The Armour Archive

Halvgrimr

I can see interest in just the finger sets too
Us early period folks wanting finger gauntlets but not the unsightly (for us) metal cuffs might be a large enough niche to consider:)

Halvgrimr

A small V gouge and a straight edge can make a convincing joint in plywood. A little creative staining and you can make a plywood shield that looks like a plank shield from a couple feet away. Yeah, Ive done all that before and with my eye I can tell the faked ones This way is much better looking I...

Halvgrimr

Thanks for the input Finnvarthr! I will add that I used 3/8" Baltic Birch plywood and did not cover the face with linen. Yeah I kinda cheated on this one cause I'm still not convinced that a glued plank shield will stand up to the abuse I want to put this thing thru yet (I'm really trying to hi...

Halvgrimr

Got rid of my old aluminum shield years ago when I got into LH. Getting back into SCA fighting I have went thru all my old LH shields and been limited to borrowing other folks shields. That got old real quick so I started on a new personal shield last week I glue up the birch planks last week and go...

Halvgrimr

I try!

Halvgrimr

dibs on the bazubands
Do you take paypal?

Halvgrimr

Yep
Thats George Easton and he is top notch IMO.
Craftmanship, customer service and turn around time all top the charts IMO.
Ive meet him in person and worked with him online many times.
Other than Northan I wont buy bling from anyone other than George.

Halvgrimr

a bumpy to the topy!

Halvgrimr

IIRC at one time yall carried the 'nipple' shield bosses
Do you still?

Halvgrimr

While I am reluctant to admit it, currently I am wearing an old set of EGG armory legs with those gigantic clunky one piece knees.

I have a set of 5 piece articulated steel knees but Im afraid they will eat up the fabric:(

Halvgrimr

Simple knee cops (to wear as hidden armour) They dont have to be pretty or even steel (aluminum or plastic is ok) I bought a pair of Duke Logan's plastic knees but they wont work for me (Im a bigger fella and they dont quite cover the points of my knees without padding, when I add padding they wont ...

Halvgrimr

Same question about the knee cops
Im looking for a way to wear all my new Linengarb rus trousers but my current knee set up wont allow for it.
Going for a single cop thing soon, just wondering what yours are made of.

Halvgrimr

Looks like I have a buyer, thanks for looking folks

Halvgrimr

well, i cant say for sure
im a fat guy too
I bought this many to make the shoulder straps

Theo, can provide more, they run about $.65 a plate IIRC

Halvgrimr

Paul is a great chap
We have been communicating for years and I have yet to meet many whose kit can rival his:)

I got a advanced copy of his upcoming book and I really need to sit down and finish it at some point:)

I hope to meet him in person when I go over the TNBO in 2012

Halv

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Like I said, bored at work? I stopped holding any hope for the History channel when they contacted my old group about helping them do a show on evolution of the axe They wanted to focus on mostly the viking age. We told them we would do it for free (just asking for credits) In the end they choose th...

Halvgrimr

Hmm, as if I need another research project.... Perhaps one way to add some actual depth to this discussion would be for someone to do a forensic study on the remains from various VIKING Age graves and document head wounds? This data set may be totally unuseable though since alot of the graves in que...

Halvgrimr

When one further considers the clear existence of cheekplates before the Viking Age, and significant artistic and literary mention afterwards, it seems baseless to suggest that, during the Viking Age, all knowledge of such helmets vanished, only to magically reappear after 1066... . Ok, Ill bite on...

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I have 100 of the Eldesar brass/gold colored aluminum lamellar plates for sale http://www.mefario.com/eldesar/images/Lamellar%20Brass.jpg I bought them to make shoulder straps for my current rig I had hoped they would be similar enough in color to not clash I was wrong, its very obvious so I am lett...

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Mord

I think we are on the same page here:)

Halvgrimr

Mord This is the age old debate of whether or not the saga's are useful as documentation (nothing new to you, I or many others) The thing about the saga's is one has to be well read enough to be able to pick the good from the bad. Hell, look to a modern political story on just about any given subjec...

Halvgrimr

What a bunch of whiny little bitches. Good lord. Other than Flittie, it seems you all missed the entire point. Simply put, it seems an odd picture to have in the Interpretive Re-creation section. The pic itself and the context would seem more at home in the Combat & Weapons section. In that lig...

Halvgrimr

Hell, until the 1st shield was found recently in Denamrk it was only 'speculation' that shields were even used in that country. If you follow the comments listed above no reenactor from Denmark should have used a shield post 2008. Artwork be damed m GreenShield I think your reaching there Cam No on...

Halvgrimr

Bored at work?
I was

http://www.hulu.com/watch/94153/modern- ... attle-tech

Halvgrimr

Pre Viking Age

Halvgrimr

Murdock wrote:they usually look like crap imo

My old grandpappy used to say, "Under every horse's tail ithere is a horse's ass"

I have found this to be the case more often than not

Halvgrimr

I have.... COPs for a XL person in denum ready to go Blunts for epee blades 8 total Pummel (turks knot) for a rapier Handle for a rapier in brown wood T3/aluminum tear drop shield (with center cut out for a boss needs work) Looking for any surcoats/cyclas or parts and pieces that can withstand heav...

Halvgrimr

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Well now that that fit is over at least I know who it is now:P

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Halvgrimr

In a marvelous book I found at the local university library (title: Viking Artefacts - and yes, that's the spelling), I saw a picture of a Viking folding knife. The bone handle is carved with a rather nice knotwork design. -Patrick I have Viking Artefacts on CD It and From Viking to Crusader are so...

Halvgrimr

I know a couple guys with those folding knives
Ive always covetted them:)

Apparently there was a guy at Pennsic a couple years ago selling them:(

Halvgrimr

Hell if I had the money Id buy it back:P

Halvgrimr

Does anyone that uses the hilts have a problem with snapping the rattan where the stick comes of of the quillion?

That is my only concern.

They look cool as hell and I have been thinking of ways to spice them up to look even cooler.

Halvgrimr

Cool
Mostly I was just wondering what the price is on those sword hilts you were selling at Pennsic is and hoping to get a shipping estimate on one.

Halv

Started on a new shield this weekend

Hey Mad Matt

WTB/WTT - simple knee cops

Re: Viking helms w cheek pieces

REDUCED PRICE!Eldesar brass colored aluminum lamellar plates

Modern Marvels - Barbarian Battle Technology

Re: Misc. stuff 4 trade/looking for 13th Cent. fighting garb