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by Owen
Sat Aug 02, 2003 9:20 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Dominance of spears
Replies: 45
Views: 51

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2"> But it left me feeling empty, because I just didn't get the same visceral thrill from "gigging" a guy with a 9-foot spear that I get from winning a face-to-face encounter with a sword or polearm. </font> I do! http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/biggrin.gif Beside...
by Owen
Sat Aug 02, 2003 9:18 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Dominance of spears
Replies: 45
Views: 51

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">I have been fighting with a 6 foot slashing spear for over a year now, and while the slash has came in handy once in a great while (normally when I have over extended in my thrust and have to recov...
by Owen
Fri Aug 01, 2003 8:06 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Whats your theme music?
Replies: 126
Views: 49

Sousa's "Liberty Bell March". You've all heard it...

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
Here, let me hold that for you"
by Owen
Thu Jul 31, 2003 5:15 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Not participating in Combat Archery Battles
Replies: 130
Views: 50

Well, as a statement it is certainly better than killing your own troops.

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
Here, let me hold that for you"
by Owen
Wed Jul 30, 2003 4:55 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Correct gauntlet strapping
Replies: 5
Views: 48

I use street hockey gloves in EGG gauntlets. The fingertips are stitched to holes in the edge of the gauntlet, as is the thumb. Using the same heavy thread (made for stitching leather), I ran several passes back and forth as a strap across the palm and across the second joint of the fingers (midway)...
by Owen
Wed Jul 30, 2003 4:51 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: What is your favorite armour myth?
Replies: 148
Views: 261

Alongside the "too heavy to mount the horse" myth, the "you can't run in full plate" myth. Scared crap out of newspaper photographer because he insisted I couldn't run very fast towards him for a photo. Then I did, screaming at the top of my lungs. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/biggrin.gif ------...
by Owen
Tue Jul 29, 2003 4:34 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: M.C. Bishop-Lorica Segmentata Vol. 1
Replies: 8
Views: 15

I'd go the Inter-Library Loan route, but then it wouldn't be MINE! <font size="6">mine,mine,mine, all mine...</font>

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
Here, let me hold that for you"
by Owen
Thu Jul 24, 2003 7:56 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Roman Helms
Replies: 2
Views: 12

Yes.
http://www.larp.com/legioxx/spunhlm.html

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
Here, let me hold that for you"
by Owen
Mon Jul 07, 2003 3:40 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: "Crotch" armour...
Replies: 10
Views: 36

http://internationaljock.com/zpage3-5516.html
"Ringside's traditional STEEL CUP is designed for kickboxing, Muay Thai and other full contact sports."

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
Here, let me hold that for you"
by Owen
Sat Jul 05, 2003 9:00 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: atlantian anti modern stuf law
Replies: 83
Views: 66

I actually like the intent behind this (Shock, I know). I have a couple of questions, to clarify things a bit- How much effort is considered "good faith" to hide such things as a plastic body harness? Will there be actual standards? The only visible plastic I currently fight with are my gauntlets. S...
by Owen
Sat Jul 05, 2003 8:50 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Name this Weapon
Replies: 42
Views: 51

I shal call him...Mini-Me.

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
Here, let me hold that for you"
by Owen
Sat Jul 05, 2003 8:48 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Hey look what I found
Replies: 26
Views: 36

Rev.- yeah, they were going well in the historical accuracy department until then! Image

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
Here, let me hold that for you"
by Owen
Sat Jun 28, 2003 12:37 pm
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: Waterproofing canvas
Replies: 9
Views: 12

Oil, wax, Thompsons, anything of that nature...DO NOT USE ON A TENT YOU ARE SLEEPING IN. They are all extreme fire hazards, and you will NOT survive if it goes up with you in it.

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
Here, let me hold that for you"
by Owen
Sat Jun 28, 2003 11:18 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Any ideas for a portable armour stand?
Replies: 6
Views: 20

I made the one from TI, and although it may be partly the builder, I'm not too happey with it. The hinges so it can fold up make it sway when armor is on it, hard to make stable when camping. I'm going to make a couple of hatrack typres. ------------------ Owen "Death is but a doorway- Here, let me ...
by Owen
Mon Jun 23, 2003 5:02 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Butt spikes (SCA)
Replies: 14
Views: 8

Even on many polearms, I think "butt spike" is a bit of a misnomer; it's simply a way under the rules for us to use the butt end as a weapon. We can't butt-stroke you with it http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/frown.gif but we take what we can get. ------------------ Owen "Death is but a doorway- Here...
by Owen
Sat Jun 21, 2003 7:49 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: New Leg Harness Eye Candy
Replies: 31
Views: 26

Now you can go after armoured cockroaches! Image

pretty...

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
Here, let me hold that for you"
by Owen
Fri Jun 20, 2003 9:13 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Fighting in wool and linen
Replies: 15
Views: 17

I wear a wool tunica under my armor at Legio events; quite comfortable.

