The Armour Archive

muttman

"Yeah, actually...who are you??! Have we met?"

Yeah, about fourteen years ago when I got my start in Delftwood. Think fourteen inch mowhak, a spiky leather jacket, and South Beech Street.
John/Drefan

muttman

Did you get those from Phildo Hamish? I was thinking about his Lone Wolf and cub collection just the other day!
John/Drefan

muttman

Duke Alaric, Thank you for that post on being a Duke. You put into words nebulous concepts that while I couldn`t vocalize, nevertheless drive me to someday achieve that station in the SCA for the reasons you stated. It was very inspireing, sobering, intimidating, and thought provoking all at once. A...

muttman

How are you fighting these days? overall, I`m fighting OK. My power is up, my speed, my technique, shot repituare are all on an upswing. My endurance is getting better and my mental game is improving. My weapons depth is coming along OK too. My sword and shield which is my primary is at a good level...

muttman

the only thing that hasn`t changed in my kit in fourteen years of on and off fighting is my lbows. I use brine lacross elbows and sometimes atatch a simple steel cop to them. I have never had a problem with binding, sliding, rolling, ect. they are what I`m used to and I really prefer them. Unfortuna...

muttman

BTW, I wear the title "northern army thug" with tongue in cheek pride. I think most who know me can attest that I am not indeed all that thuggish!
John/Drefan

muttman

O.K., now we got our opinion from a Western, pad boy Nancy ect., http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/wink.gif I`ll ring in as a token East Kingdom Northern Army thug- First exchange- His Graces opponant was not taking shots that were from all evidence (yeilding to the caveat that only the one hit knows...

muttman

"Gaston de Vieuxchamps, I think that that it Ankara you're fighting in the 2nd pic - she ROCKS!" That is definitly Ankara he`s fighting. She`s one of my favorite fights and she does indeed rokk! My shield is very similar to what Sir Kenric has except ots 21x43. I`m wicked looking foward to seeing yo...

muttman

I do a viking/Saxon thing and I do have my axe "ticked out" with a thrusting tip and a buttspike. Myabe I couldn`t kill someone through the armor of the time with the bare butt of an axe, but I could definitly incapacitate them. I could deliver killing thrusts with the lead tip of the blade, but tha...

muttman

As part of my whole using persona appropriate weapons kick, I play with one some. Its not a primary form for me but it is fun, and moderatly effective. I find them better in singles than melees where the poles and spears have a vastly superior range. BTW, Verbrand is right in the thuggishness of the...

muttman

Adam, I`m uncertain what you mean by a sugarloaf sheild boss too. Either way, they both sound interesting, but if you could clarify I would have a better picture in my head as to what we`re talking about. BTW, I like the sound of the stubby conical boss. See you Sunday John [This message has been ed...

muttman

I have a lot of good pics from the event (mostly of me!) I`ll try to get them up soon.
John/Drefan

muttman

both of my White Mountain Armoury spamgenhelms. One is a roundtopped spangen with a long horsetail, the other is a conical spangen. The horsetail one is really spiffy and flashy but the conical was my very first helm made just for me. They both rock. Also, tho not quite armor, my squires belt is nev...

muttman

my own biased opinion would have to be the Northern Army of the East Kingdom. Definitly the strongest in melees, quite solid in singles.
Again, I admit my bias.
Drefan Ravenson
Squire to Sir Lothar von Halstern
Drachenfahnlien
House Silver Dragon
Great Northern Army
East

muttman

I will second the recomendation on WMAs plates. I have a full vest made from them that I fought hard in all spring/summer/fall, and I recently made a small body bracelet type thing to wear over my mail to protect my waist, kidnys, and solar plexes area. The one I wore all season did see some hard us...

muttman

ouch! guess I had that coming! I`ll get you back later- we`ll see how your butt wrap defense is after your little hiatus

muttman

I think Matty is refering to the tops of his feet destroying gym floors if covered by mail- See, our boy wonder (and boy, do we wonder!) seems to spend a lot of time on his knees....when fighting. (Sorry Matty, I couldn`t resist a set up like that bro! Take it out of my hide when you return!Hope to ...

