The Armour Archive

Vladimir

I was planning to go. Already had crash space lined up and everything. Then my boss told us that we were all working on Saturday and there would be NO exceptions this time (probably directed at me since I was able to get out of the last two work Saturdays). I don't mind working on a Saturday, I just...

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cool, I want one!!

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Aren't Laminated weapons specifically forbiden by SCA law? I know that is not the kind of laminating they are refering to, but that was the first thing I thought of when I read the title of the thread.

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It seems to me that "better" would also depend on the environment.

Being fully covered in steel armour in Europe seemed highly advantageous. However, the same armour in the tropics might have been a severe disadvantage.

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ahh, I hadn't gotten that far yet.

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Now come on guys. A guy with limited knowledge logs in here and asks a question and the only one who even bothers trying to help him out is Uilleag? Not all of us knew what we were talking about the first time we visited here. Isn't that the whole point of this forum existing, to share information a...

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well shoot. That is what I get for not having online access at home anymore. Have fun guys.

Vladimir

Hey guys, it's been a while. Soon I'll have net access at home again I hope. Anyway a friend of mine has been trying to research (and lurking here) to find evidence of lammellar armour used by the saxons (in England) between 1066 and the First Crusade. Can anyone help him out. He would really like f...

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It should really disturb us all that the thread on dirty deeds is outstripping this one to such an extent. One thing we have to watch out for when looking for valorous deeds is that they are done with pure intent, not out of showmanship. And I think that is why we have so much trouble seeing them in...

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Andrew, you remember the BD practices don't you? If lower and mid ranked fighters didn't teach, there would be no fighters. That is what happened when I was Baron, I was injured (repeated string of bad luck) and our other fighters graduated or had jobs and couldn't practice. No one to teach the new ...

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cool, any chance of stuff like this being televised?

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I see no reason why it would not. Provided it was nicely balanced and well made.

Vladimir

Your Highness,
My friend Liam had the exact same thing happen to him many years ago at an Assessment.

Vladimir

Woops, I see they changed it this year. Oh well, I think I will still leave the unedited version up anyway. Something that occured to me last year. (please note, this is not a whining rant) How can you judge fighters accurately on their conduct on the field when most of them are out within the first...

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I don't know about books, but I absolutly LOVE my ceramic swivel knife blade.

If you ever plan to do any serious leather carving an angled ceramic blade is a must.

Vladimir

ya know, I've done leatherwork for several years now and I just realized that I don't have a single book on the subject.

Vladimir

If you can't roll the edges try folding them over. I haven't gotten into making metal armour yet, I use leather mostly. But, the few pieces of metal I did years ago had folded edges and it worked fine.

Nice work btw

Vladimir

If you can't roll the edges try folding them over. I haven't gotten into making metal armour yet, I use leather mostly. But, the few pieces of metal I did years ago had folded edges and it worked fine.

Nice work btw

Vladimir

good read

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wow, now I have to wipe the drool off my keyboard

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well, that depends on your style of fighting.

for instance, I usually use a double bladed pole, but my buddy says he will never use one. I use the other edge, he consideres it extra weight.

Some people like to use a hook on the back edge. I never tried one.

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Alcyoneus wrote:Here is a pic of the grip style. BTW, it isn't my shield.
http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/html_En/ ... _19_0.html

interesting, uh, shield...

you must have the nicest hair on the battlefield

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Colin wrote Don't blame that crap on me, I fought tooth and nail against those rules and was the junior marshal on the field that day. Let be just go ahead and hang Edwin and Fritz out to dry for that nightmare. If I could come up with a couple more excuses I would because that tourney sucked! Coli...

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you cannot change how long that chicago screw is. I use them on certain things and I have only found 2 lengths. I don't think it will work for a coat of plates. When I use them it is usually when I want to connect metal to thick leather. The thickness of a belt or more. You don't want to be able to ...

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[ Alajandro, Good! I'm glad that you cleared that up. I walked over to talk to Christian and get water a couple of times and I noticed at least two running lists. but I didn't want to controdict the poster here that said there was only one at a time. Thank you for the clarification. Byram That woul...

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Wow, I had forgotten that I had these. Now for the first time ever on the archive. The transition of my SCA fighting kit. We start off in 1994, in college having just started in the SCA. This, btw is the picture my mother refuses to replace. m Next a few years later I have some heraldry and some nic...

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yup, it didnt' come from the site. If you look closely the nasal is shaped differently and the site's hemlet does not have a rolled edge around the nasal

NICE WORK!!!

Vladimir

Anyone elsw wondering how the occulars are attached to this "high quality reproduction"?

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Here is what me and a bunch of my college buddys did. first, (since I am assuming you are inexperienced with armouring) find a very simple pattern here on the archive. We made breastplates. then, save some of your pennies and go in on a big piece of steel from a local hardware store with 3 or 4 of y...

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same here
can't see it

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Avete! \ ("Gladiator" flops on all counts, however!) \ Matthew/Quintus, Legio XX I'm waffling on whether to count that one in or not. I believe the director said he did that on purpose. He was trying to get his movie to look like victorian era paintings of romans instead of the romans themselves.

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I wouldn't have any problem with grappling rules among the people I know. But there are a lot of...shall we say "overzelous" assholes out there I don't know. And as far as I know, grappling is a very effective means of injuring an armoured man.

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While we are on the subject I would like to thank you as well. The essay was invaluable when I made my lamellar.

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This thread is obviously bad luck for me. I have tried twice before to post and each time click the wrong button and loose everything I finished typing. Third time's the charm, or maybe strike three $450- Custom made spangen helm-Cold Steel Armoury $400-Maille Byrnie- India $150- Stainless bazubands...

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check the Aarma site

one word, Talhoffer

Lammellar armour in Saxon England.

found some old pics