The Armour Archive

Bob H

As to bags and such, The Company of Saynte George - Dragon #11 has a wealth of pictures of bags, bundles, fardels, and various other bundling and carrying methods. My favorite is on page 12, item D-4, on page 14, item F-5, and again on page 15, item G-4 which later is known as the "market wallet". I...

Bob H

Hello all, When did the ancient kilt exist? Compared to the great kilt? Later than any period you mentioned, in fact, not even close to them. Sorry. "Ancient" is a very relative word, and in Victorian times could mean as little as 200 years prior. Now it generally connotes something prior to the de...

Bob H

And depending on who your cook is maybe a few live chickens. Brent Yep. No cooler in my camp, never. IF the rare occasion calls for foods that would have been obtainable fresh in period but are not available as such now, I put them in a cooler in the car, and I "go to market" or "go to the village"...

Bob H

... if you're serious about doing LH (which I define as doing it for the public's education rather than your own fun... There you go redefining Living History again, you ol' Boulderizing Norm-Crosby-talking Funny-Clothes Hobbyist from Georgia, you! I know that the museum set has redefined LH that w...

Bob H

I can't find the reference at the moment (that's common for me), but I remember reading about stick and shield fighting in the Italian city-states of the 14th-15th centuries as kind of a rough community sport, sort of like sandlot football but rougher (injuries and deaths were noted, IIRC). If that ...

Bob H

I've been looking for several years for a plain wedge tent documentable to the 14th or 15th century, and have not found a single one. I've long suspected that they existed since it was popular both before and after that timeframe (but, considerably before and after), but I haven't found one single p...

Bob H

Experiential archaeology time! Try that, and see if it works. Not to be a naysayer, but I don't imagine you'll kneel very many times before a "towel wrap" approach fails - that said, I can't tell how they're fastened. Maybe Brent will see this and show some of the other paintings. I have CRS (can't ...

Bob H

Just a suggestion - I've found that the more you narrow your focus, the easier things get. "Hundred Years' War" is nearly impossible to do well, 1360's is much better, "spring of 1359" is easier still, and far, far easier is "the afternoon of May 6, 1363. Especially during that arbitrary "century" o...

Bob H

[img]http://gallery.euroweb.hu/art/l/lieferin/pilgrims.jpg[/img]

Josse Lieferinxe, Pilgrims at the Tomb of St Sebastian, 1497

(Thanks to Brent for remembering the URL)

There are a handful of similar depictions from the late 15thC

Bob H

Just in case anyone's interested in firesteel styles from different periods: m That's Mike Ameling's site - if you don't see what you want, email him, he doesn't have every style he's documented pictured on the site. I have a couple of his steels, and they're noticeably better than most I've used.

Bob H

[Poirot voice]
Oui, we know who keeled the butler, but who purloined the Sacred Tampon of Gilgamesh?
[end Poirot]

Bob H

Stop and think how much time you spend actually at an event, versus how much other free time you have. Big difference, right? If we'd spend some of that free time researching (or just simply reading good sources instead of watching the History Channel), most of us could easily triple the time we get...

Bob H

DW Peters wrote:Anyway, I am looking for (and not able to find) a website that shows a 'knight' being suited up in a transitional period suit.

Try this:

http://www.chronique.com/Library/Armour/armyd1.htm

Bob H

If this happens very often, I'd try to gather together an informal group of like-minded friends and meet for just such discussions. They can bring references and their works with them, you could decide at one meeting the main topic for the next one. If you get a request like Joe Newguy's (and thanks...

Bob H

Don't forget Linda Learn at <a href="http://www.classactfabrics.com/">Class Acts</a> , especially for woolens.

Bob H

The Byzantine cavalry sometimes wore a hooded padded garment called an epilorikon during the 10thC, although I believe it was worn over, not under, the armour.

Take care to note the timeframe if you research this, because the terms klibanophoroi and kataphractoi switched places a time or two.

Bob H

Broadway wrote:Now, if Alucard had said "Hi guys, I just bought a 12x4 sheet of plastic and want to make a coat of plates" and everybody jumped on him for using plastic... that would be out of line.

But if I didn't, you'd be disappointed ... well, maybe not "jump on him", but at least try to dissuade him.

Bob H

It usually originates with someone getting cut off in traffic ...

Bob H

Naalbinding: m If you search on Google you'll find a lot of interesting sites, so I'm not going to muddy the water trying to fumble my way through instructions. Good luck finding any detailed instructions on twining, though, and if you do find some please post it. From what I have gleaned from bits ...

Bob H

Note that this is all supposition. I suspect there isn't as much missing from the bottom board as the article states. If you've ever carrying something round on your back, you know how unpleasant that is. Maybe the bottom was made a little concurved or just straight on the edge that touches the back...

Bob H

Actually, the best way to be assured a perfect fit is to make them yourself. You can find some excellent instructions here: m , there's a link at the page bottom for a step by step approach and patterns. They aren't at all hard to make, the low cut types require maybe 30 minutes a pair using only a ...

Bob H

Well done, Bartok.

I think the carrot is a far better tool than the stick. [img]http://forums.armourarchive.org/ubb/biggrin.gif[/img]

Bob H

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by sarnac: besides them..... geez, like I wouldnt look there FIRST??? I need to see other stuff and compare prices<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Dru Shoemaker http://www.medieva...

Bob H

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Guy Dawkins: Are the Stooges considered a primary source? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Only the episodes with Shep in them, the others are secondary at best.

Bob H

I'm not censuring anyone. If you will more carefully read my comment and note which post it addressed, things might be clearer. The comment I found rude was by Sir Gaston (as my post indicates): <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> N...

Bob H

If you aren't guilty, then you needn't be concerned by my comment. Right?

Bob H

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Sir Gaston: Gwen, Could you please inform the rest of us, as to "what is going on here"? I think we all missed the conspiracy. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Conspiracy? No. ...

Bob H

I don't know if it was used in medieval Europe, but the Native Americans had "braintanned" hides, principly deer. It's more like cloth than leather, amazing stuff. It's just fleshed and stretched deer hide, with the hair side scraped to remove all the hair AND the epidermis. It then has brains and w...

Bob H

Just off the top of my head, what I can remember reading is that most modern "suede" isn't that at all, it's split leather and the tool that does that is a 19thC invention. True suede is whole leather that has had the thin epidermis (the "slick" outside) removed by currying/scraping. I still have a ...

Bob H

I've only seen pictures of two extant helmet paddings (one bascinet, one sallet IIRC) and both had vertical channels. I'd be grateful to find a period source specifying horsehair, as I have yet to see one. The two liners I mentioned were (again, if memory serves) both stuffed with raw cotton. You mi...

Bob H

Since he's one of Vitus' own, I expect your fresh meat will bite back. [img]http://forums.armourarchive.org/ubb/biggrin.gif[/img]

Bob H

I wouldn't say that, Flonzy. I still suspect that a split inner tunic, and gored outer tunic may be what we are seeing. The B.T. offers more questions than answers, I think.

Bob H

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sca_primitives/

Bob H

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by flonzy: Tunics and under tunics . I have decided over the last year and a half that split tunics are not needed and not shown in the BT so I got rid of that tunic, [/B]<...

Bob H

With all of these it pays to email or call first, they may have more than is listed, or be out of what's on the site. http://www.classactfabrics.com/wool/wool_fabric.htm http://www.fashionfabricsclub.com/catalog_items.cfm?TypID=5&Viewby=Types http://www.emmaonesock.com/fabrics/coats.htm http://www.f...

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