The Armour Archive

Caius705

Don't misunderstand, I have no clue if he's making helms again or not. He may be. I truly am unaware. and good luck. If you need more advice, just ask. I (or someone more knowledgeable than me) can help.

Caius705

Awesome. If you know you want to fight, you should be fine picking out a kit. I've seen a hidden rigid material under chainmail kit (or a tunic) done very well, so if you'd rather do that, you certainly can. Is Hjalmr making helms again? If so, he's excellent for helms. Also, woad, totally not perio...

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Good reference for Rus

viewtopic.php?f=14&t=56840&hilit

And for any other kit you could think of viewforum.php?f=14

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hm, been checking out bokalo's stuff-some folks of mine recommended them as well. The tiny is more to do with, y'know..sizing. Asking for custom makes things a wee bit more expensive was my understanding. Less concerned with weight, I'll adjust. It just seemed to make less sense. But if I'm orderin...

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Well lamellar puts you more eastern, so that opens up a whole lot of areas and time periods. Rus is popular, byzantine is pretty. Turkish is really pretty. Japanese is awesome when done right. Make sure to pick out a time period that calls to you. Rough from the hammer is pretty good, known for bein...

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Well, as for metal vs plastic, if you have the cash to spare, a set of aluminum ones won't weigh a noticeable amount more than the plastic would. Are you going to build a hidden armor kit and do you have any particular style picked out yet?

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Being a dumb nub here-and this being my first post, so's I stop lurking... I'm getting back into heavy fighting, and a friend helped me make plastic legs. Problem is that I don't trust the knees if I get a good stab from someone. Thoughts? Suggestions? I really don't want to replace these given eff...

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That's 46" including gambeson, correct? My chest is 47, but then I have a gambeson over that.

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Good.

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Damn. Either reported or Ebay has good algorithms.

Caius705

Honestly, Ebay would probably ban him for saying he only takes bank transfers as payments. Or you could bid 99 cents and then open up a complaint when he doesn't send the helm pictured in the listing.

I suspect ebay will solve it eventually.

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Links not working, google being an ass and demanding I log in.

Caius705

You looks so happy in that second picture.

Caius705

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Medsieval-Helme ... 3f29c26cb0

18 gauge and universal fit? Sounds pretty good to me......

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Cassiano di Pisa wrote:Oh Hell no...he is using images from MadMatt and ArmStreet...the pics that might actually be his are pretty poor.

Haven't looked at either of their sites recently, but that certainly follows.

Caius705

About what size, how much, and are they 16 or 18?

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Saw this. http://www.ebay.com/usr/crosale385 Not planning on ordering anything, was just curious. Hadn't heard of an Croatian armorers before and this description made me wonder. From the best Croatian armory , i bring you SCA battle ready helmet . I produce helmets for medieval tournaments like " b...

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Id like kingdom of heaven, directors cut.

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You asked for input, so here are my thoughts. I really like the shape and especially like the color. But since I do the whole 14th century mafia thing, I'd probably choose to pass on them. My reasoning is that there isn't much evidence for blueing or blackening of armor until the late late (and even...

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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Chain-Mail-Shee ... 3f28dfd8d5

As an example, here's a 20x40 sheet of round riveted for 115. Don't know your size but may be big enough. May be too big.

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Have you considered buying a sheet off ebay and tailoring it to fit you? Might be a cheaper way.

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(to Tim): Is the law of our side if I say ay?

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Links broken

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Do you bite your er thumb at us, sir?

Caius705

Signo wrote:I bite my tongue.

Do you bite your tongue at us, sir?

Wait, wrong reference.

Have to admit, I'd be curious to know the story, if you were willing to share.

Caius705

Sure I would do that. Dident you allready buy something off of me? Edward I did. But I was thinking of having this shipped to my brother, since he's the kilt wearer in the family. (I'm a hosen man myself) If you think it would fit inside a 5 dollar box, that'd be cool. If not, I'll have it all ship...

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Would you take 50 shipped to 78629?

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My luck, the year we do, it'll be held in Germany.

"Why is all the food the same as back home?"
"Fuck if I know."

At least the beer will be good.

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Ah...if I won I would have six sets of the tonlet armour of the Chamberlain of Burgandy made, in spring stainless. Then I would recruit a team of five to go to Battle of Nations in those suits, and we'd use pollaxe. It would be grand! My lady wants to get a doctorate in history. I told her I would ...

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OK, I put $2 into the $400 million dollar Powerball lottery. And the better half says that if I win, I can put $100K to going to fight at Battle of Nations. So I've got a chance now!!! :twisted: They sent the really cute girl around at work to ask for money for the pot. So I too have a few tickets....

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Also, what would be the cost of having this done to an existing helm? Is the sandblasting a neccesary step to have a good surface for the powdercoating to attach to? Or is it done to clean up rusty helms?

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I hope that some of you can find the time to come and join us at least at the local level. It is not as dangerous as you think if you wear proper gear. I dunno - every BOTN I have watched (2 years now) has had injuries. And I saw a picture of one helm literally rent open. Now maybe all of these wer...

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I'll take that gorget. Pm me PayPal info please

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I'd never seen that one before. I'd seen versions of it in BOTN but I wasn't sure of their documentation. That pretty much answerds my question, thanks.

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Considering buying an open face bascinet to supplement my klappvisor. Was looking at one in mild steel, but I live on the gulf coast, mild steel rusts almost overnight here. I'd considered painting it red or green and I was going to ask what the hivemind thought of that idea. My documentation for pa...

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