The Armour Archive

Bob H

Originally posted by sarnac: its like saying that getting hit on the gauntleted hands during a great sword fight is illegal... But that is very much illegal if the person blocking put their hands in front of a blow intentionally. It is not illegal to accidently do so. This is kind of silly. ...

Bob H

"ooo-ee-oh...oooooooh, oh"

Bob H

The comments on the plastic/rubber basket hilts in another thread brought me to the question - why is blocking with the baskethilt allowed? The hands are illegal to target, as are the knees and below. If I raise my leg to intercept a sword blow with my shin (and thus, do not have to accept an otherw...

Bob H

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Effingham: No, Richard, it's not. Take the plastic out of the equasion for a moment, and say we are talking about banning "stainless steel" as it is not a proper period medi...

Bob H

Originally posted by Martin Egerup: Hi, I want to ask a question, that might enflame ppl a bit around here. Troll away, it's an open forum When I look at websites of groups, SCA,Non-SCA, and even LH groups, one thing strikes me. When I cross the pond, ie. look at american pages, the colo...

Bob H

Ernst,

I'd be interested in images of Westerners in Outremer in scale (or lamellar), c 1290 or so - if any exist.

Bob

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[This message has been edited by Bob Hurley (edited 02-28-2003).]

Bob H

Yes. All of it.

Bob H

How's this: "Rigid armour will be constructed from ferrous metal or leather, and will be compliant with the Society and Kingdom definitions of rigid materials as to thickness and soundness of construction. This does not exclude other period materials such as brass, copper, or latten when used as fas...

Bob H

Will the "no visible underwear" rule be enforced strictly this year? It seemed last year that far too many were allowed under the grandfather clause in the ruling. I do not believe that was the intent of the grandfather clause, which was intended to allow Depends to be worn in a more accessible mann...

Bob H

It's hard to make the "we'll lose our insurance" argument hold water, since there are a lot of other, insured, groups that do considerably more dangerous things than the SCA does. As an example, check the coverage available for $35/year (last time I checked) here: http://www.renfaire.org/ The proble...

Bob H

Arming coat
Partial sabatons (like those found at Wisby)
"Heater" shield
Longsword (bastard sword)

Bob H

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Winterfell: Note: the following questions are not asked to find out who, or what group is better, but as an honest survey of the folks who have armour and their experiences...

Bob H

Thanks, I enjoyed that translation. Every additional resource on Fiore helps my understanding of his methods.

Bob H

Looks like a weapon used by Roman auxiliaries, called an excrementarius.

Just an opinion, we still need at least one other primary source...

Bob H

Very insightful, Vitus. In the past my favorite contest was at the barrier. Consistent with the situation of a man at arms during the Hundred Years War, I considered it a fight at the palisades during lulls in a siege, and I did indeed intend mayhem (within the rules of course), while showing respec...

Bob H

I'll second Nicolle's book - it will show you the variety of armours available in Outremer. You'll see typical French armour, Italian, and some Byzantine and Saracen/Turkish influenced armours as well. I've read in tertiary sources that Cyprus had a strong local armour industry, but have not been ab...

Bob H

Sure wish that Hart-Marx suit was a 42.

Bob H

http://www.meridies.org/as/dmir/Arms&Armor/02/0216.html

You will see similar pieces crop up even later in southern Italy and Outremer.

I'm getting ready to undertake a similar project around mid summer, please post the results of your experimenting - I'd love to read them.

Bob H

That had fallen off the radar screen, I'm glad you reminded me.

Any chance of getting a signed copy, V?

Bob H

There's another, slower way, but it makes very nice ends that can be closed tightly - the gap looks like || instead of >< Using a pair of 6" diagonal cutters, cut just enough to mark the wire. Then, insert one tip of the pliers across the opening of the coil and make it catch one ring at...

Bob H

I'd look for good photos or drawings of the Gunther von Schwarzburg effigy. There's a drawing in the color plates of Osprey's "German Medieval Armies", and there may be one in Arms and Armour of the Medieval Knight by Edge and Paddock. Using both gamboised and splinted cuisses is an interesting appr...

Bob H

In the (ex)Templar Chapel in the castle at St. Floret, France, there is a wall painting titled "Roman de Tristan et Iseult". According to Dr. David Nicolle, the Arthurian knights' armour is considerably outdated, but this may be allegorical. Or is it? Dr. Thordeman's book on the Wisby dig comments o...

Bob H

I'm the guy in the middle with the chicken sitting on my hat http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/tongue.gif That's Otto, Vitus, Murdoch, Foghorn Leghorn, Bastian, Bascot, and one of T-Bob's guys (sorry, I can't remember which one with the kit on) [img]http://home.armourarchive.org/members/gaston/pics/k...

Bob H

from the pending Armourer's Dictionary, pg 37:

electric drill - a device for spinning rivits in their holes

Bob H

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Bob H

You might find what you want here, and at a decent price:

http://www.loyalistarms.freeservers.com/popularmuskets_manufactured_by_us.html

Bob H

Hal,

You've got a STICKER on your ball pein, did you buy it in the vegetable section?

Bob H

Russ, I'm Eurocentric, so shoot me. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif I know we had this conversation once before, but what divisions do you suggest? Swordsmith, Gwen and Jeff at Historic Enterprises have provided the space on their server, and I don't imagine they'll be gone tomorrow. I re...

Bob H

Living History Central We're getting a very slow start, and I don't quite understand why. The site (in it's More Perfectly Period incarnation) has been moved a couple of times thanks to my fluctuating personal economy [grin], but it's finally found a reliable home. It's designed to particularly fit...

Bob H

You may want to narrow your focus even more - to at least a single decade and country/region. While a tightly fitted jupon is the most common such garment I've seen in art, the English wore the longer version much later than on the continent. Sir John Chandos died in 1370 after becoming entangled in...

Bob H

I think it's odd - archers (and sometimes spearmen, polearmers) are told that they are beneath chivalric combat - but they should be constrained by chivalric ideals?

Bob H

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Aaron: They said it's flat surface doesn't shed blows, and therefore causes head injuries. It was since retracted. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I've heard that one before. Look clo...

Bob H

The 9th-11thC Byzantines had a variety of methods - double maille, pteruges, and even what appears to be a dished spauldron "cop" attached to the cuirass and to short lamellar upper cannons (sleeves).

If you're portraying a Romanized Celt, you might look to the Roman patterns that T-Bob suggested.

Bob H

Outstanding work!

Bob H

Nice work!

SCA - blocking with baskethilts

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