The Armour Archive

Vladimir

Are there any dark ages groups that do living history here in the US? specifically the east coast, since california or the midwest might as well be other countries as far as travel is concerned. I'd like to find something allong the lines of these guys http://www.reenactment.de/links.html or along t...

Vladimir

As far as I'm concerned, if it hit me hard enough then it is good. It doesn't matter if it bounced off my shield and the shield of three others then hit me. Its good. However, if it still landed with that much force after all that bouncing and skittering then someone needs to talk to you about your ...

Vladimir

Bob, that stuff was beautiful. Please bring it next year when it is complete.

Vladimir

I don't know a lot about Japanese weapons, but I was under the impression that a Tachi wasn't much longer than a normal katana, just more curved and hung differently, blade down. No-dachi=greatsword Katana=bastard sword or broadsword Wakasashi=shortsword Tanto= dagger Naginata=unpadded (or thinly pa...

Vladimir

I have seen period illustrations of basinets that appear to have a riveted band down the center of them. I have also seen reproductions of these helmets.

Vladimir

VA Beach heh?
Just down the street from me, I'm in Norfolk. Too bad I'm not in the market for a tent.

Vladimir

Scales are attached to a backing, the backing has a straight edge. As long as the front overlaps enough, you will not have a gap in coverage. I used buckles, one end was attached to the backing underneath a scale, and the other end was attached to a backing at the edge where a scale would have gone ...

Vladimir

from the look of it you could probably order a ron simmons breast and back plate. cut them, and save yourself a whole lot of work

Vladimir

Sceotan, you're over reacting. You posted a point which Chef disagreed with. He showed evidence to support his idea and asked for evidence from you to support yours. This reminds me of a conversation I had with a friend just the other day. Why is the search for fact always end up with emotional inve...

Vladimir

There were two pair when I first got to pennsic.

Only one pair when I left his booth. I knew a bunch of you guys were hunting for them and bought them right after I saw them.

Vladimir

didn't make it last year, and I doubt I'll be able to this year.

Vladimir

I would rather see a well done Japanese persona than a fantasy barbarian.

I would rather see a well done fantasy barbarian than a mad max extra.

Vladimir

I think one of the problems crops up when everyone wants that unusuall piece. To use the car analogy, a group recreates the era those cars were in. One man out of those hundred has a sea foam green car. No problem. But if 75 of those hundred people had a sea foam green car, simply because they could...

Vladimir

point, but maybe not Tae Bo, perhaps Karate,

regardless, it would be closer than SCA sport combat

Vladimir

Thanks, I'll check it out when I get home.

Vladimir

I would suggesst looking at the ARMA website, or picking up a copy of Tolhoffer or Fiore and basing the fighting moves off of that.

Otherwise it would be like basing street fighting off of a boxing match.

Vladimir

Halvgrim, I plugged in info on that dig you refered to on a google search and came up with nothing. What book or site did you find your information on. If it is russian eastern European then that is even better. I'm crossing my fingers a lot on this, I tend to use the quillions on my bastard sword a...

Vladimir

I love fighting with greatswords, and hand and a half. But I hate the fact that they don't go with my current rig. (about to start another time period as well though) What kind of two handed sword like weapons would have been available to someone in 8th century Europe? Even through reasonable trade....

Vladimir

I wrapped padding across the leg of my loft bed.

It was also handy for getting my roomate to leave.

Vladimir

I'm not an archer, but I would like to point out that (to my knowledge) they aren't allowed to use bows that would have "hurt" us. Nor are they allowed the range of their historic counterparts. 30 pounds is the maximum draw weight, right? I'm not certain that a 30 lb bow would have ever been effecti...

Vladimir

I was kind of wondering about that as well. Why were they comparing the draw method instead of the bows and the arrows.

Each with their particular draw method of course.

Vladimir

ahh, found it crash-pads.com

needs the hyphen

Vladimir

Umm, crashpads.com is a flight crew relocation service.

What is a crash pad? Aside from a place for pilots to sleep.

Vladimir

I dunno about this, cut and pasted from their site.
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"The name brigandine derives from the fact that from a distance it was not obviously armor, therefore enabling brigands to boldly approach their unsuspecting prey."

Vladimir

No, Demi Morre is a very hot actress.

Vladimir

sd?
san diego or south dakota?

or other

Vladimir

Missed it, but it comes on again at midnight (2 hours), and again on the 30th at noon.

Vladimir

That is what I'm wearing now for tourneys, leather lamellar over chain.

What did you use to lace the lamellar? And did you find the maille chewing through your lacing?

Vladimir

I find that rather odd. Though I have heard of it. Where I started was known as a "gateway barony" and we got pretty good at dealing with new people. The first few practices were always unarmoured. What are the basic shots, how to throw them properly. What is stance, and balance. How to use your shi...

Vladimir

Confed, so that is where I has seen a piece like that before. My laurel has one from back in her fighter days. A Corinthian helm with big bug eyes made in that same style.

Vladimir

I love HE stuff, but I haven't bought any of it yet. My primary interest is in much earlier time periods, 500-1000 AD.

Is there anyone who sells the same quality merchandice from those periods.

specifically early 800s

Vladimir

good to hear it. He is wearing the same suit he wore to the armourer's gathering, isn't he?

Vladimir

worked ok for me

Vladimir

worked ok for me

Vladimir

Oh, drool
That is similar to the look I am going for, except I am wearing leather lammellar with chain underneath. Plus, I do not have an occular helmet.

living history in the US

Early 2 handed swords