The Armour Archive

horsefriend

Perhaps sacrificing an effegy of a B-2 (an HF shear would do) in a fire of pickle barrels shaped like gothic plate?

alial/scott

horsefriend

I'll take it, either for a friend or for loaner. e-mail me with details of payment.

alail/scott

horsefriend

IIRC, the 1" will work, but with a lower heat yeild. Try a plumbing supply warehouse, the one near me has got them. A #60 drill bit can de found in any goog (or even some HF) numerical drill index, it's .040. The very small bits are usually available by the dozen from any good industrial supply co.,...

horsefriend

Dammit Fredrick!!

Where's the shopping cart icon?!?

alail/scott

horsefriend

Try www.a-work-of-art.net

Art Elwell is a very good dealer and carries both Del Tin and Lutel

alail/scott

horsefriend

I had a photocopy reprint of Churburg and Wisby stolen in '97. Both with grey card under clear vinyl covers, black "tape" bound.

I've long since given up ever recovering either, but if you buy either and it matches the description, I'd be curious to find where they ended up.

alail/scott

horsefriend

Cool, , please keep me updated.

alail/scott

horsefriend

email sent.

alail/scott

horsefriend

I bougnt a hundred plus warhammer figs at a swap meet for $5. They are lead free and they melt down real nice!

alail/scott

horsefriend

I believe it is an 18th or 19th century tool for a jezzail or similar Islamic tradition flintlock. I own one that is virtualy the same size and shape, including the flaered "chisel" end and thong hole above it. Mine is decorated differently; no piercing, but is 19th century Afghani. From the style o...

horsefriend

My Hand!!,
It's a mallet, a clamp, an extinguisher, a bending jig, a compression bandage, . . Oh!, wait, you said clever . . .

alail/scott

horsefriend

They are legal in the West with either bracing or padded fingers.

alail/scott

horsefriend

Fiberglas pros: My fiberglass spear weighs half a pound LESS than my venerable rattan spear (equal length). It is much easier to target accurately with fiberglass. Fiberglass dosn't go "wonky" in the rafters over the winter. Longevity, my fiberglass pike has been in regular use for at least 13 years...

horsefriend

Re-enacter quality isn't cheap. Dale sells his bronze barreled snaplocks for $650. A brace of snaphaunce holster pistols can set you back as much as $1500 a pair. I'd suggest hitting a major muster as well as getting in touch with the ECWS (as I seee your in the U.K.)I believe used Lancaster Arms mu...

horsefriend

Xander,

Could you be more specific? In the range you state we can make you anything from a bronze barreled buttonlock to a 1680's English lock. (we being Dale Shinn and I)

alail/scott

horsefriend

They are a fairly closeknit group but not official. My ECW artillery unit had the honor of being mown down by their .45-70 Gatling last Dixon Scottish Games. They played fair and we dropped most of them before they obliterated us. I'll find out ontact info for you tomorrow.

alail/scott

horsefriend

I got good enough to knight using a mace. I use a 32" mace, puts the impact area at the same range as the "sweet spot" on most swords. Maces have many advantages; no flats, extra killing zone(hip), ergonomically efficient (maximum leverage effect), easier than a sword to make look period. Besides, m...

horsefriend

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by losthelm: coves the whimsey plate ]<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> the Lewis Carol armoury, or insufficient coffee? http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif alail/scott

horsefriend

e-mailed you.

alail/scott

horsefriend

Post a pic if possible and do the burn test as Gwen describes. Brodir, if you're recomending RIT or a similar dye, bad idea. These types of dye have stuff for both protein and cellulose fibers in them and dye neither very well, in addition, the elements inaappropriate to the fiber gradually wear off...

horsefriend

30YW/ECW: 2 linen shirts, one with handmade short, falling lace collar. 1 pr.linen braes 4 pr. commercial knit inner hose 1 pr. heavy handknit wool outer hose 1 pr. cut linen boot hose 1 pr. gray wool breeches, linen lined 1 pr. buff linen canvass breeches 1 pr. handmade lachet shoes 1 pr. leaky, wo...

horsefriend

Nice, I've got one I made that has kidex inside thin leather, lined with boiled wool stuffed inside linen canvass. Comfy, SCA legal, and nothing inauthentic is visible or even detectable unless you poke it. Unfortuneatly, the mail is only butted, but now that SoF has his kits in stock, the new one w...

horsefriend

Anyone interested should definitely take a look! I've seen a jack made by this gentleman and it's VERY nice!

alail/scott

horsefriend

Eastwood sells a pretty nice air plainisher for $649, rated for 18 ga. but I've seen it easily do 16 ga. You'd have to get the price WAY! down to be competetive.

alail/scott

horsefriend

Vinnie's got it right, Total loss of all sensory feed for approximately 5 seconds. I saw the shot comming in, next thing I was standing 6 feet away from where I had been, being VERY confused; no sign of concussion, dizzyness, anything. Said mace WAS NOT padded, never had a problem with a padded By M...

horsefriend

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by jgalak: [Which brings us to some typical SCA weirdnesses - you can have a 7-foot long unpadded polearm, but not a 2-foot unpadded mace... The other weird thingis that the sword...

horsefriend

I fight both heavy and rapier, never had any trouble thrusting light enough, you've just got to TOUCH! your opponent. I use a Zamarano(sp) bated rapier, pretty much the heaviest blade you can use, and rarely strike with any force. I had more trouble controlling lighter blades; the muscle memory insi...

horsefriend

Turtle shell?, maybe the Moro were the 16th century DVA. There are a couple of brass Moro harnesses in Stone, fig.83. Once I finish my full, period (undergarments to armour wax)Milanese kit, this year's grand resolution; the next projexct is the Turkish infantry harness from the Met., (fig 53 in Sto...

horsefriend

Vallconan, Keep the Makita after you get a B-1; just try manuvering a 4' x 4' sheet of 16 ga. with one hand while working the shear with the other, it's SO! much nicer to toss it on a couple of sawhorses and cut 10 quisses or whatever. I'll resend the pricelist, checked my sent file and I really did...

horsefriend

Somebody grab it!!! I've got one of these in addition to a B-1 and B-2. The Makita is great for processing large sheets of steel, particularly if alone. If noone says they're gonna get it, I'll grab it for a spare!

alail/scott

horsefriend

Ack!, I also didn't realize you were referring to limb armour, howsoever, there is thal lamellar quisse from Dura Europas.

alail/scott

horsefriend

I've done Turkish mail and plate,imilar tech but different designs. Out of curiosity, most Moro armour I've seen was brass, are you that crazy?

alail/scott

horsefriend

Allowed, but fingers must brace.

alail/scott

horsefriend

Ah!, Norman. Serious love/hate with those pages. Love them because they're a great thumbnail referrence and really good for getting a reasonably authentic hilt. Hate it because the average fencer sees all these nifty OUT OF PERIOD!! hilts and wants them, usually because "they're more protective", or...

horsefriend

Matt, Remember, teaching a shop assistant takes AWAY your productive time. Starting pay should be low and increase when you no longer have to do more than give task lists. I've paid from $5 to $10 US when minimum wage was $4.65. This was under the table luckily fell below declarable levels anyway. A...