The Armour Archive

Samuel

only two guys I know of that have done work on gladiator stuff.. brand and Gunther. both arent taking commisions. Im making mine from stainless 14 g and having it bronzed. but alas I dont take commissions anymore either:P Id recommend someone who works clean lines like adam berry ( whitemountainarmo...

Samuel

rivet a strap all the way around .. put rivets on both halves and a buckle on the end you want open.. then poke holes for the tongue on the buckle

Samuel

the photo I was commenting on ( green looking vambrace/bracer thingy) have the seam running form the point of the elbow.. really nice until you put on elbow cops..... On that topic, my cops are going to be pointed on to the vambraces and the vambs will still be able to open, due to the way they are...

Samuel

ok.......... look at the photos.. diagram A shows the seam NOT running from the elbow point( hand at rest remember) the photo of the 14th cent arms.. same damn thing.... and kilkenny's basuband.. same damn thing............. seams DONT start at the damn point of the elbow.. not with a cop on.. not w...

Samuel

just me but those leather gaunts look better and would seem to provide better protection than an oven mitt with leather stuck on it.

we're fighting with patio furniture for weapons, lets not think we're realistic..

Samuel

yup a ( given your not rotated......which im sure is the source of this extra page of ..stuff... )

Samuel

the hand at rest Ie neutral postion. thumb up.. pinky down... seams running on the meat not on the bone.. ( yea I picked your armor:D ) the green vambraces show the seam running on the bone at rest.. I was saying " bad idea" cause it means there is a seam on your elbow bone and gettin hit ...

Samuel

it should run on the muscles with the arm at rest IE down the back of the hand and down from the center of the palm. basically there are two spots your gonna get nailed on arms and you dont want it to be a bare shot.. the top of the forawrm where the inset of the elbow folds and the back of the for...

Samuel

it should run on the muscles with the arm at rest IE down the back of the hand and down from the center of the palm. basically there are two spots your gonna get nailed on arms and you dont want it to be a bare shot.. the top of the forawrm where the inset of the elbow folds and the back of the fora...

Samuel

last pic showing how it lays on shoulders. thats my squire learning why leggin me is a bad idea for him.. I didnt want to leg him cause hes wearing my leg armor:D

Samuel

m [img]http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z169/sirsdg/DSC00587.jpg[/img] [img]http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z169/sirsdg/DSC00588-1.jpg[/img] [img]http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z169/sirsdg/DSCN0274.jpg[/img] still up for sale... stainless flat aventail WELDED from master knut ( custom with ...

Samuel

Samuel

mild helms should be 12g stainless 14g at a minimum. ( ive actually used 10g mild before for a helm top,) to avoid dents. its not the armorer its the guage of metal used. being negative over it when there are plenty stateside armorers who have used 14 mild and made dentable helms is kinda unnessessa...

Samuel

I wouldnt run the joint down my forarm bone for sca combat. If you fight arm up that spots going to get wacked.

Samuel

how long are you stickin them in the oven?

Samuel

Id considered wearing these for sca combat and found out they where worn on the top of the arm not the back ( ie worn to atriculate inside the bend of the elbow ) with the gladius used as thrusting . protecting the back of the arm was apparantly not as much of a concern as protecting the front thats...

Samuel

deeper dishin on the elbow.. still a bit shallow for my taste.

Samuel

couple pieces of barstock and id fight in that:P

Samuel

ill start with your 20.

Samuel

TIGs make metal happy:D

Samuel

replied to pm/..

Samuel

nope. still got it.. I was plannin on going up to my shop and polishing it next weekend

Samuel

Id heard rumor this suit was used extensively as a basis for astronaut suits for NASA. can anyone confirm or deny this?

Samuel

http://livesteelarmor.com/how/warsword.html straitening a leaf spring: First separate the rack and cut the springs to the desired lengths with a cutting torch, disk grinder or hack saw. Place the spring on a railroad tie or stump with its convex side up and hit the spring until it does what you wan...

Samuel

m Id LOVE to know who bought this for sca combat.. better yet fight them.. Id be willing to put on a cup and a helm and fight.. oh it seems I too am an evil denizen.. I posted in the original thread:D as thus I lay claim to being Chief Evil@!!!!! until such time as I get killed of yall find someone ...

Samuel

just me but despite the macho posturing... If you dress in costumes and play a controlled type of " fighting" there is no room to talk shit about ANY other group.. your in the same class as cos-play with the overtly "metro-sexual" same group as the wow playing uber nerds.... et a...

Samuel

would be nice to take the field again and size up the lists.

Samuel

I like how the other two comments arent even acknowledged...

Samuel

Aaron wrote:Bump, because it's been ~6 years and this is interesting.

BEHOLD !!!! resurrection!!!

Samuel

some of the old hubcaps make great bucklers/ center bosses on shields. occasionally I see one floating around even now.

Samuel

I was thinking 304 stainless.. its pretty typical around here and cheap at most metal supply places.

Samuel

long ago I had the foolish idea to make a peascod breastplate.. it was 1/4 with laminated sides and a formed 2" by 2" for the center spine. .. it last about four shots.

Samuel

Ive began work on a gladiator helm ( patterning) and am about to begin forming. BUT I want to send it off after the repousse work/welding etc to get it bronzed. however I would like to use stainless due to it being lighter/stronger. but am unsure if its better to use mild to get a better plating.

Samuel

cookie wars in drachenvald
Outlands glory/battlemoor
border raids in the mid
Le Crapau tourney in west

Samuel

looks like sinrics pattern...

which base metal for plating?