The Armour Archive

Owen

Broadway- from the SCA governing documents, April 2003, page 7, 1st paragraph: "The Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. (SCA, Society) is a nonprofit educational organization devoted to study of the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Most of its activities take place in the context of a social structur...

Owen

They are only just across the river from me, so shipping isn't to bad. Just order enough to make it worthwhile, get lots of rivets and stuff! http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/biggrin.gif And FAST; I usually get it the next day by regular UPS. ------------------ Owen "Death is but a doorway- Here, le...

Owen

It doesn't matter if it's ugly. It doesn't matter if you think it's too expensive for what it is. As things stand, it is legal armor, and if covered with fabric will remain legal when the Atlantian rules go into effect. THAT is all that matters here. As written, and Tom Justus makes no denial, he wa...

Owen

Let's look at this from another perspective. How do you feel about smoking and tobacco? Would you like to see it banned? If so, would you consider it ok to go into a place of business that sells a CURRENTLT LEGAL PRODUCT and chase away customers trying to buy it? Or was Carrie Nation going about thi...

Owen

WMA- I'm in Philly, the XX is in Maryland. Both Roman Days and Marching Through Time are held at the Mariette Mansion in Maryland, near DC. Quintus- Thanks for correcting my error, but Steve is still scary! I was standing BEHIND the scutum in the first tests, remember? Way behind, holding the other ...

Owen

Ok, how about if I walk into some steel-plate armoror's booth, and rant to customers about how they don't need to go plate to fight legally in the SCA? Or hung out at a high-priced place and told everyone they can get it cheaper elsewhere. Same thing. ------------------ Owen "Death is but a doorway-...

Owen

A very scary man by the name of Steve Peffley works for Albion Armory; he makes these things, among others. Here are a few shots of him "test cutting" against an authentic scutum blank at our "Roman Days" event- [img]http://www.larp.com/legioxx/falxcut1.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.larp.com/legioxx/fal...

Owen

I have several times had opposing units deliberately try to break my spear, several times in the Castle battle by bending it around a part of the structure, forcing me to choose to let go or let them break it. I then get told if it breaks it's my fault because I can just let go. I want to go out and...

Owen

What a great idea, Samuel. Next year, I'm gonna go plunk myself into the middle some booth that sells fencing gear and rave and drive away the customers because that shit doesn't belong in the SCA. After that, I'll go after anybody selling filksong books. Then the trim merchants because they are all...

Owen

I'd prefer if it were covered, but I also would rather see a well done suit of plastic than a crappy suit of steel. A plastic CoP or armored surcoat of authentic pattern is vastly superior to some of the leather and steel abominations that get out on the field. I wear plastic gauntlets, because they...

Owen

The issue here is a simple one- will DVA's armor pass Atlantian standards for armor? All by itself, it fails the appearance standards soon to go into effect, but covered in fabric, my understanding of the rules is, yes it will. ------------------ Owen "Death is but a doorway- Here, let me hold that ...

Owen

You know, just now on the off-topics board is a thread about the apparent loss of civility on the Archive. I want you to ask yourself Jehan, was it truly necessary to be insulting?

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
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Owen

Brennus- The first generalizations on this thread came from SCA people. Wrong. The first comment that said anything beyond how cool this looked was a joke, Guns? No way! Everyone in the SCA knows that gun's aren't per...

Owen

Oddly enough, I also haven't seen a lot of threads by SCAdians bashing other groups on the Archive, either. Disagreements over methods and techniques, and lots of posts defending what we do against rash over-generalization, but no threads bashing other groups. ------------------ Owen "Death is but a...

Owen

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>I find most often the "Us vs. Them" theme to be perpetrated more often by SCA members who are defensive about the society, than by Asshole reenactors (and of course there are asshole reenactors, ju...

Owen

OOP, but Otzi the Ice Man had tattoos that may have been medical therapy; many are along meridian lines used in accupuncture.
http://www.acupuncturetoday.com/archives2000/jun/06iceage.html

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Owen
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Owen

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>It is also, somewhat erroniously, used to refer to a fabric made from flax. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Err, no. Calling sheets, etc., "linens" is the erronious part, as most are not made from linen a...

Owen

I think that may be a product of my screwed up cut-n-paste.

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Owen
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Owen

A "goat's foot" would also work, and according to the sources I found were in general use in Europe by the mid-14th century. "The gaffle or Goat's foot is a two-pronged metal fork attached to the belt of the crossbowman. A crossbow designed to be used with a goat's foot, is fitted with a stirrup at ...

Owen

I don't see why not. You'd need to redo the scabbard, it is VERY Roman in style.

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Owen
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Owen

I hit a spearman with mine, he was wearing gothic plate and the shot caught him square in the little round plate in front of his armpit (bezegew?). He indicated that the shot would have missed him (gone between his arm and his body) except for that plate, and kept fighting. ------------------ Owen "...

Owen

In a small melee fighting bastard sword, I charged a guy with a polearm and grabbed it with one hand, yanked him towards me and proceeded to swing my sword one-handed, whacking him in the back several times. He called "Hold!" to avoid having to take the shots, and when I demanded to know why, he sai...

Owen

I've handled the late spatha; looks good, handles nice.

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
Here, let me hold that for you"

Owen

Vivat!

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
Here, let me hold that for you"

Owen

try car wax.

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
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Owen

Overall, I try not to let it bother me. I will ask if time/conditions allow, but will otherwise move on. This is supposed to be fun, and I'm not going to let someone ruin my day for me that way. If I lose, well, I'm not really dead, am I? He, meanwhile, really is an asshole. ------------------ Owen ...

Owen

"Right of way"?!? And this putz is a Knight? Does he think he's fencing?

Pardon me, SIR Putz.

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
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Owen

One of the problems faced is that, in the name of safety, we have to use light bows and missiles that will not fly as far as the real thing and that drop in speed far faster. I can create an arrow and fire it from a bow that will hit you hard enough to make you think a Duke just hit you at 10 feet. ...

Owen

How about putting scales on the tops of the fingers of something like hockey or lacrosse gloves? They are already list legal, so the scales are just extra protection. Done right, they'd have to look better than the gloves do plain. ------------------ Owen "Death is but a doorway- Here, let me hold t...

Owen

#1, unless I REALLY think the blow was good, then I might step back and ask them.

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
Here, let me hold that for you"

Owen

I think that touch kill archery is a little much I think their should be a required force rule. There's a problem there- you want arrows to have a minimum acceptable impact, yet others complain about them hitting too hard. Now, I''ve been hit by just abou...

Owen

I think that touch kill archery is a little much I think their should be a required force rule.

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
Here, let me hold that for you"

Owen

Claymore.

Mine, not sword.

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
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Owen

People said much the same thing when Calontir introduced the massive-shield shieldwall at Pennsic 13. "It won't be any fun", "It'll end the game", etc. Then we came up with ways to defeat it. Then we came up with ways to stop THOSE methods from working, and started using the shields ourselves. Const...

Owen

I am so bummed that I am going to miss this. Next year, for sure!

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
Here, let me hold that for you"