muttman

I think as was said earlier, it was likely because there was no pressure. I say this as the guy who was out in two last crown but was doing great in pick-ups afterwords. That is fairly common for me and a hurdle I`m working hard to overcome. Sad truth is, when I`m just fighting for shits and grins, ...

muttman

If you could MRKs, I`d like to see a picture of that three trigger set up, and if its not self explanatory, how to make it. I`m pretty sure I know what your talking about and I can see how it could improve shots and control, but never having seen it, I want to be sure.
Sounds slick though!
John/Drefan

muttman

(BTW, Muttman, glad to see you online again!)

eh, here and there. Checking stuff often, posting stuff rarely. See you sunday boss.

muttman

I use triggers, but I think you knew that already Matty. (in fact, I`m still using nylon I got from you to make them!)
I like them better than lanyards and on some shots I get a wee bit more snap with them than without.
John/Drefan

muttman

for the most part I echo the sentiments above. I have gotten a couple of hafted weapons from MRL that didn`t suck- I have two spears and a small bearded viking axe. One spear, the leaf bladed one, was pretty good. The lugged viking spear needed some work to be pretty good. Last week I ordered the be...

muttman

I have a similar "problem?" myself. I rarely show bruising. I`ll have a bruise- the spot will be temder and painfull, but theres rarely a mark to show from it. I even got a couple of ribs cracked this year and had no visible mark from the experience. This goes for body, legs, and arms-places I do an...

muttman

I`m off to go win crown (ok, but I`m at least fighting it

) Send me some pics of the gambeson sizing info and we can definitly talk. I likely won`t be back online till tomorrow.
Drefan

muttman

If I leg someone in the midst of a combo/flurry/ whatever, I will keep the set going. When I`m done, I will set back and wait for them to get comfortable, ask them if they are, then come in at them when i`m ready. Sometimes if I`m in a tough fight, I will stop gunning for a kill and take the leg for...

muttman

here (if the link works) is a pic of me from spring EK Crown. I`m on the right with the mail and the Northern Army shield. http://unhinfo.unh.edu/med-ren/index.htm that pic is the trial run of my mail. I have since cut it down into a byrnie, wear the kidney belt on the inside (untill my spiffy tho n...

muttman

Nice work Dagisd! We may have to talk about the Osburg sea chests when you start making them- that would be quite slick indeed! Sorry I didn`t get to hang with you more at Simplefair. Lot of stuff going on and my head is a bit preocupied lately. It wasn`t a slight to you at all. Hope to see you at C...

muttman

Kenrick,
As with som many things, I recomend Adams stuff. I use his elbows under my tunic and his shoulders on my lamellar. When I do switch to my new legs, I plan on getting knees from him too.
See you Staurday
Good luck
Drefan

muttman

I`d be interested in pics and dimensions as well. Also, what weight leather, ect.
John/Drefan

muttman

I use aluminum kite shields for the most part- All my shields are either curved or cut and fold dished (I have five in my possesion right now- My new one and three others being painted and given to men at arms and loaner and my old one which is no longer suitable for fast lane fighting and is going ...

muttman

I have two WMA helms, both spangens, and I wouldn`t consider painting the grills. While some grills are just ugly and utilitarian, Adam makes his look like part of the hat and they help compliment the overall look by making a necesity of our game aestheticly nice. Plus, the paint would chip off real...

muttman

YAY! Adams banging metal again!

muttman

In my opinion, you can`t. I have two of Adams spangenhelms and I see no reason to go to anyone else for another helmet.
Good luck.
John

muttman

Madus suck. Sleazy weapons form that would be largely ineffective against our presumed armor standards. Didn`t exist in our time/geographical timeframe either. One doesn`t need to fight with one to learn how to defeat it, just use there brain before there stick. No student of mine will ever use one....

muttman

Thank you all for your input and advice-both here and in private e-mails. I think we have a solution to the problem- her friend Sean, who lives quite close to her will be putting up a pell at his house and she can come and use that. Also, when the college group gets up and running and has an indoor ...