The Armour Archive

Talbot

Brother Vitus, Have you looked at m They have some nice stuff. And I thought I had a lot of buckles. That was great, Thanks On another note, have you considered buying squires belts? Plug Alert! We just finished these decoreated belts... http://www.revivalclothing.com/catpages/cat_decoratedbelt.htm...

Talbot

I was moved by David Teague's story http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=61897&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 and Inspired by what Jeff and Gewn have done. I have been through cancer with members of my family, (mother, grandmother, even my dog) and I know how devistating it can b...

Talbot

Murdock wrote:you consider Milwaukee close enough to the"Chicago area???"

Come down some Friday night when we are in the shop and pick it up. Milwaukee is close. Thay way you can stay and play with metal.

Talbot

i'll be in chicago this weekend and that is so tempting . . .perhaps i can put it in my caryon so i wouldn't have to incur an overweight item fee . . . are anvils considered contraband? i mean i'd have to store it in an overhead and that would make for some hilarrious joke material and all but it i...

Talbot

I will attest to the qualityof this anvil It is an outstanding anvil. I will be sad to see it leave my shop. I hope it goes to a good home because it is in one now (mine)

Talbot

PS Do you realise we are translating jokes into dead languages? How sad are we... That is one of the things I like best about te Archive. We are all geeking out over 500+ year old minutiae and translating swear words. What could be more fun than that? The good bit is we have the knowledge to do it ...

Talbot

I could add a handful more historical 1380-1430 bargrills to the mix but being a mafiosi I must keep them part of the secret knowledge.

Talbot

dak wrote: Does anyone have any clever ideas for keeping a nice shine on brass

Polish it regularly...

Talbot

brunoG wrote:How thick is the metal?

The bascinet is 16g 1050 medium carbon steel. My new larger one will be 14g 1050.

The great helm is 14g 1050

Talbot

Gruber wrote:DAMN !!!!! You going to flute it???

Fluting, we don't need no stinking fluting!

You saw what happens when I try to flute. Shiver!

Talbot

I'm hoping to be able to offer a third style possibly as soon as this weekend. As it stands we have twy styles available on our website.

http://talbotsfineaccessories.com/Jewelry/armour.html

Talbot

Armoured Air Bear wrote:Very nice!
What is the crest made out of?

Thanks,

Aaron

Sir Gaston made it for me out of foam.

Talbot

Keg, talbot's shoes a good but if its the same patteren i got off him you need to have a shoe last! Correct me if im wrong. They can be done without lasts. I teach lasted shoe construction since that is how they made them in the middle ages. Without the lasts simply make sew them up and turn them i...

Talbot

Aaron wrote:$56,631.02 is a steal, and I'm willing to bet he'd give you his two cents if you had the $56,631 on hand.

Remember that is just the auction estimate. It could go for more. Then there is the buyers premium (could be up to 20%) plus crating charge and the shipping from Munich.

Talbot

It has to be Toby's minus the crest. He can't have made two of them.

Talbot

Those are excellent sources.

If you want more instructions then take a look at our patterns and instructional videos on medieval shoemaking.

http://talbotsfineaccessories.com/books/footwear.html

In particular have a look at the first item on the page.

Talbot

I was just notified about this upcomming auction. It is for sale at Hermann Historica October 18-20. Acution #51. Here is a pic from the flier.

[img]http://talbotsfineaccessories.com/armour/roberto_harness.JPG[/img]

That is a thing of beauty!

Talbot

ergo, if they had enough for a breastplate, then they had enough for a backplate from a seperate bloom True enough at the best bloomeries. The richest clients who ordered the best armour probably did have solid one-piece backplates and the highest Maestros in Milan could probably get blooms enough ...

Talbot

Alan's conslusion has a great deal of logical sense. Just repeating the concept so I can better remember it: X mass of bloom was acheivable, therefore the mass of the largest single contiguous peices are determined by the largest bloom size achievable. John Jehan de Pelham, esquire and servant of S...

Talbot

Talbot, That is interesting. Is this something Williams has published or you heard from him? I would like to read up on it if published. I also assume where it was made is important as many areas were behind large productions of n. italy in quantities and size of the billets produced so this could ...

Talbot

Brother Logan wrote:http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=62726&highlight=

Look here,
Leo

There is your answer!

Talbot

That is lovely! I find the third picture down, with the lantern in the roof opening particularly evocative. I can imagine being at Pennsic at night and hearing the drumming in the background. Sitting in the lantern lit yurt glimpsing the stars through the opening.

Talbot

OUr Maximilian buckle is close to what you are looking for. Would a 3/4" strap work? If so, check out this page. http://www.revivalclothing.com/catpages/talbot/tal_buckles.htm The buckles have a thicker tongue than the one pictured and have a great track record of holding up to combat. [img]http://w...

Talbot

I can only agree with what others have said. Dan's honesty is beyond reproach. Since he is moving I'm sure he is swamped with that.

Talbot

That is the piece I was going to request he look into.

Great minds think alike.

Talbot

I found a diagram on the internet, and it looks like the backplate was made of one large central plate with two smaller extensions attached to the sides, somewhat like several late 15th c Italian backplates from Rhodes. Is this correct? Does having the smaller plates give any movement advantage, or...

Talbot

So you will be wearing it in the Thirty next year? I'm completely rebuilding my harness and pushig it up about 10 years later. I've spent the evening finishing up the rough work on my cuirass. It is coming along nicely and the fauld is now completely attached. However I discover that I personally d...

Talbot

Murdock wrote:i LOVE the droopy nose

makes it look like a hawk

and what V said?

I coppied the droopy nose effect form a surviving Swiss bascinet. I thought it was unusual enough that it made it interesting.

Talbot

People have been asking to see this helmet with the breaths. Here they are.

<img src="http://talbotsfineaccessories.com/armour/finished2.JPG" width=544 height=600>

<img src="http://talbotsfineaccessories.com/armour/finished1.JPG" width=578 height=600>

Talbot

Very pretty, my friend!
You should be proud to own them.

Talbot

I'm in the process of working on te back to my turn of the century cuirass right now. I used S18 as the model but I made it from a single piece. I am attaching the fauld directly rather than using the Italian plackate. Incedentally s18 appears to be a retrofit of a c1370s breastplate into a c1410 cu...

Talbot

If you are looking for surviving examples you are out of luck. The other problem with this period is that most cuirasses were still covered by surcoats at this time. Germany does begin to show some white armour about the torso within this timeframe and they seem to be leading the rest of the world. ...

Talbot

Have you seen l'Arnes del Cavalier by De Riquer? It should be right up your alley.

Talbot

If not mistaken... I have seen that exact water-powered trip hammer - MAGLIO - (or one very eerily like it) in action. It is a wonderously phenominal site to behold. And truly terrifying. All at the same time. You are right Brian. if it is not the same one it is very similar. Great Pics!!! Please p...

Talbot

email sent.

Thanks

Teague Family Charity auction #2-- 600 Year old horse bit

Re: protecting brass from tarnishing?

Robert MacPherson Spring Steel Harness for sale!