The Armour Archive

Talbot

:shock: No Sir, not angry (silly Internet). I must have been unclear in my phrasing, please accept my humblest apologies. Also sorry I confused you with Fettered Cock - was just in a combat jousting tournament for the last 3 days and think my brain must be sprained and sore like the rest of me. God...

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I did not see any documentation regarding these but if they are period the seller claims, then they definitely belong in this thread. (maybe NOT WORK SAFE) m I also have read wickedly bawdy chansons from the "Troubador Era". They are definately authentic. I own several originals from the 14th and 1...

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I did not see any documentation regarding these but if they are period the seller claims, then they definitely belong in this thread. (maybe NOT WORK SAFE) m I also have read wickedly bawdy chansons from the "Troubador Era". They are definately authentic. I own several originals from the 14th and 1...

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spring steel hourglass with mittens that resemble finger. Made by Robert MacPhearson (mac) They have an encased thumb.

They totally rock

Talbot

The author of the above book disagree's with James Mann's assessment that Irish armour in effigies is too ideosyncratic and anachronistic to be valuable to the study of armour. He supports tis with will records from the 16th century of fathers bequeathing Haubergens and basinets to their sons. who k...

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My thought is get some pics up of your best work. I have been quite impressed with your cuirass work in threads here recently. I had not looked at your work since my appentice, Dave Bridle, moved up to your area. At that time you description as a "Budding" mid-14th century transitional guy was apt. ...

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As to my statment above, about why they look out of place I believe it has more to do with artistic convention than armour worn. You can find nearly identical armours in effigies very late. One exmple of almost identical armour to the one pictured above would be James Bermingham, 1637!

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This may be artistic license for showing a late, shaped coat-of-plates, but I disagree that the sculptor was just cutting corners here- this is not sloppy shorthand for mail. Since he spent so much time on the rest of the details, if he meant to show mail on the body, I think he would have just don...

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That sounds like an amazing and magical experience! I wish I could have joined you. You are very lucky to have been able to participate in it.

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Tose are some wonderful pictures. THanks so much. Please post more!

Talbot

Thans for the pics. You are a credit to the archive, Welcome.

Talbot

That is a very nice bick horn. However, I doubt its age. I believe that bick horn dates to no earlier than the 19th century. I own two original 15th century anvlis of this sort and have studied many of them. This one has much more in common with the 19th century and early 20th cenury examples I have...

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Like many questions about date this one is tricky. It is dependent on place as well as social class. Beacuse of its functional nature armour continued to be used until it no longer served its protective function or was so hopelessly out of fashion that no one would be seen in it. The latter is far r...

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c craig wrote:i live in indiana so i believe i am in the middle kingdom. any thoughts about that region?

Go to your local fighter practice and start looking around. I believe that center grip rounds are fairly popular in Indiana.

Talbot

Thanks for the info. I'll check into it.

Any chance anyone has actually seen ot?

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Nice harness Rhys! I'm jealous of the Mac bits!

Talbot

Rattan only destroys butten mail. Riveted or welded mail holss up perfectly to rattan. Now, is it effective against the blunt force trauma caused by rattan? not especially. But it looks good and can absord some of the force. You can discreetly put some hardened leather under it and no one will be th...

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[quote="Alcyoneus"][quote="Talbot"]Said to have been a water find and said to have been the property â€œof an English Gentlemanâ€

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you know, I once read on a very OFFICIAL SOUNDING web site that all the edges on real medieval armour were originally rolled and that most of the edges had been cut off of surviving pieces by those darned Victorians. Maybe this is some of that real armour that the Victorians had not gotten to. So i...

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you know, I once read on a very OFFICIAL SOUNDING web site that all the edges on real medieval armour were originally rolled and that most of the edges had been cut off of surviving pieces by those darned Victorians.

Maybe this is some of that real armour that the Victorians had not gotten to.

Talbot

Here's another auction I found by them m I just get the feeling of fraud from these guys. Just look at their feedback, it all looks so...fake... Rather than fraud, an gentler way to say this would be that they lack a discriminating eye for arms and armour. There is some really good stuff sold by HH...

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James Arlen Gillaspie wrote:Doug, you've probably already got these, that show better the Maximilian breastplate it's with (too funny). It's strange that I didn't find it in 'Stara Bron'.

Those are the two pics I have. Thanks for the help. I'm hoping for a different angle or lighiting.

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I have doubts about the bascinet. From a physical standpoint it is the lining holes tha give me the most discomfort. Its sales history troubles me more.

Said to have been a water find and said to have been the property â€œof an English Gentlemanâ€

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I need photos of the bascinet visor in The Polish Military Museum (Muzeum Wojska Polskiego), Warsaw. I have only one rough picture of it and i cannot make out any detail. From this picture it seems to be very similar to one of the visors in Vienna.

Can anyone help?

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More specifically does anyone ever get near the town of Nancy? Here is why I ant to know. Laking refers to "a helmet of the Wallace type" in the "Museum of Nancy" in his chapter on bascinets. Anyone ever seen this? Any clue which museum this refers to? Any possibility of a photo of it? I'd appreciat...

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Thanks so much for the link. That was really cool. I need to study those to see what is going on. I really like the lines on the purse.

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I have yet to see ONE extant period piece done like the popular sca models that just had a strap running front and back inside. I can only think of that pattern as a cheap fantasy knock-off to keep labor down. I'd be VERY interested to see anyone come up with period documentation for it. I highly d...

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Although I do not believe they have anything, I am always interested in any survivng plate armour predating 1430 no matter how small, fragmentary or incomplete.

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adamstjohn wrote:Right, I got some more pics. Will upload them as soon as practical.

Thank you so much

Talbot

Next question. How do you cast a hollow back on something? I'm thinking of something like a turtle brooch. Ny Bjorn beat me to that answer. However if you want a modern method then use lost wax investment csting. I have cast many pair of turtle brooches using this method. It can also be done using ...

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Those are very nice looking! If my knee recovers enough from the surgery to allow me to fight again I will be contacting you about a pair. They look very good!

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how hot does a lost wax clay mold have to get when baking it? is that super sculpy stuff capible of standing up to casting laten metals? Don't even think about this!!!!!!. You are heading for dangerous territory with serious injury to follow. Lost wax casting needs to be done in investment plaster....

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Leaving aside the very real possibility that the item is something other than armour, why must the plates be on the outside? Why can't it be an early coat of plates or brigandine like garment with the plates on the inside? If the garment was lined with leather then those massive split rivet prongs ...

The Polish Military Museum (Muzeum Wojska Polskiego), Warsaw

Anyone live in or visit France regularly?