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- Wed Dec 31, 2003 1:48 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Justification
- Replies: 26
- Views: 37
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by White Mountain Armoury: [B]Ive yet to see a traditional spang be referred to as sassinad. Although i know of one that is from egypt. B]</font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Adam, I thought ...
- Wed Dec 31, 2003 11:54 am
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Therion Arms (Czech Republic) Viking Sword Review xpost
- Replies: 0
- Views: 0
- Wed Dec 31, 2003 11:47 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Therion Arms (Czech Republic) Viking Sword Review
- Replies: 1
- Views: 10
Therion Arms (Czech Republic) Viking Sword Review
Several weeks ago this ebay action was pointed out to me http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2206422595&category=20272 Of course I was only able to act on it after the auction ended so I contacted the seller and offered him the Buy It Now price. He was generous enough to oblige my o...
- Tue Dec 30, 2003 6:10 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: coppergate helm w/ pic
- Replies: 6
- Views: 21
Very Nice Wolf! please don't take this next blurb as criticism its not meant to be, just to expound on a previous converstaion with you. See how incorporating the nasal into the nose to nape band would give the front view of the helm a 'slicker' appearance? (less lines). You did a great job though m...
- Tue Dec 30, 2003 12:29 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Egfroth- please help
- Replies: 19
- Views: 18
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Egfroth: <B>Halvgrim, yes I have your snail mail addy, but as Garth is also interested, and others might be as well, I'll probably scan the plans and put them up on the Net for...
- Tue Dec 30, 2003 12:06 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: What $5 will get you on base...
- Replies: 6
- Views: 20
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by ArtemisGreen: Went to Naval Weapons Station Goose Creek </font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> --ah, now your bringing back memories! I loved Charleston and Goose Creek The Weaps Station was...
- Mon Dec 29, 2003 5:31 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Egfroth- please help
- Replies: 19
- Views: 18
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Egfroth: <B>Halvgrim, Yes, I do have the plans still. I'll send them to you. </B> --cool do you have my snail mail addy? if not contact me privately <B>And no, I didn't say that about the rivets. On the contrary, IIRC, the rivets are "proud" of the frame There are "blind"...
- Fri Dec 26, 2003 5:40 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Justification
- Replies: 26
- Views: 37
<B> WMA said: Tweedle classifies the ridge helm as being made from a perimeter band and a nose to nape band, like the coppergate, the ridge i pictured, and the vendal helms, the arrangement of plates within that described framework can vary. I dont believe being a ridge helm means that it must be fr...
- Fri Dec 26, 2003 4:42 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Justification
- Replies: 26
- Views: 37
[QUOTE]Originally posted by White Mountain Armoury: Halvgrim, it is my under standing that the crested ridge helms like the heavy and light cav helms, the ones with the ear holes and raised combs are sassinad,, with examples from Iraq and Afghanistan and that general region. --yes, where we are gett...
- Fri Dec 26, 2003 4:08 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Justification
- Replies: 26
- Views: 37
WMA, i am not ignoring your earlier post, just thinking on it http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/wink.gif Eggie said: Halvgrim; for Vendel period clothing, you could do worse than look at the Pressblachs -tthe one here is pretty definitive, and I think Vendel 1, and certainly Vendel 14 have some comba...
- Fri Dec 26, 2003 11:54 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Egfroth- please help
- Replies: 19
- Views: 18
Eggie on your Gjermundbu page you state: I wrote to the Oldsaksamlingen Museum in Oslo, and they were very helpful indeed, to the point of sending me a set of "plans" for the helmet - showing exactly how it was constructed. do you happen to still have those 'plans'? also, at some point I believe I r...
- Wed Dec 24, 2003 5:31 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Justification
- Replies: 26
- Views: 37
I hate to totally go off topic with our conversation but no one else is posting so what the hell http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/wink.gif [QUOTE]Originally posted by White Mountain Armoury: Halvgrim, i have seen a couple of the crests in question, i dont recall them being crooked like that, but reg...
- Wed Dec 24, 2003 4:32 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Your first kit
- Replies: 51
- Views: 589
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Rainald: <B>This is my everyday stuff. I am the one standing on the left: http://home.armourarchive.org/members/rainald/DIAMOND%20PIC.jpg </B></font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> --hey I r...
- Wed Dec 24, 2003 1:24 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Justification
- Replies: 26
- Views: 37
[QUOTE]Originally posted by White Mountain Armoury: Im using Raymonds on this one. Im using his vd4 crest and brows, the large 2 piece crest. i assume you mean this one http://www.nmia.com/~rqpltd/Images/v4fr.jpg Do you have it yet? If so is the spine as crooked at it appears in the pic? (this could...
- Wed Dec 24, 2003 12:50 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Justification
- Replies: 26
- Views: 37
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by White Mountain Armoury: My vendal period kit now in progress suffers from the same problem has yours in regards to clothing. So im looking to early viking and germanic cultures...
- Wed Dec 24, 2003 12:19 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Justification
- Replies: 26
- Views: 37
Justification
Keying off something Vitus said in another thread, Is there something in your current kit that you have to 'justify'? Ie, is there something in your kit that you have to stretch beyond primary sources to have/us? If so, what and why do you have to do so? My kit definetly could use improvements but t...
- Wed Dec 24, 2003 11:42 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: What is he talking about?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 52
- Wed Dec 24, 2003 11:29 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: et tu madu? Or is that a basket on my hand?
