The Armour Archive

Vladimir

I don't wear my byrnie in battles because it is too dang heavy to walk back and forth from res points or run across the field in.

I do wear it in tourney because it looks good and there are plenty of chances to rest between bouts.

Vladimir

Lowrider, Years ago, back when the archive was still blue and yellow this forum was known as "SCA Fighters Forum" or "SCA Heavy Combat" or something like that. One of the others would know exactly. Anyway, a bunch of people said "Hey! We fight in armour too! How about changing the forum name." And s...

Vladimir

Wow, lots of good names on there for people I would like to see on the throne.

I would like to see Corby take it.

Unfortunatly I won't be able to attend. I'll be working at a Boy Scout camp in Blackstone only a short distance away. I may pop in that evening to see who won.

Vladimir

Wonderful, congratulations to them both.

Also congratulations to Baron Geoffrey and his wife on the new family member.

Vladimir

Jamestown does have maille on exhibit

Vladimir

2 years before I was around.

Vladimir

I wear a regular steel gauntlet under my sheild boss. It's heavy, but I like to switch weapons a lot and I don't want to have to take gear off to do it.

Currently looking for lighter gauntlets.

Vladimir

wow, just wow

Vladimir

Can't we just ask the guy who wrote the rule? But, for all I know it may have been written by someone who didn't know a motorcycle helmet from a baseball cap. We could just ask the pennsic Marshal In Charge. "Hey, is assumed for the troops a cap with no sides, or a helmet with sides?" As far as I am...

Vladimir

Doesn't matter. Within an SCA context being a squire is not a rank of any sort that I am aware of. One can be a squire without having an AoA. However, if a fighter is a squire then he/she has usually been around and active for a while and would probably have an award or two by then. I think I have y...

Vladimir

At least you got to fight. I was unarmed through the whole thing. Building a bridge while under artillery fire I understand. Building a bridge with archers shooting at you I can see happening. But building a bridge while a knight is trying to poke you in the face with a spear...I don't see it happen...

Vladimir

Jacob had an anvil on his head. In the tourney he was introduced as Eadric.

Vladimir

Killian? From Williamsburg VA? Is that you?

Vladimir

Felix wrote:The idea was to give the trailing side a chance to catch up.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not busting on you personally.

But, isn't every point battle a chance to catch up?

Vladimir

Vladimir

worst battle scenario ever

I didn't like it when I read the write up on it, and I didn't like it when I was in it.

Vladimir

Don't forget the Plate and Maille tourney.

Too bad Baron Miles won't be at Pennsic. He stands about 7 feet in his armour last time I saw him. That would be an interesting bout to watch.

Vladimir

A buddy of mine took pics of the shield before I covered it with new fabric, same style of arms, just nicer and cleaner. Here is a better pictureof my gear, from the waist up at least (thanks to Ursus of Anglesy for both battle pics BTW). As I said, documentation was sent via email rather than use u...

Vladimir

A buddy of mine took pics of the shield before I covered it with new fabric, same style of arms, just nicer and cleaner. Here is a better pictureof my gear, from the waist up at least (thanks to Ursus of Anglesy for both battle pics BTW). As I said, documentation was sent via email rather than use u...

Vladimir

Your Grace,
I have just heard that you have picked up Luthor as a squire, is this the case or just rumor?

Vladimir

I've heard an aventail will take the ring out too.

Vladimir

any pictures of a suit made from them?

preferably a suit made from anodized.

how much does a vest weigh? (5'11" 230 lbs if that helps)

Vladimir

Nice, this means you will be participating in the Real Plate and Maille Tourney at Pennsic this year, correct?

Vladimir

HOLY *&%@ I have gained some weight!

http://ursus.smugmug.com/gallery/152324 ... 8658/Large

Vladimir

Thanks for the info

Vladimir

A two handed sword cannot be gripped halfway up its length. A pole weapon can.

Anyway that project got me interested in changes to rules that I might not know about and that is when I noticed there is no rule listed on blade length for pole weapons.

Vladimir

I was reading those earlier, no mention of the length of the weapon head.

I plan to make an unpadded pole for pennsic, and was thinking of modeling it after a flamberge with a long riccasso.

Vladimir

I don't think so. I've seen plackard patterns before and this is way too long and narrow.

It is made from very soft and subtle leather. I still think it is some sort of boot, but I don't know what the finished product should look like.

Vladimir

I repeat...

In Atlantia

Though we probably default to SCA minimum on that one, so if anyone can find a society ruling on it I would appreciate it.

Vladimir

not bad, I would also suggest rounding off the corners of the lames before they bite you.

Armour bites are not your friend.

Vladimir

I got some leather that a fencer was giving away last summer. Two pieces are shaped like the pattern in the link. One of them has the very tip sewn together. m Also included with these two pieces are two smaller trapazoids. I think they are supposed to be boots, but I am not certain. They could just...

Vladimir

in Atlantia...

I checked both the kingdom rules and the society rules

What is the rule on the length of the blade on both a 6 foot and a 7.5 foot pole weapon?

Vladimir

Icefire I think you need to find some better sources. The ones you are popping up are third hand or perhaps 4th hand information. In other words a drawing of a picture of an effigy made by a man who had the armour described to him but did not see it himself. (just an example) I don't know how much a...

Vladimir

I wear one of those riveted byrnies from India under my lamellar. I don't use it for the battles where I will be running all over the place, but I do wear it for practice and for tournies.

I agree with Sir Corby on the gorget. A rigid gorget is a must.

Vladimir

I wear one of those riveted byrnies from India under my lamellar. I don't use it for the battles where I will be running all over the place, but I do wear it for practice and for tournies.

I agree with Sir Corby on the gorget. A rigid gorget is a must.

what is this pattern?

SCA glaive