The Armour Archive

Caius705

Isabella, you should probably add the gauge and material. It looks like stainless, but considering you're in Adenvelt, it being dry there and all, I suppose it could be super polished mild.

Caius705

Otto is the cheapest sources for gorget that I'm aware of. 16g mild IIRC.

Caius705

I'll go 75.00 on the spaulders, 60.00 on the hybrid arms

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Pm sent.

Caius705

4130 might be a good option. Let people form and temper their own and 4130 is relatively cheap and forgiving.

Caius705

Save me from buying it, I certainly don't need another.

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Caius705

I have some interest in the knees, the stake and the gambeson. What would you want for each in cash?

Caius705

Also, tangent question. About crossfit, how is it as an exercise system? Is it good for SCA conditioning? Are they as nuts as I hear? (Bear in mind nuts might be what I need to get into the shape I'd like to be.)

Caius705

2. Move, move, move. It's funny that with any two handed weapon I move around just fine, but once I get a sword and shield I just stop and plant. Have you tried using a buckler while fighting? As a new guy, my foot work improved a lot when I started using one. For added fun, use a buckler and a mac...

Caius705

My experience was that the tracking ended after it left Ukraine but the package arrived in good shape a few weeks later.

Caius705

I can't believe this hat hasn't sold at this price. Me either! :wink: Man...my melon is 23.5 so with padding this will just a little too small I think....This is kind of helmet I was looking for too! Well durn! I can always make another one in your size. PM me if you interested. Out of curiosity, h...

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how steep is the WU service fee? Say for sending a couple hundred bucks?

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OH LAWDY

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I was thinking a looser secondary tie. Loose enough to pull the helm off without untying, just enough to stop the faceplate from flopping wide open. Just a thought.

Caius705

Might work. Or just a secondary under the mail.

Caius705

Push them over for a kill on the ground. Sounds like someone needs to come play with the 14th century mafia. We like that stuff.

Caius705

Not small enough for ACL. More than enough for BOTN, just not the american team in BOTN (Correct me if I'm wrong, but last I saw it was no openings wider than 1" for ACL and open faces were still allowed for BOTN)

Caius705

About the klappvisor belt being cut, would it be too anachronistic to have it covered with small 18 or 20 gauge spring steel plates? Obviously not the buckled portion, but for the rest of it?

Caius705

Truth be told it is a personal choice, in Polad I had a bacinet and in France I used a kettle...I was not super pleased with the performance of the kettle (and that does not even cover the historical problems with the chain covered bar grill). So to answer your question I have no idea. I think I am...

Caius705

Damn kiwi grammar.

And I'd heard that a lot of people don't care for kettles, specifically the brim on the hat, as it allows for a leverage point on your head. Personally, I'd been planning on a klappvisor bascinet.

Caius705

I'll go with 50 on spaulders, 50 on poleyns and 30 on padded cuisses.

Caius705

So wait, this ends at 10:00 tonight?

Edit:Also, links not working on my phone and work has photo sites blocked.

Caius705

There was a touch of drama on the Team America FB page the other day about a 14g mild helm. Injury occured while using one. From my understanding, the injury was from a haft contacting a neck due to an ill fitted helmet, but the consensus was that a 14g mild helm was going to end poorly, even if fit...

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So you guys say this is safe for BotN? Sorry, but I would like to hear from some BotN folks before hand. That is really inexpensive and for the folks trying out for team it is very appealing, but I also don't want to waste the funds I have for something that will not work with BotN/ACL. Make sense?...

Caius705

Shop monkey get up make coffee Shop monkey dodge wrench Shop monkey learns about planishing And goes and hammers at bench. (Yes, yes I was reaching, how could you tell?) *applauds* I may cry. Makes me happy. Edit:Notice the username, suddenly makes sense why you like it. Engineer and technician hum...

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Automatic controls are difficult but I know it's fairly simple to jerry rig an electronic temperature measurement system a cheap thermocouple from ebay and a decently accurate voltmeter, possibly some tcouole extension wire. Very simple set up. Instrumentation tech here, never done heat treating bef...

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Right. AxeDent armories has a good sound to it, at least to me.

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Uhh, out of curiousity, does anyone have a better estimate of dimensions of this weapon? I have a high persona norse fight coming soon and would love to have a rattan and rubber version of this for that. Look at the first and last photos in my post above. I saw them. Notice I asked for better ones....

Caius705

What size is the greathelm? I might be interested in it.

Caius705

Shop monkey get up make coffee
Shop monkey dodge wrench
Shop monkey learns about planishing
And goes and hammers at bench.

(Yes, yes I was reaching, how could you tell?)

Caius705

Uhh, out of curiousity, does anyone have a better estimate of dimensions of this weapon? I have a high persona norse fight coming soon and would love to have a rattan and rubber version of this for that.

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Pm replied to.

Caius705

If you do break up the kit, I'd be interested in the pourpoint. So i guess tenative dibs on that, if you'd be so kind.

Caius705

Says he has 14th century gear
Doesn't show

"The mafia would like to have a word with you"

No worries. FB screws up all the time.

Caius705

no dice.

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