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FrauHirsch wrote:An 8th c painting from where?

I don't know that this is 8thC, but...

It is Constantine leading Pope (St) Sylvester's horse, so that would make it a "Papal" umbrella.

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Charlotte J wrote:
Baron Alcyoneus wrote:http://www.worldwideironing.com/index.htm

BWAHAHAHAHA!

What is so funny, the irony?

I looked in the OED, and it gives 'heater' as being 1500, for a fire-blower- an 'iron heater', presumably a bellows used by smiths.

Which is of a similar shape.

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Logwood is New World, and as the 16thC goes on, becomes a very big export to the Old World. m arly in the 16th century, the Spanish discovered a tree in Yucatan with a deep red heartwood similar to brazilwood. The tree became known as logwood (Haematoxylum campechianum), and by the late 1500s Spanis...

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Trevor will be giving a class on the German Longsword on Saturday at RUSH in Warrensburg MO (near KC)http://slf.forgottensea.org/FallRUSH.html

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Munions

They include the gorget.

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http://www.worldwideironing.com/index.htm

XV CENTURY

XVI CENTURY ITALY

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I think that medieval irons had a very similar shape to modern irons, but I can't find pics right now, and larsdattar.com wouldn't open for me at the moment.

Many 'heater' shields should be gothic arch shapes turned upside down, with straight sides once the curve reaches the width desired.

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What era does he want to be? You could find something similar to that in Classical Rome, or 16thC English munions, for two examples...

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Some shoes I've seen depictions of have a toe-cap area as a piece separate from the body of the shoe. Would these have been sewn together, or just to the sole, and overlapped- giving a bit more flexibility?

I don't think I've been able to find pictures of surviving examples.

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Indigo and Woad m History of natural indigo Indigo was used in India, which was also the earliest major center for its production and processing.[3] The Indigofera tinctoria variety of Indigo was domesticated in India.[3] Indigo, used as a dye, made its way to the Greeks and the Romans, where it was...

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If he meant this one...

http://tinyurl.com/yextgss

Meets the profile of jupon covered armor perfectly!

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It is called a driver's license in VT.

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Arming swords, yes, if you are a gentleman. Swords of war? Those are duty weapons.

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In the past, at least, due to evidence of delamination of plates in armor (the Galiot's suit in the Met is just one example), it was thought that some armor was made of laminated steel with softer iron on the inside, and harder steel on the outer layers.

Is that still believed to be the case?

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No fair using a calculator!

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(From what I've read... 20 Mule Team Borax can be used for forge welding, but it is recommended to cook it in an oven at a low heat to remove the water.)

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I found a recipe for 2024 online that could be done in a regular oven, to take it from 0 to T-3 I think...

I'll have to find it again..

But I did save this:
http://www.steelforge.com/alloys/?alloy=2024

A member in the barony told me about the oven recipe, I think, so I'll ask him tomorrow...

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There are also a few references to the Bohemians using a shield wall of pavises against the Germans, though those were larger (but carried by troops on foot), so there's no reason you couldn't learn the Bohemian style -- there's references to that being done, as well, for tactical advantage when fa...

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Tim McCreight has written a few books on metalwork, they are all pretty much good.

http://www.amazon.com/Jewelry-Fundament ... y_b_text_b

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Matweb.com shows about 26 different alloys of aluminum in T6 that aren't cast aluminums. Presumably most of them would be available in sheet.

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T-6 means jack shit if you don't know what the alloy is.

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I can get 2024, 5051, 6061, 7075 in T-0. All would be soft.

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Not really...

Lots of alloys can come that way.

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Are you seeing a gauntlet in the collapsed helmet?

I see connections from this armor all the way to Tibet, Byzantine Greece, and Persian cataphracts...

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I guess it really depends on the fighter around here. We try to teach folks to be consistant, either do it or don't, but don't do it for some and not for others. If you consider it a point of honor not to take any advantage over your opponent, that courtesy should be extended to Dukes as well as ne...

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I'm pretty sure that with the crossed straps you don't need anything more at the waist. I also believe that I've seen illustrations showing just the crossed straps from period sources. The waist strap keeps the breastplate from swinging forward when you bend over. I agree, Irish is NOT insane,, jus...

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Jacobo de Barbari

Still life, Partridge&Gauntlet

1504

Thought it might be interesting to some folks.

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I received an email about the Northkeep Baronial Investiture this weekend, but I've already said I'd be in Lawrence to help with a demo...

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I like sherbert.

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Used in a regular SCA context it won't fly. Like you said, it is a shield with a thrusting tip. Illegal. However, Trevor here on the AA made a couple fiore dueling shields. They are pretty cool, he uses them when doing more period fiore work in armour. Personally I don't see them as a safety concer...

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How were the punch daggers typically made? The most effective (and "dangerous" from an sca perspective) are of split rattan construction where the handle bridges the split with a holster like leather band around that meant to recieve the gauntlet and stabilize the 'dagger'. Brutally effec...

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Norman is it not obvious? When rubbing belly buttons , you should be sure to be suited up with protective armour! What many folks have not heard of was that armour was used in the American Civil War; quite good stuff in fact; but the social aspects of wearing it strongly inhibited it's use. Please ...

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Maeryk wrote:
Balin50 wrote:
Leo Medii wrote:Punch bucklers are just as safe as face thrusting.

No they are not.

Balin

WHat, because the allmighty Balin says so?

If you want to prove something is unsafe, it won't be hard to do so.

Shouldn't the burden of proof be on the person who says that they are just as safe as face thrusts?

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When fighting in a gateway at Lilies, Glendour took a spear to the chest.

In an impulsive moment, I dropped to the ground, and started 'giving' him CPR. There were a number of giggles.

He still died.

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m Korea's Iron Man Volume 62 Number 6, November/December 2009 by Hyung-eun Kim The startling discovery of a fully armored fifth-century warrior About 1,500 years ago, a warrior was buried in Gyeongju City, South Korea, once the capital of the Silla Kingdom, one of the three kingdoms that fought for ...

German Longsword

Roman shoe question

Laminated plate

Mitten&mail gauntlet

Korean lamellar