The Armour Archive

Aaron

Use rattan, shave it into the shape you want, stain, and mount head. That is what we ended up using in Poland. Everything else broke, rattan lasted the distance. :shock: Wow! :shock: I expected that "flex" to be a serious issue, but your suggestion is definately worth considering! I was planning on...

Aaron

Hi,

What gauntlets would Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick (1439) wore with this suit?

http://www.effigiesandbrasses.com/monum ... beauchamp/

With thanks,

-Aaron

Aaron

Their 1 1/8" 2 layer staff sounds perfect, but I'd like it a tad thicker so the sides can be shaved down. And yes, I bet they'd do the work. I'll cal them on Tuesday.

With thanks,

-Aaron

Aaron

Hi I'm looking to purchase two natural, syntethic or combination quarterstaves with a defined edge. These would be used to mount two seperate types of halberd heads from Ice Falcon for BotN practice against my armoured pell. The quarterstaves must have a defined edge, as well as being durable enough...

Aaron

Hi,

This is from the same crew who filmed the Battle of the Nations.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2vZqUjK ... DVz7_BGLRA

With respect,

-Aaron

Aaron

Sir Guy, If a more worthy fighter takes my place, that is good. I will still attend the practices and 2014 is looking good. 2013 is not. But if I do not make the team for 2014, I will just attend the practices and have fun with that. Win-win IMO. The Aspirant list is growing quickly! http://usaknigh...

Aaron

Arming coat and mail 10.6 Shoulders 5.2 Soft kit, pads, cup 4.6 Greaves 5.6 Gauntlets 3.4 Mail standard 1.6 Breastplate, backplate, flauds and tassets 15.4 Legs 11.4 Sabatons 4 Arms 7.6 Armet 9.8 TOTAL 79.2 lbs As the legs, body armour and helm cover the largest surfaces on my body, they weigh the m...

Aaron

I have both Knut's and Ice Falcon's stainless mail. Both work great and look great. Ice Falcon is faster to get armour. 101_1246.JPG 101_1241.JPG I got my Knut aventail second hand. Nick's Helm with Master Knutt's Welded Stainless Drape.JPG Both look right, both are very functional. I admit that Ice...

Aaron

From looking at the Team USA website, the guidance is: 1. Follow directions. 2. Don’t ask to be added if you are not serious. Give serious thought about the task at hand. 3. Get on Facebook. 4. Read and follow the combat rules 5. Contact Jaye Travis Brooks Sr. or Andre Sinou 6. Decide upon which gro...

Aaron

New Website http://usaknights.org/ The 20-30 lb limit might be difficult. I think some of the effective fighters wore more than that. But I'm upgrading my suit now with spring stainless, thinner stainless (sabatons) and 301 stainless. But even then I doubt I can get to 30 lbs considering the mail. ...

Aaron

Oh, I know I want to. No doubt on that. But logic must rule my emotions or else I'll end up in an odd situation. It's happened before. :( I'll practice hard, make sure that armourers have food for their families, fight with a local group and make sure I'm ready for 2014. I expect there will be a goo...

Aaron

Considering that it is difficult to train for 21 vs. 21, it might be possible to split up the 21 team into four teams of five and one 21 team captain. This way the team of five could train together, etc...

I'm aiming for sparring right now and helping out with a team of five.

-Aaron

Aaron

Sean, I used to be in a whole lot better shape, and I have the data to prove it. http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=149073&hilit=APFT Probably because of having the data, and experiences, I can feel the edge start to go, then get chipped, then get rusty, etc... I have a NEED ...

Aaron

Halberds wrote:How do you get your foot out?

http://www.stssox.com/foot_mold_construction.asp

4.Remove the plastic liner from the cast and trim top margin to appropriate length with scissors.

Aaron

Vermillion wrote:You can actually buy the things on Amazon..... but still only in boxes of ten.

I don't this is what I was looking for. Do you have a better link?

http://www.amazon.com/901-V-Mid-Leg-Soc ... 73&sr=1-14

Aaron

$169 does sound like a bargin. I was looking at $169 for a pair or even one. Not even the best armouring artist can do good work without a good representation of the target. So if I saved $100 or $200 on the casting, I would have lost a lot more by setting up a good armourer "for failure" as it were...

Aaron

I'm older (43 years old) and will be older still in 2014 (45 years old) but I need the two years to upgrade the armour and improve my physical fitness and prowess....and find a team to work with. I can still run in armour at a reasonable speed and might make a good "clipper" or even "damage sponge" ...

