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Aelric

Isnt that called a Madu?

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Aelric

I'm looking for books/websites with pictures of 14th century European knights saddles. I particularly want to see images showing the shape of the pommel and cantle. Does anyone have pictures or know where online a picture of the Henry V saddle is?

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Is kit really a good term to use when talking about a suit of armour? When I think of kit I think of everything, my spoon, tent, clothes, weapons, everything. Isn't harness a better term for just the armour.

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Aelric

First quarter of the 14th century I would say, maybe last quarter of the 13th.

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[This message has been edited by Aelric (edited 07-06-2002).]

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Im also looking for a Barbute pattern but I really dont like the one on the pattern page. Does anyone have a better one?

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I just saw one on Ebay like you descibe with a first bid of $150

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I used lead pommels for a while until the commercial ones where available. I used to cast a large eyed lag bolt into it to attach it to the sword. The one thing to watch out for is that the force put on the pommel with normal use will split out the rattan. I solved this problem by cutting a short pi...

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Is this an in period clothes event or can I come looking like a tourist? I'm not planning on bringing any period clothes or kit with me.

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Aelric

Go to Home Depot and look at the "nail plates". They make them for joining pieces of wood and come in all sorts of shapes and sizes and are really cheap. They are galvanized however so I home its for the inside.

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I wanna play too! I have most of the stuff i would need. I'm in New Mexico though and I dont know how often I could do the east coast.

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Mandrake armoury is where I would go. Greg Anderson, the proprieter, posts here as Roderick.

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Well I just broke mine. I hit a telephone pole really herd edge on and it snapped. I do reallize its my fault for hitting a pole but I did notice a smaill bubble in the metal in the exposed edge. I plan on getting another and making my broken one into a matching dagger.

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If you worried about small bits of plastic somehow flying off and getting in your eye I think you may be a little paranoid. Has this ever happened? I mean I think its so remote of a possiblity that you may want to watch out for falling satalites if your worried about this. I mean, really, we're not ...

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They used jade for the heads as it is very shatter resistant. They have very old stone axes still extant from south american cultures.

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If you are having trouble with that neck you should roll the edge. I rolled the neck hole on my BP and I was glad when I caught the lower edge on my saddle as I hopped off the horse. It drove that rolled edge into my throat so hard I could barely breath. It relly is looking great. You should post a ...

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I got the idea from Roderick, two other knights in my company use them because of him. I'll ask him but I dont think he had documentation for it.

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I agree with this practice because it does make it more fun for everybody. Another thing I commenly do is allow a greatsword fighter to keep arms after I take them. Its really not much of a fight swinging it with one hand and its easier to injure yourself.

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I had generally good dealings with Ben. I had a hard deadline which he said he could make with ease but he missed it. So I missed the tourney I was planning the harness for. His communication was very good and he offered to make ammends for missing the deadline. His offer was VERY generous (too gene...

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Stainless steel armour with good forming but crappy articulation. Most of the artic is done by loose rivets not by shell articulation. The helms are spun tops. Yes it should hold up well and the pauldens are probably one of the better pieces he makes. Basically its economy stainless armour. Aelric

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Are all the 14th-15th century bucklers round? I m interested in making a heater shaped buckler for my 14th century harness but all I can find in my books is round ones. There is a heater shaped thing with what looks like a center boss on Walter von Hoenklingen's effigy just above his right shoulder ...

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I ordered mine from www.by-the-sword.com last friday for $92 including shipping. I havnt got it yet but I'm really looking forward to getting it now!

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I just buy them from Blackswan/Historic Enterprises. They cost like $30 and have attached feet.

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Illusions has average bascinets for like $95. Good price for an ok hat. Otherwise go with Truehearth or Baldo for a greathelm. The modified greathelm on Truehearths custom page looks pretty accurate but I dont know how much more it is than the standard.

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Aelric

I think wacky persona stories to make it ok to mix and match is pretty silly. If I were you I'd just try to dress the part of the english gentleman when you want to and dress the part of the moor when you want to. Dont mix and match and dont make up unlikely storys to justify it. Just do what you wa...

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Looks good. For the price the hinges that Brian Price sells on his site make making them yourself not really cost effective (at least as slow as I do it.

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Aelric

Whos the Outlander?

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You should call Ray and ask him. I know I say some drawings he had made of a very cool norman style nasel kinda like the Wenseslas one with a lot of cool detail. Your call may get him to put it into production. It would at least be worth a call or e-mail.

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Patrice, Can you send the same information to me please.

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SirAelric@msn.com

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Cool, thanks again. I ride in a no horn aussie stock now and I love it. Im trying to get one or our police horses, a big quarter or percheron. Bomb proof, well trained and only $1 to cops on the dept. They are downsizing for budget reasons. I was just reading and found out that if I wanna do this in...

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My guess is that your in the Outlands (my home) or Atenveldt by your profile saying "intermountain west". Here were a pretty middle of the road kingdom especially in the north. I hope you stick to it. One thing you need to know is that we get a lot of guys that start out eager and then, after you sp...

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What exactly is Poly coat??. Locally all I can find longer that 8ft is fir closet rod 1 3/8 inch. Do you think that would suffice for hitting a quintain? Do you have the tapered lances turned professionally or just go at it with a spoke shave? Thanks for entertaining my questions. I have just recent...

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Stephen, What is your vamplate made of? Do you think 18 ga. would be strong enough?
Where do you guys get your lance shafts from and how long are they?

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A couple of the Orkney guys in Atenveldt have fantastic looking brass muscled armour. It looks very nice.

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A recent TI article said the minimum was 8'. I havnt been able to find any confirmation of this anywhere. I plan on making a 6 footer myself from a broken spear. It will still have to have a 3" tip.

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Aelric

Ill check around for local sources here in Albuquerque.

Aelric

14th century saddle

Kit vs. Harness

Non-round bucklers (14th cent europe)