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by Baron Alcyoneus
Tue Aug 04, 2009 10:37 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: SCA and Knee Fighting- Do I have To?
Replies: 99
Views: 1636

And in 'standard' we are still doing three counted blows.

One leg, and both arms are three. ;)
by Baron Alcyoneus
Tue Aug 04, 2009 2:33 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Evidence for cuisses in Archaic and Classical Greek Armour?
Replies: 46
Views: 1340

Ingrid wrote:Seeeeeeeeeee..... Huh, I'm blonde, but not *that* blonde. ;)


Your roots were showing... :P
by Baron Alcyoneus
Tue Aug 04, 2009 1:20 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Back in armour again.
Replies: 6
Views: 203

Sorry, Benedek, I have NO idea what I'd do if I was as old as you. :P
by Baron Alcyoneus
Mon Aug 03, 2009 6:47 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: What stainless should I use + some other questions.
Replies: 10
Views: 237

308 is only about 15% stronger than 304.
by Baron Alcyoneus
Sun Aug 02, 2009 12:23 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: SCA and Knee Fighting- Do I have To?
Replies: 99
Views: 1636

I think it would depend a lot on the nature of the wound and the location as to whether the leg wound would kill by itself. But surely a terrible wound could make it more difficult for the person to defend themselves and they might then be struck again by their opponent. But even had the person sur...
by Baron Alcyoneus
Sun Aug 02, 2009 2:06 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: SCA and Knee Fighting- Do I have To?
Replies: 99
Views: 1636

At a demo a few months ago, I decided to not fight from my knees. When struck on one leg, I tucked my foot behind my butt, and hopped on the remaining leg. It worked ok, and the kids liked it. I have thought about doing that in normal fighting, but haven't yet. So does this guy. http://farm1.static...
by Baron Alcyoneus
Sat Aug 01, 2009 4:05 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Evidence for cuisses in Archaic and Classical Greek Armour?
Replies: 46
Views: 1340

It looks like a lion head embossed on the spaulder, and a rebrace to me. :)
by Baron Alcyoneus
Sat Aug 01, 2009 3:35 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Evidence for cuisses in Archaic and Classical Greek Armour?
Replies: 46
Views: 1340

Early Greek Armour and Weapons, by Snodgrass has a very little bit to say. Limb armor, other than greaves are found rarely, and seldom represented in art. He gives a word for thigh-guard. I can't cut&paste from m so, you'll have to translate it yourself. paramnpi(with a bit of a line over the 'i...
by Baron Alcyoneus
Sat Aug 01, 2009 1:04 pm
Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
Topic: Inexpensive Linen Pants at Target
Replies: 10
Views: 681

What brand are they?

I do most of my clothes shopping at Kohl's because of the availability of linen pants/shorts/shirts at decent prices ($20-25).

I blame Kass. ;)
by Baron Alcyoneus
Sat Aug 01, 2009 12:15 pm
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Tooled leather needle case
Replies: 15
Views: 285

http://www.wiesbaden.army.mil/hunion/Tr ... things.htm
http://www.ledermuseum.de/DLM/frames_d/hfr_in_d.html
by Baron Alcyoneus
Sat Aug 01, 2009 12:10 pm
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: Lace for Pouches
Replies: 9
Views: 258

Lucet cord would be fairly quick to make, but requires the tool.

Finger-loop braiding is fairly quick, and as long as you have fingers... ;)

http://fingerloop.org/
by Baron Alcyoneus
Fri Jul 31, 2009 1:23 pm
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: What timeframe is this fellow?
Replies: 18
Views: 859

Early 16thC. If his dress opens on the front, as it appears, I'd give it a date of 1530-40 or so. ReconstructingHistory.com has the patterns for both of them.
by Baron Alcyoneus
Fri Jul 31, 2009 1:21 pm
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: painting a tent
Replies: 10
Views: 432

It is a shame that Pooh wasn't quite as realistic. ;)

Damn, she is GOOD. :shock:
by Baron Alcyoneus
Fri Jul 31, 2009 1:19 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Alloys
Replies: 2
Views: 156

Alloys

For those of you using alloys other than mild steel (such as 410 SS, 4130, 1050), what are you using?

What are the benefits?

Do you heat treat them yourselves, or send them out?
by Baron Alcyoneus
Fri Jul 31, 2009 1:18 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Evidence for cuisses in Archaic and Classical Greek Armour?
Replies: 46
Views: 1340

Here's something from Olympus, that was labeled as a 'gauntlet', if my source is correct. Anybody know anything about it? P.S. I doubt the 'Etruscan gladiator' story; Eero Jarva, in his book Archaic Greek Body Armour , discusses these in the historical record and shows four examples and a vase pain...
by Baron Alcyoneus
Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:15 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Evidence for cuisses in Archaic and Classical Greek Armour?
Replies: 46
Views: 1340

Didn't Damocles use a bubkis? :?

Or was that the glue used by Daedelus? :oops:
by Baron Alcyoneus
Thu Jul 30, 2009 1:34 pm
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: Met Doublet info?
Replies: 31
Views: 1034

LR of E wrote:I believe he said it was in The Metropolitan Museum in Philadelphia Pennsylvania.

