parts of the hoarde in the future.

Talbot

I'll bite... is it some sort of tent?

Talbot

I got a bunch of LOTR requests a few years back . Here are some jewelry pieces I did.
http://talbotsfineaccessories.com/Jewelry/custom.html

Talbot

By the way, I have two identical belts. One is made of thin stamped sheet metal the other is solid cast "diving weights." They both stay up because they are the right size.

Talbot

I just wear mine without any ties or hooks or anytihing. Because it is the right size I only have to hitch it up after about 15 or 20 minutes of active fighitng. I basically just fits right. If it were 1/2 to 1/4 inches smaller I would not have to hike it up at all. I've lost a bit of weight since I...

Talbot

Until now, I thought that it would be a sort of humiliation for a nobelmen to be represented in out of fashion garb or armour. Learn something new every day on the armour archive, I guess. I may just use this thread as an excuse to wear a visored sugarloaf with a 14th century harness. I would urge ...

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John at Windrose is a standup guy. He and I have been friends for years. You can be sure that you will get what you pay for with him. Have no fear. He is honset and forthright. Go forth and buy from him!

Re: Sallet

Re: vervelles

Re: vervelle installation?????