The Armour Archive

Vladimir

Hey chef, can you post a pic up here. I would do it but I am computer illiterate for the most part.

Vladimir

Brodir, for some reason I can't send stuff to your address. At least not the one the archive lists. Do you have an alternate? Or perhaps I would be able to send it in a reply if you mail me first.

Vladimir

Got my armour pic yesterday via email and I saw this weird looking helmet. To me it looked like a cervelir (SP), the real early basinet. But it had a small comb across the top. Moreover it was listed as a burgonet, I have never seen one that style, but that is also understandable. What really threw ...

Vladimir

Where in W VA?

Vladimir

Ya know Hel, I was expecting your post to say something about all the mundane incursions at Pennsic. A banner would be ok, as long as they made it look right. With all the blatant mundanities at Pennsic already it would be a shame to drop in another.

Vladimir

I am very pleased with my helmet from them, and the service I was given. My friend was concerned because it has been about 2 years now and he hasn't heard. We have lost all of our contact info for them. Anyone have an email or # I can give my friend?

Vladimir

I liked "The Messenger". It was a great movie, would have been a terrible history lesson. Even worse if it was a biography. But a very entertaining movie. "The 13th Warrior" was the same way.

Vladimir

A friend of mine has some gauntlets on order. He ordered them just before I ordered my custom helm. I got my helm several months ago, but he has heard nothing about his gauntlets. I've lost there contact info and so has he.
Anyone know their info or if they have a site?

Vladimir

worked ok for me

Vladimir

I think so. My persona wouldn't have had elbow or knee cops. I cover the entire arm and leg harnesses with a tunic and big breeches. Seems acceptable to me.

Vladimir

Leather or a padded coat are good alternatives. I have seen nice brigs made with plates of leather or rawhide that look really nice. What I am wondering is if you are unwilling to go with aluminum then why are you willing to go with titanium? One is just as unperiod as the other. I'm not berating yo...

Vladimir

This weekend we had our annual demo. I was fighting a friend of mine I hadn't had a chance to cross swords with in a while. One of his shots came in very solid, not excessive but quite solid nonetheless. I cried "good!" and fell over. He said "no good, the sword wasn't in my hand when it struck." My...

Vladimir

This weekend we had our annual demo. I was fighting a friend of mine I hadn't had a chance to cross swords with in a while. One of his shots came in very solid, not excessive but quite solid nonetheless. I cried "good!" and fell over. He said "no good, the sword wasn't in my hand when it struck." My...

Vladimir

Thanks guys, since I'm in a college town all of my new people have web access and almost no money. I figured the easy way to do it would be to send out a link to the archive links page and to Gundo's recomendation page. Plus a couple more sites that I know of. M. Matt, I'll be sure to put you on the...

Vladimir

WOW! count me in. I'll get to work on it.

Vladimir

Truehearth often makes the claim that he is a journeyman armourer. At least that is what he told me. Is that who you are talking about?
By the way, what is his web address anyway? I'm compiling a list for all the new members down here.

Vladimir

I was under the impression that the fluting would also guide the sword point away from the person and allow it to skitter off the edge. Fluting made the armour stronger without having to increase the weight, but why do that at all if it also made the armour less protective. Might as well use thinner...

Vladimir

Do you mean "rough from the hammer"?
it isn't apprentice work, it is just unfinished.

Vladimir

Reason one why I wear so much armour. Because my persona would have worn as much as he could have gotten (and worn) for a war.

Reason two- several dukes and knights I know here in Atlantia have been known to dent 12 guage. Better my armour than me.

Vladimir

Absofrigginlutely beautiful. well done.

Vladimir

16 guage is legal, but I still think it is too light anyway. Go with the 14 at least.

Vladimir

All the more reason for you to come down here and visit us a bit Hel. Edwin and Dugal have been messing with that style for about a year now.

Vladimir

I was under the impression that a byrnie was similar in size to a large t-shirt.

Vladimir

Very nice. I checked out the site. Someday I will be able to afford one. Will you be offering byrnies at any point or only hauberks?

Vladimir

He's probably already at Pennsic

wish I was

Vladimir

If they have a cast on, or are still limping from a very recent injury then what the hell are they doing on the field? <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by albatros: <B>I agree with the others. Except in the case ...

Vladimir

Horizontal bars drive me nuts. I much prefer verticle. I have one horizontal on mine, about midway down for re-inforcement.

Vladimir

You went to an ass show?

perv!!

Vladimir

We do a lot of school demos. I'm a sub teacher during the school year.
We usually pound on the shields throwing lots of loud hard telegraphed shots. Fighter a presses a while then B presses back. The real fight usually occures after someone calls the other some sort of name or something.

Vladimir

That is a GREAT idea! I wish I had thought of it.

Vladimir

No, I wasn't oiling. I didn't think I would need to for aluminum. I'm covering it with canvas. Evenutally I may get some brass work on it and some thin steel bands. But, I'm having trouble finding long thin strips of steel. The only stuff the hardware store has is bar stock and the craft store only ...

Vladimir

So I pick up this little jig saw today. This thing is supposed to be able to cut 16 guage steel with the right saw blades. I'm using that till I can save up for a beverly shear or something. Anyway I just needed to cut some aluminum today, so I pick up two packages of two blades each. I went through...

Vladimir

is he planning on making these to sell?
If so how much is he asking?

Vladimir

You guys are welcome to stop by Black Diamond and visit too. We are on the serengeti (sp) on the last road perpendicular to the highway just before the parking areas. Just ask for Baron Vladimir.

Vladimir

True, I was limiting myself to only a few cultures towards the end of the third age.

armour pic of the day, WHAT THE?!

Cold Steel Armoury, web site?

saw blades for metal