The Armour Archive

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I have a set of Alan Bauldree Gaunts that I have had for fifteen years and that I dearly love. They are really old style, without the enclosed thumb that he uses now. I really, really reccomend AB gaunts.

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Further, Frieman, the whole spear catching excercise at Niebelungen was what led to our young Landesknecht friend being carted off to hospital. He found himself sans spear, and in trying to catch one back he lunged forward to try a grab and met a stern spearshot coming back at him, missed the grab ...

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Guys, I have been trying to find some information about FP in the Shire of Blakrose in the kingdom of the east for somebody on another message board. I encountered something a little odd. The local fencing marshal lists the times and locations of fencing practice, and lists his/her phone number on t...

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I've stolen spears before, and had them stolen from me. It's part of the game. At the last Neibelungen Kreig (my spelling) stealing the defender's spears was the strategy the attackers used to get in through the castle gates. I had my spear stolen and had to steal it back. I used to be really good a...

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Guys, I have gotten back into sewing leather after a year or so out of it. For those who don' t know me, It is accurate to say that I am not an armorer, I am an SCA fighter. I like to stitch leather, and I am not afraid of multi week projects. Stitching leather is something that can be done while wa...

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I have a few things that come to mind. First, is there a trumpeter from the local high school that might be hired to play a couple of fanfares? Probably for a few bucks? How about a fancy tabard for them. Perhaps somebody from the drama club to act as a herald, also with fancy tabard? This would pro...

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.. look somewhere between Destichado and Joe's..that'd pretty much sum it up. Hey, I thought I was being reserved. J You may have been. I hope that that was stream of consciousness, but I rather expect it took a few minutes to compose. Either way, it was very, very entertaining. Brilliant even. I a...

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Gundo,

I use these guys to host pics.

http://www.imageshack.us/

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Yeah, Nurnberg rocks for medieval stuff. The Germanische National Museum has a harp that could very well be the very harp that heronimous Bosche used as a model for his harp in "the garden of Earthly delights". The museum is about ten minutes from the train station. I would be willing to bet cash th...

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It is important to actually learn the rules of the list and the conventions of combat. You will almost certainly not be asked anything ascinine like "What is rule number seven of the rules of the list". If you are asked something like that, and you don't know the answer (I wouldn't) then reply "All ...

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Here is a primer for new fighters about authorization. It was written by Aethstan of Wortham, who is now the Earl Marshal of Drachenwald. Please understand that what works in Drachenwald might not work in your home kingdom.

http://turmstadt.de/fighting_heavyfight ... rising.htm

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When I first started in the SCA (I can hear my dentures creaking now at 35) I was regulary getting pummeled. Oh, I had Dukes, Barons, Knights and Squires giving me advice on where to put this and where to put that and I took every word from their mouth like scripture from the heavens. BUT when I st...

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I don't see a problem with left to right movement. Even if the fingers and metacarpal plates don't shift against the bell very well (and I don't mean to say that that is the case), they don't need to. The bell rotates around the wrist with movement of the hand. It certainly looks as if these gaunts ...

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I have found that the fit of the armor is far more important than the weight. If armor doesn't fit, it will restrict your movement. If it does fit, then the weight becomes an issue. If it does fit, then the mass is carried in such a way that it is probably the easiest to carry. Make sure your armor,...

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Hey, hey! I am invoking the four on one limit,

Oh, wait, this is blankensheild.

Never mind, as you were.

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Yeah, man. If there are two jocks and two rigs, there WILL be fighting.

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Thanks guys. I am beginning to think that I really don't know enough to do this job, even though I know more now than I did three days ago. My greatest skill in practice is convincing fighters that they will get better if they practice. When I was learning to fight, fighter practice seemed like a we...

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Thanks guys, Here is a preliminary edited text. It still needs work. Please feel free to suggest further improvements. Thanks, f ************************* freiman's fechtbuch Chapter 1 - Muscle Memory, Many folks who know little about the martial arts (and some who know a lot) will say that a techni...

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Russ Mitchell wrote:Is this open to non-SCA input?

Yes, very much so.

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I came across a reference to Linden wood used for a shield. It was suppose to be very light and very strong. Anyone have a clue what it might be. I looked up Linden under types of wood and found nothing. I wonder if its a period term. I have a book which depicts several type of shield strapping. I ...

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I have a bunch of pithy catch phrases that I have on little signs. "When you aren't training, somebody else is training to kick your ass" "You have as much right to be a winner as anybody, but the others practice harder than you" "repetition, repetition, repetition" doesn't help much. Sometimes it h...

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Guys, I am a local marshal again. I wrote this mail out thingy to send to the local fighters. I have already mailed it, but I have typed this sort of thing so many times that I am saving this one. since it is going to be a multi-use thing, I would really appreciate it if you could find the time to g...

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OK, this is next years crown?

I don't understand.

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Animal, I couldn't help thinking when I saw the pics that (with the glasses, earrings and facial expression) he actually looks elegant. Is it me, but is the concept of an elegant Tuchux a little odd? You should both be proud of the appearance. He looks great. How's his fighting? Do you think that he...

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That looks cool! What is the bow coated with?

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Isn't Noe Fun? It's a blast to fight with him. Try to make sure that your gear is up to snuff, not because he will somehow look down on you, but rather because it is a lot more fun when he can cut loose and not worry about hurting you. He gets a lot more fun when that happens. And Noe, we do have pi...

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I think that this might be a time to work on fighting fundamentals. Work that spear a lot. Sword and board is a much maligned style at war. It can be very successful in gaining outragous body counts, but only if you put the hours in. Work on your footwork, and concentrate on how you read your oppone...

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I have an idea that might help with the bleed through. I know nothing about paper making, and I have no idea whether or not this will work. You might consider adding the result of gently heating milk curds with a strong base (such a white ash or baking soda). This creates a white glue that might wor...

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He sure looks taller when he's up in the air, doesn't he?

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on a couple of occasions in the past I have had a Kingdom Earl Marshal give me a little shove with his glaive haft to get me a little farther from him. I would say that it is legal, though possibly viewed as "cheesy".

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My personna went away when I found out what armor correct for 1527 noble cost. I think I am trying for a Saxon from the east coast of England in the nine hundreds now. It looks like many of the artefacts might be easier to buy/make. I tried to design my helm in an attempt at what might be called an ...

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Unfortunately, while very cool, neither one of these are hourglass gauntlets. These are both from a later period. The first one is articulated through the wrist and across the back of hand and the second one is articulated at the wrist. I think one of the definitions of an hourglass gauntlet is tha...

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To my knowledge, there are surviving examples of hourglass gauntlets in varying styles at the following locations (this list is not meant to be a complete index, it only consist of those that I am aware of) Canterbury Cathedral, England National Museum of Bargello, Florence Museo di Stibbert, Flore...

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Drathir,

try it here.

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It works for me

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sarnac wrote:Sure... up here in Canada after we park the dogsled and dodge the rampant polar bears, we pad up a frozen penguin and whack each other until the wee hours of the night...

That's why the call them "God's Frozen People".

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fighter practice at the Shire of Blakrose, the East

I need to decide on a leather breastplate pattern

Re: New ( or old ) Training Aid- camcorder

local fighter's mailout, please critique