The Armour Archive

Swete

Just ordered a pack of 1,000 round mild steel maille from Kult of Athena on Thursday...and I s**t you not, it arrived today (Saturday). That is a day and a half shipment from halfway across the united states via the cheapest shipping they offer. Very, very impressive. And the rings are in great shap...

Swete

Ha! Now we have one of the Fancy Five! (a name that I just coined....albeit without real foresight...now I have to find the other 4...Greenshield would be one...) Hope I get to meet you, Max. And welcome to Gleann Abhann...hope you like bacon. ;) Swete: I'm not quite sure what "the Fancy Five" is r...

Swete

Kult of Athena has it for quite cheap. Their prices did go up about $10 when I last looked though.

Swete

Have you tried placing a piece of steel pipe around the thinner rattan to keep it from flexing the whole length? Of course it would only be long enough to go down to the top of the handle....just wrap tape around the bottom of the pipe to secure it.
my 2 cents.

Swete

Vitus von Atzinger wrote:Viking and Girl Kill it is.

You will post when they are ready to order won't you?
Feel free to pm me and let me know. I am getting some. ^u^

Swete

Gotta say Viking and Girl Kill You are awesome. I will promise that I would buy one for my wife and I if you make these. (And I agree with the others, I would have a large appeal outside of the SCA too)

P.S.
Thanks for making my day!

Swete

1) Make some thigh armour Success! Made some, and it was really low profile and protective, but got tired of how long it took to put on. Will wear it for wars and such. 2) Improve my shots to the offside Success! Working on the pell has done wonders for my offside shots. I still fail to throw them a...

Swete

Sigismund von Helfenstein wrote:The simple, low profile nature of your kit puts many to shame, Swete.

How have I not come after you with a bastard sword yet?

Thanks!

I dunno about the last part...I did try to pick a fight with you at last Border March. But we will duke it out eventually, I am sure.

Swete

This is the hidden armour style I wear. It is very protective and very easy to make. I don't think it will work well on someone with a large belly, or a woman with large "Tracts of land" without modification. Quick instructions I threw together. http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx277/oni_saken/hid...

Swete

DHANG! Liliescake -- and a making-deed for us to aspire to. Any other angles or closeups? Somebody is going to bear that proudly. Wars must look a little prettier than they used to! Critique: I'd bet that Dark Ages warrior chiefs would have found a dagged mail drape to be rather Creatively Anachron...

Swete

Ha! Now we have one of the Fancy Five! (a name that I just coined....albeit without real foresight...now I have to find the other 4...Greenshield would be one...)
Hope I get to meet you, Max. And welcome to Gleann Abhann...hope you like bacon.

Swete

That is pretty sweet!

Swete

That is awesome!!!

Swete

Well i placed an order for a pair this past weekend. Mine will have the splinted cuff and the separate thumb plate. I'm looking forward to having that one major piece of armor my kit is missing. :) and it is a good thing i know leather work...if i lose a rivet...i can fix it pretty easy. I can't wa...

Swete

Stephanofd wrote:Sweet Swete. I would love to take a look at them up close next time we are at the same event.

Stephan

Not a problem! ^u^

Swete

After struggling between the protective but clumsy nature of clamshell gauntlets, and the dexterous but ultimately un-protective form of Lacrosse gloves, I finally had enough of spending money on hand protection that was only partially satisfying my needs for SCA heavy combat. So I decided to attemp...

Swete

Gabriel von Stettin wrote:http://www.zenwarriorarmory.com/catalog ... egory%3D63

http://www.zenwarriorarmory.com/catalog ... egory%3D63

Are these what you are looking for?

Yep! ^U^

Swete

I think my god daughter would love it. Dibs.
PM sent

Swete

Zen Warrior sells very sturdy hoods made of cotton denim that go under the mask. They are in a range of sizes that match the sizes of the masks they sell. Darkwood also sells cotton hoods. The only caveat I have about Gypsy Peddler is that I believe that their hoods are made of 4 layers of trigger ...

Swete

Nice! My few knives I have made have a similar look texture-wise. Would we need to use sandpaper to even out the contrasting colors and grind marks?

Swete

I am getting my gear together for a heavy rapier kit, and I am looking for a fencing hood to wear under my fencing mask.
Anyone sell these/have one laying around?
I would actually like to have two...

Swete

AirsoftGI.com is a great airsoft depot.
I would advise a CYMA Ak variant. cheap, reliable, and looks great. ^u^

Swete

Gorgeous! The fluting is incredible!

Swete

Get some tan conveyor belt. The kind that looks like a cat's tongue made of rubber. Cheap as dirt, easy to attatch (I use Shoe Goo...it is $2 at Walmart), and it last forever.

Swete

They have been jipping people lately it seems. See this thread:
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=146903&hilit=ashcraft

Swete

What words shall I use to describe what I saw? Artistic? awesome? terrible? disgusting? sublime? or maybe gorgeous and perhaps a bit wrong?

Swete

Since I do a Dark Ages kit, most of my stuff is hidden plastic. The plastic altogether weighs around 4lbs I believe, maybe a bit less, but the Valsgarde helm is between 8-10lbs, and my chainmail is roughly 20-25lbs. That makes a kit of 39lbs at the most and 30lbs at the least. This obviously goes d...

Swete

Would a good norseman warrior really be out there in a linen tunic? Sure - I understand your persona (or actual person) doesn't have the moolah for maille... but maybe something more protective than "9th Century Street Clothes"? This is assuming you are prepared for battle, and weren't just woken u...

Swete

Try Kultofathena.com Great mail prices and service. ^u^

Swete

Swete, as far as removing the plastic goes... it's plastic. And when a new guy is watching me get my armor on, or a mundane walking through at the start of practice sees me putting on a pile of plastic, we all lose out on 'cool historical' points. Dmitriy, those pants are much better proportioned t...

Swete

Emokorian Arms has a mildsteel version for $175
http://emorokian-arms.com/Products.html

Swete

Going for 1015 Hedeby, but having a hard time getting over the generi-viking. Knee patches are there to mark the knee, as required in AnTir, and make maintnance a bit easier. Would like to get rid of the poof pants completely, but can't find knees low profile enough. Arms are splinted leather with ...

Swete

Since I do a Dark Ages kit, most of my stuff is hidden plastic. The plastic altogether weighs around 4lbs I believe, maybe a bit less, but the Valsgarde helm is between 8-10lbs, and my chainmail is roughly 20-25lbs. That makes a kit of 39lbs at the most and 30lbs at the least. This obviously goes do...

Swete

For elbows and knee cops, I would recommend stone keep armoury.
For cheap, beginner helms, I would recommend Hjamr (message him on the archive). I have heard great things about Beau over at http://emorokian-arms.com/ in regards to beginner helms.

Swete

Boom! Got a pic for ya! It is the Gutenstein Warrior (ceremonial garb?) from one of the Vendel helm plates. You can clearly see he is holding a sword away from his body, but also note the long seax at his side, apparently hanging straight down from his belt, possibly from a loop? It is far too long ...

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