Aaron

Hang on, I thought it was $169 per pair, and I was OK with that. $169 per box of ten means I'll sell the extras to the Archive. The sock idea is back on.

Thanks,

-Aaron

Aaron

I could wait until I get to USUHS and purchase a plaster cast from the university (maybe). But that might have some ethics issues so I'll stick with the homemade plaster cast idea.

Aaron

I guess the first plan will work of just making a plaster cast. But WOW did that sock idea look good.

Aaron

Ouch. I just thought I could buy two pairs.

Aaron

Giles de Bois Guilbert wrote:Nuff said

http://www.stssox.com/tubular_cast_sock.asp

Gentlemen, I think we have a clear winner.

This should work.

With thanks,

-Aaron

Aaron

Oh-boy. The Chinese team at BotN will be 10,000 troops?

Aaron

That's a historical weight. Dear Mr. Miaullis, Thank you for your email, which was passed onto me, regarding the probable English Pollaxe of the second half of the 15th century (VII.1542), which is in our collections here at the Royal Armouries. At one time this particular example was traditionally ...

Aaron

Hi,

Who from the AA is interested in going to BotN or thinking about it, etc...

I'm thinking about 2014 right now.

-Aaron

Aaron

Rattan shortage = Move Pennsic to BotN and Team USA now numbers 1000 fighters?

Kidding!!

Aaron

You're welcome! I happen to be looking at that helm myself at about the same time, so it was just copy and paste from something I wrote earlier. Very little effort on my part.

-Aaron

Aaron

Gavin, I don't think that "Full Metal Jousting" was the original intent, which I think was "Full Metal Jousting, but in fully documented and authentic historic armor and costumes", so there might be a rift between the authenticity crowd and the 'modern sport' crowd within the next few years if it c...

Aaron

But were people turned away for a lack of authenticity?

Aaron

Sir Guy wrote:there were changes made right up to and during the event.

Aaron wrote:Interesting.

Thanks!

Do you think there are any new rule changes coming up for 2013?

-Aaron

Aaron

The difficulties of just GETTING to the fight was actaully fun to watch. I've lived, worked and vacationed in various parts of the world (mostly worked) and the language barrier is always a difficult thing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GjMgzmMnSc&feature=related OK, I need to add "Learn Polish" t...

Aaron

I enjoyed this fighting prep video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YE1Mn6YY ... ure=relmfu

Basketball, football and baseball in armour would definately be exercise. In fact I think I'll borrow bits of that plan for my own training for BotN.

Aaron

I could take two weeks off and fly to Texas (love the state) when the two of you are ready and we could do the fitting in person. Good armour and armourers are worth that. I regret that I could not convince the US Army to send me to Texas. This would have worked out very well if I could just borrow ...

Aaron

Hobby plaster wraps work quite well. I use a 2 part polyurethane foam to form the positive. Yes, vaseline is a mold release. How are we going to get the greaves to fit the sabatons? Hummmm.... I guess the sabatons should be made first, unless my current pair of sabatons would work as a stand in, bu...

Aaron

Interesting.

Thanks!

Do you think there are any new rule changes coming up for 2013?

-Aaron

Re: Two Durable Natural or Synthetic Quarterstaves

Gauntlets that Richard Beau

Re: Two Durable Natural or Synthetic Quarterstaves

Two Durable Natural or Synthetic Quarterstaves

Polish Army 1938 Reenactment

Re: Interested Armour Archivers in BotN?

Re: How much does you armour weigh?

Re: Who is your favorite aventail vendor and why?

Re: Interested Armour Archivers in BotN?

Re: Interested Armour Archivers in BotN?

Re: Interested Armour Archivers in BotN?

Re: Interested Armour Archivers in BotN?

Re: Interested Armour Archivers in BotN?

Re: Making a Calf Casts

Re: Making a Calf Casts

Re: Making a Calf Casts

Re: Interested Armour Archivers in BotN?

Re: Making a Calf Casts

Re: Making a Calf Casts

Re: Making a Calf Casts

Re: Making a Calf Casts

Re: Making a Calf Casts

Re: Rattan shortage is here

Re: BoN weapons rules question.

Interested Armour Archivers in BotN?

Re: Rattan shortage is here

Re: Looking For Sinrec / Documentation help

Re: Will the BoTN change the SCA:s HF game?

Re: Will the BoTN change the SCA:s HF game?

Re: BoN weapons rules question.

Re: Battle of the Nations TeamUSA highlight video

Re: Battle of the Nations TeamUSA highlight video

Re: Making a Calf Casts

Re: Making a Calf Casts

Re: BoN weapons rules question.