The Armour Archive

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Would make for great TV ratings as well ... Next on Fox Sports Network watch lions eat Christians ... Christians brought down by pride. Film at 11. I just wanted to make the pun, but to keep from being totally off topic, I think that the reaction may have been too harsh to get the response we want....

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Yes, we are atypical, and we are snobbish. I think that there are several elements involved in the snobbishness. The first one is that Archive folks Care, and that they work hard on their impressions. We, as a general rule, are less forgiving of folks who don't care, or don't try. Some of us are unf...

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Yes, I would (as an armour shopper) like to see a clear list of products and prices. I would ideally like to look at pictures, with prices, and decide from that. I think you should make it as easy as possible for people to buy from you. You might consider retaking the photos on your webpage and have...

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I use a sword and 50 cm roundsheild that most folks call a buckler. I think it's a little big for the name. A buckler with a spike would be considered an "offensive sheild" which is forbidden. I would like to experiment with a spiked buckler, but it would have to happen outside on SCA context. As a ...

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I have only two things that might be pertinant to the subject. My best fighting is done by people I have trained. I am more a trainer than a fighter, though I do fight pretty well. Not great, but pretty well. I have been involved with training (though not always the primary trainer) of more than one...

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Yeah,

I have never seen a pop rivet really perform well in an armour application. They just aren't the proper tool for the job. They pop.

good luck
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Servus! Estonia!!!! Jeeze I guess Drachnwald has grown since my days as Prince...congradulations Sir John and Mistress Honor. Axel Yep, we're everywhere we weren't before and almost nowhere that you would remember. There's even a Shire in Ausfahrt! And there is talk of a barony in Umleitung as well...

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Dog, To get fast service, try looking through websites to find what you want, choose an "in stock" item and talk to the armourer before you order. Next day shipping is also sometimes possible, for a price. There is a large collection of armory links on the archive. That might be a good place to star...

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Your Excellency.

I prefer Skye Leathery for my alu Baskets. My current sword has one. Are you still "indisposed" or would you like to take a look at mine at Feast Of Fools?

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Thank you lost helm. I appreciate you posting this valuable source for my armour making stuff.

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Yep, draw it over and over. The trick with a project like this is to take it really, really slow, and learn about what you are going to do before you start doing it. Really slow. If I am reading this correctly (forgive me if I am misunderstanding), you don't know what you are doing yet, and you wont...

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Hey Freiman -when you coming back to Memphis? Or to the states for that matter? I plan on hitting dirt on your side of the pond in mid June, maybe late June. My brother is getting married this summer, and I am the best man. It looks like I might make border raids, and possibly Lillies (for the firs...

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This is definitely an activity that you can practice into your mature years, but I find that as I get older I repeat the punchline to the "ole bull, young bull" joke to myself as I walk onto the field for the first time of the day. I am concerned about the cumulative effects of (coming up on) fiftee...

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Congratulations to Sir John Peregrine and Mistress Honor of Restormel (my spellings and faulty memory), the victors in Todays Drachenwald Crown Tourney in Estonia.

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Here's me learning a lesson that I should wear cuisses -:) I was at the GulfWars when the gal came off of the ramp and landed wrong breaking her leg. I believe it was a compound fracture. Heavy person (I think) + added weight of armor + Mr. Gravity = Bad news on that day. Man, Alcyoneus, I had almo...

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I have made this type of arm rig before, and I like the design very much. I copied the copp pattern from looking at Sir Lee Freibrand's knees in Memphis, and after twice tacking the vanbraces on after constructing the elbows, I made a third with the 'braces. This pattern seems more sophisticated tha...

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Well fitted and functional, that should be obvious to people but isn't. Another thing that bothers me is that people don't give a damn about what goes with what. A barbuta to the viking, already dressed in bat winged pauldrons and a Wisby CoP. 16 th cent full plate with 13 th cent great helm! Stoop...

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Jehan put things a whole lot better than I would have, and included a couple of things I would have missed. He did not however, include something that I would have included. Comfort level. You might make the decision to do a month, and if you are not at all comfortable, decide to opt out of that par...

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200 mile to Leeds by train takes about 2 hrs, with 2-3 trains an hour. If your that far North then York is only half an hour away by train and is an interesting day out. Especially if you like vikings or romans. The York castle museum has some armour on display and the coppergate helm is also in Yo...

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is this it?

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16 g mild steel "Sutton Hoo Munitions grade" (I designed it, it's awful) with a home built leather cup style chinstrap. The chinstrap is attached by rivets through the helmet behind the ears. there is a buckle on each side, so it is easily ajusted. I designed this helmet in an attempt to put togethe...

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I don't know what the nylon webbing is for, unless it's either for a lanyard or trigger, or it is to protect the edge of the rattan from impact. Some folks use this kind of plastic electrical shrink wrap-y stuff that I have always heard called "Stick condom" to protect the stick from impact, but I n...

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Guys, If Someone who was knowlegable about fencing would recomend a book to me, I would appreciate it. I may have a chance to coach a high school fencing team next year. In order to do this, I need to put together a feasibility study before the end of the year. I need to make a list of what each ind...

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I have never made a gauntlet, but I do know one rule.

The only rule I know of for making gauntlets is "never make one gauntlet, always make pairs"

Seems like a silly rule, but several people have told me that.

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So, Blackbird. Have you fought in your new gear yet?

The reason I ask is that it looks like the spalders will bite into the side of your neck when you raise your arms.

C'mon, let us know how it is working out!

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Halberd,

Where can a prospective buyer send the check?

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That looks like a good first effort! I especially like the way you took the time to work the nipples onto it. I think you might be happier if you re-did the shoulder protection (spalders). There is a great pattern here on the archive for them, and they are actually pretty easy. As for tools, there i...

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It seems to me that if you used wood glue to fasten the two sides of the tiller, then you would be unable to get it open if there were a problem. While I cannot imagine what sort of problem could happen, I think that making it impossible to get open would be asking for trouble. And I would like to a...

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Plastic is cheap, but it has some real drawbacks. Most of these are "social" drawbacks, rather than performance drawbacks. It can frequently be had for free in the form of white buckets from fast food places. Plastic's best use (in my opinion) is for plates within a wisby stule coat of plates. The f...

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Ashfield,

When I click on the link for your picks, I get "the pictures are inaccessible, please log in and check with the album owner" or something like that. After logging in with my Yahoo Id, they are still inaccessible.

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one thing that might prove useful is to step out (to the side) strongly with your right foot. This puts you in a position that Karate Stylists would call a deep horse stance. It also puts you in a position where both of your sheilds are out of position. a wrap to the back of the head, or just a snap...

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I believe him, and I am of two minds as to whether or not you should buy from him. Please bear in mind that I am not a collector of anything, and I know next to nothing about the worlds of on line commerce or collecting. I live in Bavaria. There are prople here who prowl around woods with metal dete...

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Wyrmspleen, You might consider a new helmet. I know that that might be an additional amount of work, but I think that might be the best way to go. The nose thing is pretty difficult to solve. Lots of people on this archive know armour way better than me, but I do not know a satisfactory solution to ...

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Great Idea, But I will only participate if we can find someone to clean my armour afterwards

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You need a bigger wastebasket. and you must have some awesome armour to toss an excellent sallet like that. It looks awesome. Please take a moment to explain the development of sallets to me. Some of them look very streamlined, like a sportscar, and some, like the excellent one you are putting in th...

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Re: Drachenwald Crwon results

Drachenwald Crwon results

need a book reccomendation from fencers