The Armour Archive

Aaron

Good Morning, Has anyone tried a melee of combat archery vs everyone else? It would be interesting to see how heavy fighters fair against a purely missle foe. Could we turtle up (sort of like the Viking shield walls or the Roman Tortise...I may be getting this wrong) effectively? It might be fun to ...

Aaron

Yes, I was dripping with sarcasm (and a bit of annoyance).

Has anyone added quillions to thier basket and see if they could block with them?

-Aaron

Aaron

Howdy, It was said: "Oh and BTW- since my hand is inside the sword, and the hilt is part of the sword, when I block with my basket hilt, I am blocking with the sword, same as if I were blocking with quillons, and I am not blocking with my hand." Why don't you add quillions to your basket then? It's ...

Aaron

My CD is (I own all these albums): Carmina Burana by Orff No Leaf Clover from Metalica's S/M album Fuel (same) Sharp Dressed Man (ZZ Top) Sleeping Bag (same) Olympic's music Kasmir (No Quarter, Robert Plant and Jimmy Page) Hangman's Pole (same) Kings and Queens (Aerosmith) Waiting for Magic (Ace of ...

Aaron

Gwyneth, My wife fights heavy in the SCA, and she is a 30 year old Army (moves every 1-2 years)housewife with two hyperactive kids. If you send me an address to: miaullis@yahoo.com Or phone me at 908-902-3461, I can send you a CD of her authorization bout and the fights she had at the RenFaire. It w...

Aaron

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Murdock: We tell people all the time that we are a "non profit org. that is dedicated to recreating the life and culture of the middle ages" or something like that in an eff...

Aaron

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by dukelogan: drats! my plans are foiled again by you meddling teenagers!! regards belile <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Don't forget their dog! http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/...

Aaron

I have a page, I just had a hard time figuring it out.

I'll try this weekend.

-Aaron

Aaron

I have the pattern somewhere in my files.

Aaron

Yeah!! I finished what I will call The Idiot-Proof Full Greave and Sabaton Combo, and as a test I put on my stainless legs (THANK YOU IceFalcon!) and tonlet (home-made) and danced around the floor for a bit while my son videotaped. I make the sound of a recycling container being dumped down a hill.....

Aaron

I care a lot about my opponent. Without my opponent, I can't play. Even if I've never seen them before, they are contributing to my fun. I also care about what they think of me. My honor is one thing, but your reputation is in the public eye. I will do my best to influence what they think of me. -Aa...

Aaron

Duke Andre's butt-wrap. I couldn't protect myself from it. He hit me with a light shot (he said, and I believe him), but the next day at PT we did the pyramid for situps (start with one, go up to 30, back down to one...) and the entire time I'm mentally thinking "armour the OUCH butt...armour the OU...

Aaron

Good Afternoon Duke Logan and Chef de Chambre, I mailed out identical CDs (a pair each) of the Lakewood RenFaire videos, the tonlet armour test video and other videos, etc... Included were pictures of the East Crown Tourney 2002 (Fall), armour pictures and shoe pictures, etc... I'm away from e-mail....

Aaron

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by MalcolmMacRobert: Aaron, just a couple of questions form one newbie to another. +How can your shots NOT be called if you dented someone's harmour? +How could the owner of th...

Aaron

In the first tourney I was in: 1. Not one shot I threw was called good. 2. Not one shot I delivered was called light. 3. Not one shot I delivered was called at all. 4. I was accused of damaging armour beyond repair (I helped replace the buckles I bent...). 5. I dented a 12 gauge mild steel helm, lea...

Aaron

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Robert of Canterbury: The assault on the castle of love, Warbands Edzell Castle. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> That was a RIOT! I loved the photos! Nice work! Assaulted by fl...

Aaron

Animial,

I think you are channeling "Harold the Bear's" old zwei-hander vs. plate arguement. Chef wore his fingers to the bone trying to explain that one to Harold.

-Aaron

Aaron

I have Andy Ward's pattern.

He gave me permission to post it to the Archive.

Where do I mail it?

-Aaron

Aaron

You could suggest only bringing them out on 01APR?

Aaron

Thank you! Unfortuantely we won't be able to go to 100 minutes. My 2 year old daughter has pneumonia in her left lung, and a little bit in her right. It's pretty nasty. We thought it was justa cold, and so did the previous two pediatricians. The x-rays showed differently. -Aaron PS: I still have mpe...

Aaron

My helm weighed in at 14 pounds. Believe it or not, I only knew I got hit by the SOUND. There is a maximum weight to.

-Aaron

Aaron

Howdy, My wife will be fighting in 100 minutes war, and I'm doing the videotaping / herding our children / provisioning the family and others who show up hungry and thirsty. What do fighters like to eat or drink: 1. before 2. during 3. after a war? What should I AVOID bringing? Is it different for a...

Aaron

http://home.armourarchive.org/members/toddf/ArmorStand/ArmorStand.htm

Todd is a genius! This thing ROCKS!

Aaron

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Aaron

Estoc - A form of long, rigid, pointed, triangular or square bladed and virtually edgeless longsword designed for thrusting into plate-armor was the estoc. Called a "stocco" in Italian and a "tuck" in English, they were used with two hands - similar to great-swords. They were used in two hands with ...

Aaron

Hang on now, from the "Mideval Swordsmanship" book I read I thought they were a late period weapons with a square "blade" and a pointy tip, designed to bash armour until it bent enough to stick the tip through.

Help?

-Aaron

Aaron

What would you say to a "Tender Parts Tourney"? All blows that land on armour (be it hardened leather, mail, steel, stainless steel, Titanium, not plastic or bargrill) could be ignored by the combatant. If the blows stagger you and you become visibly fatigued (as in stop throwing blows for longer th...

Aaron

"If I could come out in full plates and push someone off the field or knock them down to win where is the real skill?" Try to push a man off the field that doesn't want to go, while he if fighting you then ask "where is the real skill" It's a more tatical game. I'm 185 pounds of pretty solid muscle....

Aaron

MILITARY SPECIFICATIONS LIVE FOREVER Sometimes we tease the military people for being so obsessed with precise definitions and standards. But there is an exact specification for everything the military buys, no matter how small. What the rest of us would call a 'small light bulb' is something like: ...

Aaron

Maybe a huge "Marshall" crest on the helm?

Aaron

B, always (so far...I may change my mind).

I always like to make sure my opponent is comfortable, and then I'll ask their permission to agress them.

Anything else looks like a cheap shot.

-Aaron

Aaron

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by David deKunstenaar: Skin should act as a barrier to staph, unless it is comprimised. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> "Ah, it's just armour bite..." "The bruise will go away...s...

Aaron

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by broinnfinn: Incidentally, a dip in 70% ethanol or 10% bleach is far more effective than isopropanol. Broinnfinn <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Great... Now we've got people doing the...

Aaron

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Gwyneth: Bri - I don't see SCA groups regularly running their loaner armor/padding through a dishwasher, so how about a spray with a 10% bleach solution? <HR></BL...

Aaron

The tutorial is just the start!

Go look at the greave-sabaton he made!!

That looks like it fits like a VERY nice sock!

Wow!

-Aaron

Has anyone tried a melee of combat archery vs everyone else

If your opponent blocks with a basket hilt, does that mean y

The idiot-proof full-greave / sabaton pattern I made works!

Duke Logan and Chef de Chambre - the CDs are mailed out

What do heavy fighters like to eat at a war [SCA]?

Could this armour stand pattern be posted to the essay page?

Leeching -- An Arts and Sciences Project (SCA)...apparently

Tender Parts Tourney?

Any validity to this rumor?