The Armour Archive

Paladin74

First Crusade, no surcoats (they didn't start doing that til they'd been there a while and realized that covering the armor helped mitigate the heat from the sun in the desert), That seems to be a myth. There is nothing to suggest that the surcoat was adopted to protect armour from the sun. Perhaps...

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No FB and its telling me to login to see it.

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Thank you Ernst, I stand corrected.

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As Dan says- Templars didn't wear plate armor; by the time plate armor was becoming the standard, their charter had been revoked and their leader burned at the stake on charges of heresy (1314 AD). It all depends on which Crusade you're looking to draw your inspiration from. Mind you, the bulk of ar...

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Ballpark price?

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Cian of Storvik wrote:Yeah. Some Larpers are extremely hard core.

-Cian

Now that was super cool.

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Absolutely; good luck, man.

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I purchased one of those ebaY padded coifs and it suits my Gondorian helm just fine. Even better, since it isn't permanently mounted it is a simple matter of pulling it out for washing; since the coif is semi rigid it stays in all by itself.

Paladin74

I like the great helm (non-visored); going to make anymore?

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losthelm wrote:Check the current regs,
Sca use has limited longer sized blades, some fall under "experimental"
Check with your marshals for extra long blades or weapons with extremely long grips.

SCA does live steel bouting?

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Charles Alexander wrote:If anyone likes Conan or The Warlord I've recently obtained a lot of comics from each series.

Is that just the comics or do you also have the b/w mags by Marvel?

Paladin74

The bottom image of the two dudes in Templar pj's reminds me of the shields that were used in the First Alliance battle of elves and men against Sauron; I think the Elven leader had sharpened edges on his for offensive use. Not Elrond (he didn't appear to use one), Gil-galad.

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Is that mustard gown still available? Might be pretty nifty as an undertunic.

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That's some buckler...truly. I don't make enough money to afford something like that...which sucks cuz I want it, or something very much like.

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Unbelievable, almost.

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I like the look...got a ballpark base $ figure to start?

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With alot of younger dogs it's like I said, they've never experienced the amount of people and temperament, emotions, adrenaline, and all around rush of the fight. Or they're not used to it, but assuredly, they have been shown and taught SCA style of rules. Their actions are their own on the field ...

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LOL @ Rodney - when has it ever been about 'need' with Sir James?

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I hear you, but it sounds like your outfit is responsible for the majority of offenses on the field whenever your group is present, hence the discussion. Not having a dog in this fight it makes little difference to me, but I'm of the mind that if there's anyone out there who subverts the ruleset to ...

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A threat of death? Someone put forth one?

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Cool, very cool.

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Won't that beat the dryer up?

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I could forego the plate bits and fall back to early to mid 12th; I think it'd still fit in, what do you think?

Mattmaus, could/would you do one w/more traditional spangen strips but overall same build?

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She makes that shirt ten times better looking; good on you, Thor! I can't wait to hear back from Jestyr. :) Edited to add: Nice job Jestyr, by the way. All jokes aside, it looks like it fits her well- as Thor noted, there isn't an OTR shirt that would fit someone so small. Or even for myself; its al...

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RFQ email sent w/measurements!

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I have seen his torture tests and his stuff has been approved by the SCA kingdom of Caid for light duty heavy jousting. But to the best of my knowledge it has not been approved yet by any kingdom in the SCA for heavy list. Just to be clear, in Caid is it approved as "rigid protection" for light jou...

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Jestyr, you'll be hearing from me soon, sir. I got the funds all set to go, I just need to get help for measurements. What is the current lead time?

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Do you mean you're going to add additional rings or is that the spec for your hauberk?

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Damn...that's the prettiest spangen I've ever seen. I'm doing a 13th C impression- it wouldn't be a good fit for that, would it?

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Thanks for the chuckle man, I needed it. Free arms indeed.

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Ottar wrote:There are a few options here: https://www.quietpress.com/spurs.html

I'll second Raymond's Quiet Press - I bought both the prick and rowel spurs sets from him, right in your price range too.

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You do not have a set price on the time you spend in crafting? A ballpark figure might be nice so folks have a sense of whether or not it is something they want to or can afford.

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Probably depends on the wealth and establishment of the mercenary company...might ask Nissan Maxima as he leads his own outfit and they hire themselves out to the highest bidder.

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I don't see the examples; what do you charge?

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Didn't the Romans use hobnails in their caligae, or is that a MRL fantasy?

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