The Armour Archive

Vladimir

Where in VA are you? I seem to recal a pic of you in a place that reminded me of Jamestown

Vladimir

wouldn't miss it

Vladimir

this seemed like the best forum, since it deals with events and fighting. The Kingdom site is down, along with most of the barony sites I know. Those Baronies that are still up use a link to the kingdom site as their calendar. I haven't gotten a newletter since I moved. Does anyone know what Atlanti...

Vladimir

I remember that, but I had thought I missed that episode.

Vladimir

I agree. I think a coif and a couple little extras would work wonders.
nice hat though. How is it strapped? I did not see any padding in there and that gave me the willies. Easy keeping cool though I guess.

Vladimir

I had the same problem with my scale, eventually I had to set it aside and make new armour. The same thing is happening to my armoured surcoat as well. That one is salvagable though. Rivets number in the dozens rather than in the hundreds.

Vladimir

Never used one, but I have been told that if you are strapping one then strap it (and fight it) with your arm vertical instead of at an angle. I know a guy who claimed to have much more success this way.

Vladimir

Just wait until some marshal somewhere claims we need to have 1 1/4 inch edges on elbow and knee cops. When that happens I'm quitting.

Vladimir

I think the whole knocking your opponent to the ground idea was against the victorian chivalric ideal that we are supposed to be aspiring too. I for one do not wish to see it as a general practice. But at specific tourneys, like the Historic Combat Series at Pennsic, it was loads of fun.

Vladimir

I would very much like to see it if you are not already finished.

Vladimir

ok, I gotta know. How do you get the lammellar tailored in the pic from the other thread.
http://www.thegreenman.net/wma/fighterpage/Dscf0024.jpg

Vladimir

sunday night that is

pretty nice stuff from historic enterprises I believe

Vladimir

giles, your file is popping up as inaccessable

what is it?

Vladimir

according to what I heard the armourer who made all that is well known and reputable.
The first set presented to the producer and directer was maille with conical and occular helmets. They said they wanted more variety and fancier armour. So, the armourer, being a businessman, made what they wanted.

Vladimir

and if I ever find one of Tolkien's translations I will get it. speaking of different versions of Beowulf has anyone here read The Tower or Beowulf? It is the same basic story in the form of a fantasy novel. A few liberties were taken (Beowulf's childhood, conversations with other characters, etc) b...

Vladimir

No problem, no one was born knowing this stuff ya know. anyway, I'm guessing you are refering to the era of gothic plate and such. Such full suits would have certainly been reserved for the nobility because of the cost. But that doesn't mean that less wealthy individuals could not have gotten plate ...

Vladimir

could you describe the armour you are refering to in a little more detail please. The use of plate in armour covered a couple of centuries. As far as I know "platemail" is strickly a RPG term that they came up with for their games. To answer any questions about it would be to answer questions about ...

Vladimir

that doesn't look like heraldry on the shield, I may be wrong though. anyone recognise it?

Vladimir

My mother has a picture of me in my first kit from almost 10 years ago. I keep trying to get her to switch it with a more recent, more period picture, but she just won't do it. -Ok, a conical spun top about 3 sizes too big with a brass nasal -Splinted leather legs with 5 lame articulated knees (the ...

Vladimir

It has already been on the Atlantian list as well.

Vladimir

I may contact you about that lammellar, I just need to find out what kind of summer employment I can find.

Vladimir

I just made a leather set out of a very similar pattern as well. I'll post some pics up after I figure out how my new digital camera works.

Vladimir

size and thickness of the scales?

About how many would be needed to make a lamellar vest (front and back) like this one http://www.geocities.com/kaganate/howlamlr.html
(scroll down)

Vladimir

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by valen: That's not to say there was none - there are accounts of some of King James men wearing Samurai armour at the battle of the Boyne (1691), for instance. But it was un...

Vladimir

I unfortunatly never knew him. I didn't even know there was an active armourer in this area.

Vladimir

I've always found it ammusing that one of the rarest and most expensive weapon of the middle ages is one of the cheapest and most common within the SCA

Vladimir

Umm, Warclub, that is WAY more information than I needed to know.

Vladimir

Very nice, when I get the equipment to make steel armour I hope my stuff turns out as nice.

Vladimir

Umm, wow

Vladimir

Having no idea how you fight in Ansteora, I will defer this to His Majesty and the other Atlantians on this board.

suffice to say...
Bump

Vladimir

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by rutsuko: IJapanese samurai armour. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> As opposed to the silly looking Scottish samurai armour http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif

Vladimir

My Laurel tried to use horn when he was getting back into fighting. He ended up having to replace horn scales after every practice. Sometimes he had to stop midway through the practice because of his armour.

I don't know about bone, but I don't recomend horn for anything other than display.

Vladimir

I prefer water hardening myself. Less messy

Vladimir

Saphire Joust in Richmond

Vladimir

sounds like the best board to post this on. Has anyone heard of either of these? They are going to be at an event I'm going to in VA.

anyone have an atlantian calendar

anyone catch "Mail call" tonight

Ironhand Armoury and Highland armoury