The Armour Archive

hjalmr

What exactly is the difference between galvanized steel and mild steel? I was given a 4x4 piece of 16g galvanized steel and I was thinking about making some loaner armor and such out of it. I plan on removing the galvanization and was wondering if there would be much of a difference (in regards to m...

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I thought the show was well done for what it was suppose to be. Yes there were some inaccuracies, but overall I thought they did a good job. At least no one was wearing blue plastic barrel armor and using 5' madu's. (^_^) ------------------ Hjalmar of Sognefjord House Bearkiller Barony of Grey Niche...

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A local fighter tried "Naval Jelly" on his rusted coif, and the results were amazing! (^_^) ------------------ Hjalmar of Sognefjord House Bearkiller Barony of Grey Niche, Meridies. "True nobility is not measured by being superior to another, but rather by becoming superior to oneself." [This messag...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> How do YOU guys deal with your frustration? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> A 6 pack of Mike Hard Lemonade! (^_^) ------------------ Hjalmar of Sognefjord House Bearkiller Barony of Grey Niche, Meridies....

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by adric: My wife certainly fosters a lot of combat during her period. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> ..and I certainly foster a lot of combat during my wife's period. Lol.. (^_^) -----...

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Duke Paul Belatrix of the West simply because I have heard so much about him and have yet to meet him. I very much like to spar (pick up fight) with people and he is #1 on my list at this time. Hopefully this will happen before he retires. (^_^) PS: Which Duke Conn are we taking about here? --------...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by adric: I really like his side protection too! He is probly a little confused as why so many people have looked at his auction but still no bids. When i first posted it here ...

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Well since he must be a fellow viking with a name like Bjorn, I'll vouch for him. Lol...

(^_^)

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Hjalmar of Sognefjord
House Bearkiller
Barony of Grey Niche, Meridies.

"True nobility is not measured by being superior to another, but rather by becoming superior to oneself."

hjalmr

I have tried everything on my helmet and the only thing that worked was to wrap electrical tape around some of my bars. Unfortunately this looks tacky as hell, but now I don't sound like I'm fighting in the 16th chapel tower. I was told that the ringing is from a very good weld job that transfer the...

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That sounds like Stephen's armor -that sucks! I'll post on a few sites I'm on and I'll keep an eye open... (^_^) ------------------ Hjalmar of Sognefjord House Bearkiller Barony of Grey Niche, Meridies. "True nobility is not measured by being superior to another, but rather by becoming superior to o...

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First let me say that I own and use all forms of shields, because I like variety and it becomes boring to use the same shield over and over and over.... I also learn how to get around a certain shield shape by becoming proficient with it. So in this regards, I will answer this question with the shap...

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I noticed that some of you stated that you would deduct "cut time" and "materials used" from a refund and I was wondering if that included normal "in stock" like items? I normally don't deduct a percentage from a refund unless the item is rather unique and I don't believe I can sell the item to some...

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My method is the same as Mad Matt's, but I stopped altering the aviation snips after years of cutting showed me that there was little difference between the altered and unaltered snips. (^_^) ------------------ Hjalmar of Sognefjord House Bearkiller Barony of Grey Niche, Meridies. "True nobility is ...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by jester: Using the hand that controls a shield to help control a weapon is not permitted in the Outlands. According the Kingdom Earl Marshal of the Outlands this will soon be th...

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I don't refund money for armor that I sell unless I was mistaken in the description of the item and I cannot replace it with the correct item, or if it takes me too long to send the armor -6 months to a year late and I haven't started on it yet! I generally refund the entire amount (100%)unless the ...

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For a short time I carried a shield when using polearm and the rule I was told was that the shield must be held by the hand for it to count as a shield rather then armor. The handle on my shield was made of seatbelt cord and thus I was able to grasp it and still control my polearm. By your descripti...

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Yes in tournaments (one on one especially) No for practice and large scale melees (the crowd can't see whats going on anyway in those large wars.) (^_^) ------------------ Hjalmar of Sognefjord House Bearkiller Barony of Grey Niche, Meridies. "True nobility is not measured by being superior to anoth...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by muttman: This is what your flankers are for. If you have a solid shield wall with a small reserve of aggresive and fast flankers who can get into the backfield, this can wre...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Christopher Starling: Speculation and needless flaming are not why I started this post. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I really haven't noticed any flaming (name calling, threats, et...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Vebrand: That is only if the shieldman allow the fight to become a battle at 7ft away from the other shield wall. A good shieldwall that presses and pushes the other shield...

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I would have to agree with those who dislike the "no ugly plastic" rule. Who gets to say that the plastic is ugly? Some plastic does indeed look very good from a distance (such as the black japanese armor) however others do not -even though the owner thinks it does. To make this rule not subject to ...

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HEY! I actually recognized someone who resides in my original group -the Shire of Grey Hope. Cool... (^_^) ------------------ Hjalmar of Sognefjord House Bearkiller Barony of Grey Niche, Meridies. "True nobility is not measured by being superior to another, but rather by becoming superior to oneself."

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by freiman the minstrel: Well, I trained him up until he took service with your knight. His training with Sir John may have had something to do with it too, I suppose. </f...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by freiman the minstrel: My fighting is so-so, so I try to make MY strategic difference by convincing all the archers I can to shoot Sir John from Memphgs, but that probably w...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Dagonet: some of the things you have said here are true, but I would still not write them off on agression. You have said that agression can be a good thing, when properly t...

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How do you fight in a melee? What are your general tactics and how do you feel a melee unit should fight? Here are a couple individual questions to get the ball rolling, I would like this to be a good debated thread. 1) Should shieldmen stay alive and let the polemen/spearmen do the killing? As a sp...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Dagonet: I would say that people charging to their deaths is caused more by being over eager and inexperienced than by being too agressive. Dagonet <HR></BLOCKQUO...

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I would be interested in the helmet.

(^_^)

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Hjalmar of Sognefjord
House Bearkiller
Barony of Grey Niche, Meridies.

"True nobility is not measured by being superior to another, but rather by becoming superior to oneself."

hjalmr

Too much agression can be a bad thing unless you are focused and have a clear plan in mind. I see so many people charge to thier deaths because they have all the aggression in the world, but lack any strategy or tactic. (^_^) ------------------ Hjalmar of Sognefjord House Bearkiller Barony of Grey N...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Munz: I am very curious about the whole 9-11 excuse. I was looking at the list of back orders and if I'm reading it right there are 42 outstanding orders. Hopefully he has f...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by DamianoFaust: Really only have played with sword and board but recently switched from heater to center grip semi-oval. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> ARRRRGGGHHHH! What is it...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Raibeart Lok De la Haye: Hey Hjalmr. It's been kind of a trip up for me, cuz I was thinking this is a fight, and it's not. It's a sport. And it's the only sport in the world...

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A few tricks to help against Madu fighters are: 1) Purposely attack his great sword/madu. Knocking his greatsword/madu tip out of the way will allow you to get close enough that the madu will become useless -at least as an offensive weapon. 2) Jam his greatsword/madu with the bottom of your shield w...

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About a two years ago I tried buying a complete suit of armour from the Armour Store, but my inability to get in touch with him prevented this from happening. That was pretty much the last straw for me and I started banging out my own armor since then. Now that I read all of these problems with the ...

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Sweats are great as long as your knees are on the outside of them. My hidden knees tend to tear up my sweats so I must buy new ones every other event or so. Karate pants were ok too. I now make my own period clothing (well as period as I can without creating the actual cloth). (^_^) ----------------...

Differances between Galvanized and Mild

Melees!