- Replies: 124
- Views: 133
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Animal: <B>I just cant seem to understand the big deal. If you are a warrior of the spirit, or a knight, whatever, your heart and prowess whould be able to overcome anything in...
- Wed Dec 24, 2003 10:44 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Your first kit
- Replies: 51
- Views: 589
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by flonzy: <B> [img]http://home.armourarchive.org/members/flonzy/images/Pennsic2003/full/Image03.jpg[/img] </B></font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> ---huh, that seems to be Sir Kirk FitzDavid...
- Wed Dec 24, 2003 10:40 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Biggest Threat to Fighting /(SCA)?
- Replies: 164
- Views: 225
the trouble with modifiying a spun top is the most importants step (IMO) has to be done before assembly is done. to make a spun top look anywhere near anything other than a big round dome, you have to cut about a 2 inch strip out of the center and then weld it back together (or to get the crested he...
- Wed Dec 24, 2003 10:22 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Your first kit
- Replies: 51
- Views: 589
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Odo: [b]How bad was your first armor kit? b]</font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> you tell me (i am the fat roman lookin dude) [img]http://www.missouri.edu/~rls555/SCA/kits/titus.jpg[/img] ...
- Wed Dec 24, 2003 9:29 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: More info about "the complete chest" from Oseberg
- Replies: 11
- Views: 15
Atli sent me this pic and asked if i could web it: [img]http://www.missouri.edu/~winsloww/archives/chests/locks/Viking_lock_mechanism.jpg[/img] It's from the Prune People book o' Vikings. He took the liberty of rotating the picture, so that now your're looking at the lock from below and inside as th...
- Wed Dec 24, 2003 9:21 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Biggest Threat to Fighting /(SCA)?
- Replies: 164
- Views: 225
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by DukeAlaric: <B>Can you imagine if Calontir with all of their matching tabards showed up at Pennsic with their names embroidered onto the back of each one (it might be funny onc...
- Wed Dec 24, 2003 9:14 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Biggest Threat to Fighting /(SCA)?
- Replies: 164
- Views: 225
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Joaquin: <B>'salright, Halvgrim. We can discuss it at Twelfth Night, if you're going...</B></font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> --We will have to make it someother time Joaquin. that weeke...
- Tue Dec 23, 2003 4:34 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: coppergate helm
- Replies: 17
- Views: 21
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Jurgen: <B>I've got another pattern and instructions on my website for this helmet if you are looking for more info. http://www.cs.ndsu.nodak.edu/~malarkey/sca/patterns/copperg...
- Tue Dec 23, 2003 11:48 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: More info about "the complete chest" from Oseberg
- Replies: 11
- Views: 15
ok i went thru the stuff i have at work here are some pics of the locks of chests at Birka, Valsgarde/Vendel, and another pic of the Oseberg lock http://www.missouri.edu/~winsloww/archives/chests/locks/ WARNING! some of the pics are BIG i left them that away so you can see some of the details that e...
- Tue Dec 23, 2003 11:21 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: More info about "the complete chest" from Oseberg
- Replies: 11
- Views: 15
ok, here are the images http://www.missouri.edu/~winsloww/archives/chests/mastermyr/ the quality is poor (i was in a hurry and i guess i didnt check the settings), i appologize for that. if you would like better images let me know and i will scan them in at a better setting (photo instead of B&W) It...
- Tue Dec 23, 2003 11:15 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: More info about "the complete chest" from Oseberg
- Replies: 11
- Views: 15
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Bascot: Please do - a number or exact name & author to track it down would be nice! </font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Bascot here is the title and author Arwidsson, G. & Berg, G. The MÃ...
- Tue Dec 23, 2003 11:11 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: More info about "the complete chest" from Oseberg
- Replies: 11
- Views: 15
- Tue Dec 23, 2003 9:54 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Biggest Threat to Fighting /(SCA)?
- Replies: 164
- Views: 225
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Murdock: <B>Halvgrim --Sorry Murdock, I respectfully disagree i was vague, i did not mean that we shold necessarily adopt steel. I was talking about period technique more than ...
- Tue Dec 23, 2003 9:35 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Best Dressed Fighting Kingdom/Unit?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 36
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by EyvandR: <B>For appearance on the field, The Orkneys of Caid have a great look. Serious intimidation and a hard hitting crew as well. http://www.westernspartans.com/gallery/200...
- Mon Dec 22, 2003 6:10 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: More info about "the complete chest" from Oseberg
- Replies: 11
- Views: 15
sorry, most of what i have is in my archives btwm take any of th etext you want from that page. copyright issues have started to concern me more and more as of late. I dont mind showing a pic when i have credited the source but using text is starting to bother me. I am just trying to help but I can ...
- Mon Dec 22, 2003 4:43 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: We need a new horse to beat...
- Replies: 31
- Views: 21
- Mon Dec 22, 2003 4:38 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Best Dressed Fighting Kingdom/Unit?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 36
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by greenshield: <B>Hate to say it but while Calontir does look good no one ever saw a Huscarl wear a tabbard. Terribly un-period for a Huscarl http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/win...
- Mon Dec 22, 2003 4:28 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Paul Chen Swords
- Replies: 13
- Views: 21
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Therion: <B>Except for a couple I kept/use myself, Halvgrimr! http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif The short version of the story on why the Czech swords aren't currently...