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
Here, let me hold that for you"
by Owen
Fri Jun 20, 2003 9:12 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Fighting in wool and linen
Replies: 15
Views: 17

Strains of cannabis sativa that are used to produce hemp produce almost zero THC, the active componant of marijuana. According to Hemptraders.com, prior to the 1980s it was pretty much restricted to industrial use due to the inability of processors to remove the lignin (plant glue holding the fibers...
by Owen
Fri Jun 20, 2003 9:04 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Is this Ok for SCA?
Replies: 47
Views: 27

Could you make a helmet that looks like that that would be SCA legal? Probably.I'd worry about trying to see out of those eyeslots, but that's not a safety issue.

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
Here, let me hold that for you"
by Owen
Fri Jun 13, 2003 7:11 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Mail armor in SCA combat
Replies: 18
Views: 17

My butted mail is heavier than I'd like, but it does offer protection over and above the hard stuff I wear under it. There are still a number of areas that are only covered by the mail and minimal padding (back of the shoulders, butt, upper thighs, etc), but it protects them better than nothing at a...
by Owen
Thu Jun 12, 2003 6:19 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: "signature rings" in maille
Replies: 6
Views: 13

There is a shirt in the Philadelphia Museum of Art's Kronenburg Collection of Islamic mail, with every single ring stamped with the name of an important Iman or other figure.

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
Here, let me hold that for you"
by Owen
Tue Jun 10, 2003 7:05 pm
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: Anyone up for a wild boar hunt?
Replies: 22
Views: 11

I met a guy who did that once, dropped out of a tree with a big knife. Got the boar...and 174 stitches.

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
Here, let me hold that for you"
by Owen
Tue Jun 10, 2003 7:04 pm
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: Romano-British hats
Replies: 7
Views: 22

Check out the rest of the Legio XX website, the Roman Paenula cloak is hooded.

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
Here, let me hold that for you"
by Owen
Mon Jun 09, 2003 4:24 pm
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: Romano-British hats
Replies: 7
Views: 22

Earlier than you're looking, but-
http://www.larp.com/legioxx/coldcloth.html
simple four-piece cap called a "pileus" or "pillius" (Matt used both on the page!)

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
Here, let me hold that for you"
by Owen
Tue Jun 03, 2003 6:50 am
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: Roman Days, June 7-8
Replies: 3
Views: 7

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">I'll drink a pint of woad for you, or something....</font>

Ok, you have been in the provinces WAY too long!

I have a nice bottle of Falernian to wash that down with...

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
Here, let me hold that for you"
by Owen
Thu May 29, 2003 6:00 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Throwing spears: Problems
Replies: 11
Views: 16

Try throwing with your hand further back on the shaft. Fins might help, or trail a piece of ribbon as a stabilizer. Biggest problem I have is throwing while wearing gauntlets, my hand doesn't open the same way as it would unencumbered, and it tends to alter the throw. ------------------ Owen "Death ...
by Owen
Tue May 27, 2003 5:35 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Pennsic War Point Battles and Rules On-Line
Replies: 57
Views: 16

The Pennsic rules state quite clearly that excessive blows are to be taken, and then "dealt with appropriately", presumably by taking it up with the marshals.

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
Here, let me hold that for you"
by Owen
Tue May 27, 2003 6:11 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: siloflex
Replies: 4
Views: 8

Two layers of siloflex go into making thrust-and-throw javelins.

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
Here, let me hold that for you"
by Owen
Tue May 27, 2003 6:10 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Pennsic War Point Battles and Rules On-Line
Replies: 57
Views: 16

Your Grace, do you know what the SEM's interpretation of the rule is? Are thrusts to the side of the head supposed to be good shots?

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
Here, let me hold that for you"
by Owen
Mon May 26, 2003 9:39 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Pennsic War Point Battles and Rules On-Line
Replies: 57
Views: 16

V. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF BLOWS: A.1.b: An acceptable thrusting blow to the face shall be a directed touch and shall be substantially lighter than to other parts of the body. Oddly enough, I also cannot find reference to thrusts to the face being the only head thrusts that are good. It has always been ho...
by Owen
Mon May 26, 2003 5:04 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Pennsic War Point Battles and Rules On-Line
Replies: 57
Views: 16

That standard also leaves room for the inevetible hard shots, for whatever reason (misjudging distance, one or both stepping into it, etc), without the shots becoming so hard as to be hazardous.

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
Here, let me hold that for you"
by Owen
Wed May 21, 2003 8:25 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Blow-out Fracture and the ocular orbital in SCA combat
Replies: 18
Views: 10

Depends on which bone and where. Ribs will almost certainly not break again in the same place, neither will the bones of the arm. The femur IS weaker, mostly due to needing a plate to heal it in most cases. The orbit should be stronger right where it broke, assuming everything is put back where it s...
by Owen
Wed May 21, 2003 4:45 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Shovel Greeves
Replies: 5
Views: 12

I wear a pair (see the "My Kit" thread in Armor for pics). I wear a pair of Simmons knees under my brachae to cover the sides of the knee and the top when I'm kneeling.

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
Here, let me hold that for you"
by Owen
Sun May 18, 2003 9:48 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: (SCA) Lower leg blows
Replies: 32
Views: 20

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">We could prohibit rigid armor below the knee so painfull skips and off-target hits would force people to protect the leg. </font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Oh, that would be a very bad idea, rather like ban...
by Owen
Sun May 18, 2003 9:42 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Ebay Horrors
Replies: 44
Views: 36

War Bear? More like Mickey Mouse meets Heavy Metal!

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

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