The Armour Archive

Josh W

I have made that type of pauldron before. In fact, I made the pair I wear now. I have also played with and worn the suit in that photo. m m m m m m m For what it's worth, on my left pauldron, that particular plate you highlight is roughly 21" long by 5" wide in its largest dimensions. But ...

Josh W

Rats. If I didn't have to work all day on Wednesday, I'd try to make that practice. I don't suppose there's any chance anyone will want to do something on Friday...?

Josh W

I think you should start work on your 15th century kit now.

Josh W

I will also be in Leavenworth over Thanksgiving, visiting my in-laws...

Josh W

I'm not sure this would qualify as genuine historical precedent, but it certainly demonstrates that the concept of a plate chest/brigandine abdomen defense existed. It was painted by van der Goes in the late 15th century. http://www.mediumaevum.com/josh/fmc663157o.jpg A closer look: [img]http://www....

Josh W

I'm sure that plenty of faulds reached 16ga+, especially on the front. That on the 'Avant' harness is thicker still, QED this thread: m I've been to Wade's, too, and have also gotten to handle some of his pieces. I would be surprised if any of the greaves in his collection reached an average thickne...

Josh W

I might have been tempted to buy them for my spare suit if they weren't such a heavy gauge of steel. 16ga is much too heavy for greaves, IMO.

Josh W

I want to see pics of this so badly.

Josh W

Want.

Josh W

Plenty of 16th century harnesses featured a second heavy breastplate that could be bolted on over the main cuirass for extra reinforcement. I'd make both breastplates in 12ga spring, and thin them out a bit towards the sides, making sure they fit together snugly.

Josh W

I did this very thing with my kong mace, but not to make it look better. The local marshal wouldn't pass it unless I removed some of the mass from the beast...

Josh W

Exhilarating. Intense. Cathartic.

Josh W

EDITED: Because I'm not in the mood...

Josh W

The guy's name is 'Mongrel Slimedog,' btw. Oddly enough, I might actually know this guy. If so, he would be one of like five tuchux guys I know well enough to greet by name. If his mundane name is John, tell him The Minstrel said hi. f As a matter of fact, his mundane name is Jon. I will pass on yo...

Josh W

Folks, I'm a big fan of the ability for forums to create community and share information... That said, I would encourage us to not use a forum for this type of discussion -- Attention: Lord, Lady, Master, Sir, Dog, etc.. Is Moving To My Group, How Do I Deal with That? In the specific, this is bad. ...

Josh W

That went very well. Mongrel Slimedog is a fine fellow. He's a lot younger than I expected. He's fast, strong, in good shape, and worse yet--a lefty . His enthusiasm for the game is infectious, though, and was just what I've been needing to get my kit back together and drag my tired, lazy ass back o...

Josh W

I didn't mean to imply that I intend to treat this guy badly or anything. Far from it. I just wanted to know if what we see of the Tuchucks on this forum is typical for them. That is to say, I have enjoyed reading the posts of Animal, Bedlam, et al. here and hoped that this fellow might share their ...

Josh W

Our shire just got an e-mail from a Tuchuk fellow who has recently moved here. He says he'll be at our fighter practice on Sunday.

I've never met one in person before; I know them only by reputation and from the handful that hang out here (Animal, Bedlam, etc).

What should I expect?

Josh W

We have a local place that carries lots of what you're looking for. I buy all my armouring materials there. I don't know if they ship or do business online, though. If you're ever in the Manhattan area and still in need, let me know, and I'll take you by the place and hook you up.

Josh W

I need a shallow dishing basin. The cut-off bottom of an oxy-acetylene tank I dish into is too deep for many applications.

Josh W

Wait. When you say "Churburg arms," which pair are you talking about? There are several pairs there...

Josh W

Your cat's name is Nom? That's great!

I would love to contribute to Nom's health, but I don't think I stand much chance of outbidding anyone until money from my new job starts rolling in...

Josh W

I learned to make hinges in Patrick Thaden's shop, and I was glad I did. Much easier than I expected, and results in a much more satisfactory product than anything you can buy at the hardware store.

Josh W

The lucky thrust of a footlance has been known to go right through even the strongest plate armour. Great points, except for this one. I am aware of a couple of incidents of spears being thrust through breastplates in the 14th century. But IIRC, the men in those breastplates weren't killed , only i...

Josh W

In my experience, backplates are "uniform" in thickness. Id est, they vary in thickness (sometimes wildly) from one inch to the next, but there is no perceivable trend in thickness from middle to edges. My impression is that the intention was uniformity, and the result was an acceptable a...

Josh W

Let me add another recommendation for the Historic Enterprises arming doublet. I abuse the heck out of mine, and it's still going. It's unkillable.

Josh W

Alas...

I thought I recalled reading a post by Per Lillelund Jensen, years ago, saying that he had gotten to take some measurements of the suit in Bern. I haven't seen him lurking on this forum in some time, though...

Josh W

I am bumping this awesome and informative thread. Does anyone have any thickness figures for the cuirasses on any other Italian armours from the mid/late 15th century? I am particularly interested in any information any has on the thicknesses of the Mantova armours (all I have access to are their we...

Josh W

I have both, and offer the same.

Josh W

So I bought a pair of Icefalcon's beautiful new 6mm alternating solid/riveted mail voiders to wear under my harness. They are absolutely lovely. The problem is that they're kind of big on me. I laced them to my arming doublet last night, then donned the upper portion of my armour, just to see how th...

Josh W

Saint Dunstan is the patron saint of armourers. I don't think there's a "St. Dunstan's Armoury" yet. If there is, I can't find it on google...

Josh W

Very cool! I wish our battles looked more like that...

Josh W

Crazy.

Josh W

Welcome back, Tom!

Josh W

Very nice, and I extend that compliment as someone who usually detests fantasy armour.

What kind of protection does that armour offer?

Had my first "Tuchuk Rules" fight today...

So A Tuchuk just moved to town...

Re: What works and what doesn't work.

Trimming mail voiders to fit