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Owen

Matt, the vikings didn't even EXIST during the Roman Imperial period. They never met.

And "viking" is a job description, not a nationality.

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Owen

Which "classical" period? Troy and all that (1200 BCE and earlier)? Bronze weapons. 10th through 8th century BCE? A mix, depending on wealth. After that, mostly iron.

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Owen
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Owen

It's kind of bizzare that a discussion of plastic armor has become more vitriolic than the ones about the war.

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Owen
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Owen

You get it really hot and pound it with a hammer until you pulverize the stony bits and squish them out of the mass.

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Owen
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Owen

However, lorica segmentata, by virtue of being segmented, is more flexible. It also overlaps so that all areas are covered. It also protects the shoulders better, as Roman musculata does not appear (from sculptural evidence) to have covered them. In any case, musculata is a breastplate; it protects ...

Owen

RomeBuff, feel free to email me for details. Basics- Helmet from Mandrake, his Roman with custom additions like raised ridges on skull and neckguard, ear protectors, eyebrows and brow guard. Mail shirt with shoulder doubling, picture shows it with a plastic breast and sideplates under it, but I'm al...

Owen

That would be my preference as well. Although I have to say the "Rainbow Warrior" (remember him? lost a bet?) was truly a sight to behold, and one I would have been very sorry to miss. ------------------ Owen "Death is but a doorway- Here, let me hold that for you" [This message has been edited by O...

Owen

Sir Richard- as you recall, I was around in MSR back in the day as well, on the other side from your arguement. I found it ridiculous that some of those hideous, a-historical suits were allowed out on the field, were considered intrisicly "better" simply because they were leather, while my CoP, look...

Owen

No, Wiley knew he'd been hit, he just didn't let it stop him. Good soldier, him!

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Owen
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Owen

nos fiendo sepelio vos

I have no idea how to conjugate it. Those are the wirds i got from an English-Latin dictionary.

When you hit a man with a shovel, he KNOWS he's been hit!

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Owen
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Owen

kynaz- actually, that's an SCA legal sword, not a Markland one. Where is your practice? It's getting time to get these lazy sots back out on the field.

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Owen
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Owen

You've never seen my toes.

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Owen
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Owen

Pteruges, as I understand it, are strips attached at the beltline and shoulder to an armor undergarment, to protect the thighs and upper arms respectively.

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Owen
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Owen

Fighting with spear, I frequently see fighters guarding their face by hanging their baskethilt in front of it. I shoot to either side, and if I hit the basket and shove it into their faceplate, tough. Some may complain, but I view it the same way I do when someone complains that I hit the top of the...

Owen

I'll put these here for now... Discussions have raged over proper footwear to fight in. Some say to use the proper historical footwear, it works best. Others say they want or need (both in my case) to use modern footwear for safety and/or comfort. How to reconcile the two? Believe it or not, from 10...

Owen

Pickaxe and shovel! The Roman Legions, the original Combat Engineers! Gaius Julius Caesar himself once said his armies won more battles with shovels than with swords, and I kind of ran with that idea. ------------------ Owen "Death is but a doorway- Here, let me hold that for you" [This message has ...

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Owen

The question shouldn't be "safer", but "safe enough". I wear a set of LEATHER elbows, and they have protected me against direct shots that I considered excessive. Helmets area different problem, as the weight is part of the protection. That isn't an issue for the rest of the gear. ------------------...

Owen

No.

Too simple a question.

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Owen
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Owen

I can't make on the 29th thursday; also, can I gripe about the weather on either the 27th thursday, or the 35th? I have to polish the cat on the 28th thursday.

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Owen
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Owen

Check out Panther Primitives or Tentsmiths.com, both sell water-proofing, IIRC.

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Owen
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Owen

Any covering I put on my gauntlets (the only exposed plastic I have) will be worn away or tattered very quickly. Any suggestions?

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Owen
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Owen

I fight with a fairly short GS ('bout to my chin). When I get closed by a weapond and shield, it helps because my min range is actually closer than they usually expect. I also am quite willing to put my grip/guard against their shield and SHOVE, or "body-check" the shield. In my opinion, GS can be v...

Owen

tie it in bundles first, or it'll be all tangled.

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Owen
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Owen

Cotton workout pants. When I get around to it, canvas brachae (ok, pants). I'll use cotton, unless I can find some cheap linen canvas.

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Owen
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Owen

Consider that you must also either be able to get the helmet on and off while wearing the glasses, or be able to put the glasses on after the helmet is. The one helmet I had to wear them under was a modified great helm style; the cheek padding came out so I could put it on wearing glasses, then put ...

Owen

If you were rich, you might have a mail shirt- the Romans learned mail from the Gauls, and believed they had invented it ( which they hadn't, they got it from further east). The Roman Coolus and Montefortino helmets types came from Gaullic sources. Hide arm and leg armor under clothing. Depending on...

Owen

Years ago, I was put in charge of a small harrier unit, mainly because I was the only one not fighting weapon and shield. For one battle, the plan required that we be very agressive, charge in and do some damage, so I told them, "when I give the word, charge. I'm then going to count to ten, and then...

Owen

Lorica Segmentata protects very well, both in SCA combat and in real world. It was used from about the very beginning of the 1st century CE to about the early/mid 3rd century. It provides dramatically better protection that mail (lorica Hamata), but requires highly skilled and centralized manufactur...

Owen

hehe, are we going to get to start hitting you again soon?

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Owen
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Owen

Lumberjacks don't carry double bladed axes. They carry double bitted axes.

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Owen
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Owen

Because black dye wasn't anything close to being fast? You wouldn't be wearing black jeans, they'd be gray in short order.

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Owen
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Owen

It matters not whether you win or lose, but how you look playing the Game.

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Owen
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Owen

Yahoo.groups keeps changing the link! How do I set up space here?

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Owen
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Owen

yeah, yeah, humility...where's the pic? http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/biggrin.gif here's mine... now show us yours... [img]http://us.f1.yahoofs.com/groups/g_248824/Owen+Armor/Owen3.jpg?bcZBER.Aaw82CQ8q[/img] about the look these days. I actually like the mail better than my Lorica Segmentata, it'...