The Armour Archive

muttman

I was wondering why I was getting these e-mails!

muttman

I`ll throw my vote in on Master Feral and Duke Lucan as well. John the Pell ranks mighty high too. I don`t know nor have I served under Duke Hasdrubal. White Ninja is a god in all things and must be feared!
Drefan

muttman

Sorry to hear that Rags. Hope it is nothing too serious going on.
I`ve seen the hat in question folks. Its pretty darn spiff (which is redundant considering the maker)
Drefan

muttman

Be it known that yesterday at Boredom War, Sir Artorius Watson took on his first squire- Lord D Sebastian.
Congratulations to both of them. Neither one could have picked a better or more suited person to enter into such a relationship with.
Drefan

muttman

There is one exception to this though. His Majesty Atlantia Cuan found a two inch wide tape that uses woven filaments in a grid pattern. It seems to hold up real well and can be found at most office supply stores. I use that stuff when I remember to get it too. It holds up a lot better than any othe...

muttman

Sir Vitus,
Thank you.
Drefan

muttman

Agnarr, Your original point was lost on me in your original post. Thanks for the clarification. I BTW, wholeheartadly agree. Anything less than 14g is a mistake and in my opinion, 14g is not heavy enough either unless it is stainless and has reenforcing bands such as on a spangenhelm. I did not btw ...

muttman

Sir Vitus, My concern was not that he himself was casting dispariging remarks about our knights so much as the effects his post about an individual knight could have in devolving into a pre Pennsic mudslinging competition. I as you have been on this board long enough to see utterly pointless battles...

muttman

quoted from Agnarr "16 guage is minumum, i have gotten a severe, mind altering cuncussion from a spear shot to the side of the head from an east kingdom guy wearing a white belt at war. how he got the white belt, i dunno because he does not deserve itthe last thing i heared before i hit the ground ...

muttman

I`ll definitly go with the Easts Great Northern Army as the best unit out there! As Thaddeus said, it is a loose confed of other units, among them Silver Dragon and affiliates, VDK, and Loch Levin.
Also in the East, The Von Halsterns and I.C.O.D. as Thaddeus mentioned.
Drefan

muttman

BTW, I use one of his shield baskets too.
John/Drefan

muttman

I recomend Ironmonger for baskets to everyone. They are well made, solid, stong, and not ugly or plain like many baskets. I`ve been using them for years and I`ve never had one fail in the slightest. Right now I have two of the heart shaped ones, one stainless one mild, my girlfirend has an L shaped ...

muttman

"Thanks for the update, im pleased we have a King from the northern region."

Me too!
Congrats to there highnesses.
Drefan

muttman

"No John, you've been offering the ever-so-useful advice: 'don't get hit there' and then giggleing like an idiot."

yeah, that too!

BTW, get me a quickie pattern for that armor stand! I need two of them here. Also, I have a pell for you when you can get it.
John/Drefan

muttman

"I hate to burst your bubble, but cuises weren't worn that early. If protecting your thighs is a concern, you have very few options that are documentable."

Thats what I`ve been trying to tell you!

muttman

you can find a discusion about DV from another forum here.

http://www.honorblade.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=440

My opinions are expessed there pretty plainly as are a few other peoples.
Drefan

If the link doesn`t work go to
www.honorblade.com
then go to the reviews section and you will find the thread on DV

muttman

thats my three hundred dollar shirt from the late Lou from Michigan with rust and dags!
hope nobody falls for this one!
Drefan

muttman

"Hey D.
Question:
Does everyone where you come from wear WMA Lamallar?"

Its getting there! In addition to the folks pictured from VDK, the household D is in, seven members of my knights house wear or soon will be wearing lamellar, six of them in WMAs. Its good stuff.
Good pics Matty
Drefan

muttman

though i have seen other potential new fighters in my area give up because of a lack of developed teaching styles, and people teaching who have yet themselves become much more than new fighters. fritz Fritz, being that its part of my job to know, could you give me more details on this? Possibly we c...

muttman

Damn Adam!

muttman

On my siloflex sword I lubed the rataan with beeswax AND heated the siloflex with a heat gun a little at a time where it was going in AND pounded it with a rubber mallet. I also used skin on rataan. The result is a sword with a decently light weight that hits with authority and should last a good wh...

muttman

I`ve done it many times

muttman

I hear Viscount Karl will be in this one too.

muttman

My hero when I first started fighting was (at the time) Master Lucan von Drachenclaue without a doubt. (Now Duke Sir Lucan von Drachenclaue) Shortly after I started fighting, I saw him at a practice in what was to become Aethelmarc fighting a style radicly different than what I had seen before- fast...

muttman

"East: Only fight in tourneys. Everyone fights Sword and sheild" That one is just funny! The East in general and the Northern Army especialy, is likely the most melee intensive area in the known world! As to just S&S, the Northern Army is well known for aggressive and plentyfull polearms amongst its...

muttman

Good point Alaric. Master Revlin definitly rocks with pole. Thanks for reminding me!
Drefan

muttman

I`ll second Viscount Karl and that damned spear for the East! (ouch)
Drefan

muttman

I`ll second Sir Stephan and I`ll add HG Sir Lucan both for the East
Drefan

muttman

I`m going to have to go with Master Tearlach and Sir(?) Visivald for the East.
Drefan

muttman

EM, looking sweet! Auginere, you will still be on the disabled list Sunday- I get first crack at him! Seriously EM can`t wait to see you buddy, its been too long! My kit has some new tweaking done to it as well as of tonight, and if all goes well, more by Saturday (hope to see you there too EM) so y...

muttman

I have two sets of WMA plates- a full vest that is wear alone and a small one like a plackart that I usualy wear over my mail (thos sometimes I wear it alone too) I can`t recomend Adams plates enough. The deburring is excellent and the alloy he uses is nice and springy so I don`t have a single disto...

muttman

Thanks for the kind words Dave! I look foward to meeting you soon.
BTW, My group, is actualy an extension of Sir Lothars von Halsterns group as he is my knight. I`m not sure if I clarified that on the phone or not.

Drefan

muttman

Perkins in Conn. We make runs so as to avoid shipping and a stave runs about fifteenish bucks. I get three thirtyeight inch swords from a stave so its about five bucks a sword.
Matty, I don`t think I have a link handy for them. Could you supply one if you see this?
Drefan

muttman

The wasters wouldn`t work I think. Even good ones when impacting helmets , steel armor, baskets, and eachothoer over and over again would degenerate quickly, start to splinter and fail catastrophicly. Then theres the lack of give. I`m sure not letting you hit my barely armored thigh with one of thos...

muttman

"Mutt, you forgot Evil Merlin and all that armour-porn he wears is a Stonemarche resident." Jeez, your right Matty! How on earth could I have forgotten Stonemarches own walking armour porn shop!?! Oh wait, I know, its because we never see him around! (hint wink, EM, you getting my subtlty here?;) ) ...

Congratulations to D Sebastian