Morgan


The Met is in NYC.

http://www.metmuseum.org/

The Philadelphia Museum of Art is in PA

http://www.philamuseum.org/
by Baron Alcyoneus
Thu Jul 30, 2009 1:23 pm
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: 11th-12thC widebrimmed hat? (esp Byzantium & neighbors)
Replies: 51
Views: 1194

Image
by Baron Alcyoneus
Thu Jul 30, 2009 1:05 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Evidence for cuisses in Archaic and Classical Greek Armour?
Replies: 46
Views: 1340

Re: Evidence for cuisses in Archaic and Classical Greek Armo

Glaukos the Athenian wrote:and in this image, where the figure on the right appears to be wearing the same type of cuisses with a swirl, and the one on the left does not.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... Museum.jpg

Glaukos the Athenian


I think that pretty clearly depicts cuisses, and the lack thereof on the other figure.

Good observation. :)
by Baron Alcyoneus
Wed Jul 29, 2009 11:48 pm
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: 11th-12thC widebrimmed hat? (esp Byzantium & neighbors)
Replies: 51
Views: 1194

Find me reference for a hood of linen. Fashion in the Age of the Black Prince p58 Aymonnet the barber used an ell of linen to make four coifs and and enveloppe for the king's son Philippe, in captivity with his father. p62 Included in the section headed mercery are twenty-two coifells - coifs- of P...
by Baron Alcyoneus
Wed Jul 29, 2009 4:35 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: craziest weapon or armour stories you have heard
Replies: 192
Views: 7734

Caracole m Military caracole The military caracole as it is usually understood today developed in the mid-16th century in an attempt to integrate gunpowder weapons into cavalry tactics. Equipped with one or two wheellock pistols, cavalrymen would advance on their target at less than a gallop in form...
by Baron Alcyoneus
Wed Jul 29, 2009 2:56 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: best method for cutting sole bend leather
Replies: 38
Views: 597

A Beverly sheer or bandsaw would be my choice.
by Baron Alcyoneus
Wed Jul 29, 2009 2:51 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Thomas Beauchamp cuisse
Replies: 13
Views: 778

It is a whole lot less work to make divots to represent a small number of rivets than to make the rivet heads, and lower the surrounding stone.
by Baron Alcyoneus
Tue Jul 28, 2009 2:03 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Best Batting for Period Helm Liners
Replies: 29
Views: 688

chef de chambre wrote:Flax tow. You can get a big bag of it for not much money,


Where? I'd found one supplier, but they removed it from their catalog a few years ago.
by Baron Alcyoneus
Tue Jul 28, 2009 1:36 pm
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Meet Yosko ;)
Replies: 27
Views: 803

Tell your helpers that if they don't pull harder, their heads go in the sling. ;)
by Baron Alcyoneus
Tue Jul 28, 2009 1:33 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Female Groin Protection
Replies: 15
Views: 460

Just make sure they understand that 'minor' point before they take the field with her.

It is in their own enlightened self interest to comprehend that point. ;)
by Baron Alcyoneus
Tue Jul 28, 2009 12:35 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Center of Percussion - aka Sweet Spot (SCA)
Replies: 2
Views: 251

I think that a lot of the basics just plain aren't getting taught in some areas these days, and this is one of those things.
by Baron Alcyoneus
Tue Jul 28, 2009 12:33 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: craziest weapon or armour stories you have heard
Replies: 192
Views: 7734

there's a manual somewhere that advised removing the pommel and chucking it at your opponent... That was filler, to get the page count up. A lot of swords (most?) had the tang peened over on the pommel, making it rather difficult to remove, let alone your opponent giving you time to unscrew one... ...
by Baron Alcyoneus
Tue Jul 28, 2009 12:28 pm
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: Portable Medieval sewing kit? Any such thing?
Replies: 7
Views: 246

Is there a reason you could NOT make a leather sewing case? I'm a believer is functionality, and while those bentwood "medieval tupperware" boxes are useful for lots of things, so is leather.

Unless it makes the baby Jesus cry, of course, but I'd want documentation for that. ;)
by Baron Alcyoneus
Tue Jul 28, 2009 12:22 pm
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: Plaid chausses/hosen?
Replies: 24
Views: 744

Master MZ, c1500 part plaid hosen center front:

[img]http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/spe/art/print/sampler/images/master_mz.jpg[/img]
by Baron Alcyoneus
Tue Jul 28, 2009 12:20 pm
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Interesting archery experiment (battlefield tactics)
Replies: 6
Views: 425

It is nice to see that you are coming around to accept that they have some uses. ;)
by Baron Alcyoneus
Mon Jul 27, 2009 9:05 pm
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: period head cover
Replies: 7
Views: 235

But the little linen 'arming caps' fit for most of the period.
by Baron Alcyoneus
Mon Jul 27, 2009 7:59 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: craziest weapon or armour stories you have heard
Replies: 192
Views: 7734

I always liked the stories: Swords weighed 5 to 10 punds I've been told more than once by vistors to demos that Claymores weighed 40 lbs and the early medieval Scots highlanders all wore 4 full suits of chianmaille - with their kilts of course. I tend to avoid conversations with any "Scottish&...
by Baron Alcyoneus
Mon Jul 27, 2009 7:26 pm
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: Plaid chausses/hosen?
Replies: 24
Views: 744

It can be...difficult to find 'plaid' in medieval art. Here are a couple examples by Lorenzetti: http://media-2.web.britannica.com/eb-media/51/38351-004-C8F3A9EC.jpg [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/Ambrogio_lorenzetti,_storie_di_san_nicola_01_1332.jpg[/img] http://www.dylantm...
by Baron Alcyoneus
Mon Jul 27, 2009 3:44 pm
Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
Topic: Ebay item: blacksmith tongs yes? no? maybe?
Replies: 11
Views: 281

Aren't tongs Project Number One for all new blacksmiths? ;)

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