The Armour Archive

mordreth

I was one of the early members of MSR / Kingdom of Acre that Nissan mentioned. The single combat / 5 man melee / grand melee that they use was originally envisioned as a "safety valve" to prevent a skillfull, but widely unpopular member from taking crown. As Nissan pointed out this was subverted int...

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not an action shot, but one of the only pictures I have

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Saiaiko Gozen wrote:Pabst is brewed in the bodies of dead men? Yeah! All right! ....... And no worries, I am really such a frail flower of a girl that I won't pose much threat to any merc or hill-dweller.

Pull the other one, I tied a bell on it

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I told you about Paddy Reilly's, but nooooooo - you had to go and squander a visit to NYC at the Metropolitan's armor hall

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I fight in gorget, padded arming hood, and coif, so not quite the same thing as a camail but quite a few years ago I was fightinga largish duke, he went for a thrust, and had his foot slip so the shot went into my throat with all of his body behind it. I think I would have been in serious trouble wi...

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And if you find yourself in Ostgardr I will introduce you to Paddy Reillys where you can have Guiness stout on draught (4 taps) or Harp on draught (4 taps), and you order your stout when you're halfway through your current one. They have one tap for woodpecker, and bottled bass under the counter fo...

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and double I knew there was a reason your prisoner restraint class at Pennsic last year scared me. Actually, I had tremendous fun at that class last year - this year's class will be even better...In a classroom environment - I find putting our good Saiaiko-hime's face in the dirt is fun and all, bu...

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Valstarr Hawkwind wrote:What's a Guiness? Is it a beer, or something else?

Val

Only in the same sense that a rolls royce is a car

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[tightens her blue brocade obi] Brother samurai who defend the Chrysanthemum Throne and loyal warriors from Western lands! ........... _______________________ Someone give me some sake... I need to pull an arrow out of my eye. (Good Baron... Please make my beer PABST BLUE RIBBON!) Requesting Pabst ...

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I wonder how many knights are gonna array themselves in their finest historical armor for this. I also wonder if they're gonna fight with traditional 'knightly' weapons. It's not my personal thing but the pictures from that battle of the thirty where they look so goddam real its amazing just floor ...

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Ron Broberg wrote:Q: What's the best way to kill a man?

A: Put a naked blonde and a six-pack in front of him. Then
tell him to pick only one.

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I'm 49 - what brand?

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I was a marshall and senschal in a small western shire while learning my trade, my dear lady wife was last seneschal of the shire of Thescorre, and first seneschal of the Barony of Thescorre, and though in the East kingdom my closest frieds of blood, and oath are in Clan Yama Kaminairi I shall make ...

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There was a partial great helm discovered in the Tranu River. It is now in the Oberosterreichisches (or Ãƒâ€“sterreichisches) Landesmuseum, Linz, Austria. [img]http://home.tiscali.be/klauwaer/helm/traun.jpg[/img] Does anyone know anything about it? Has anyone ever seen it? Does anyone have any pict...

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ooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhh.... OK all I know is that I am not in the SCA, and in Dagorhir/Belegarth you can only use specific metal or leather for armour, so I tend to not even look for plastics. We practice in the same area as the local SCA group does though, and I have seen some, well, no offense but...

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We think of it more as a set of guidelines

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Suggest a nice long hafted axe - perfectly correct for the 11th century, and fully justifyable for an anglo norman

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Another wonderfull arguement for the 11th century

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Having been a marshall off and on for a couple of decades you sometimes just have to acknowledge that some dogs don't hunt.
Nothing wrong with her, nothing wrong with you, nothing wrong with your group - she's just not all that into it.

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Klein 7 or 8 inch ferrous metal diagonal cutting pliers
If you position the cutters properly you bet a very nice clean cut

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dizzy Dean broke his big toe. Being an athlete in the 1930's he continued to play, and modified his pitch so that he didn't hurt the foot more. by the end of the season he had destroyed his shoulder, was in constant pain, and never pitched again professionally. Screw the diabedes - a broken big toe ...

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Quarstersaffing a weapon is using a polearm holding it at the the end with one hand and at about one quarter of its lenght (hence the name). As opposed to halfstaffin, where you hold the weapon at two points roughly eguidistant from its center. Holding a weapon quarterstaff generally makes it more ...

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In the planest terms you challenge up not down.
And as a thought you could get very old trying to sharpen a knife on a stick of butter - you learn by fighting people who challenge your skill level.
If that is the local custom it is time to do some driving

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Guy, You are welcome. I orginally came up with this system over 27 years ago to prevent the hilt from being chewed up by steel clamshell gauntlets. It has the fortunate secondary advantage that it prevents the rattan hilt splitting (and thereby keeps the lag bolt securely fastened). -Keith/Austin. ...

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Carolingian sources tend to show a short hauberk (mid thigh) with long sleeves

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[quote="Gregoire de Lyon"]On the west coast, when someone is hit in the leg and drops to their knees, the still standing opponent may not take more than one step past the plane that is created by their knees. Additionally, it is considered somewhat impolite to stay that one step past the p...

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FAntastic idea - I think this opens up a lot of new conversations that will be very much worth having

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strongly suggest a visit to your local library and a bit of time in the "industrial arts" section.
If you haven't welded, or done fabrication work you should read up, if nothing else for safety concerns

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He has to genuinely love the sport, and the hobby. He has to genuinely love teaching, and serving He has to have a serious case of nuts to stand up to bullies of any belt color, he has to have the brains to know that somethings are problems because something is wrong, and somethings are problems bec...

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The equestirian isn't really lamellar - the plates are joined by strips of mail, not laced to each other.
Hope you were able to enjoy NYC during the monsoon

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Alcyoneus wrote:Sheesh. Since the rules are so much easier, I guess I'll take up fencing.

Take up fencing??????
Go wash your mouth out with Guiness young man

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Alcyoneus wrote:And all-white harness is never worn after Memorial Day, right?

no non no - it's worn after memorial day, but not after labor day
And you're supposed to punch out the top of your armet, and throw it on the field after the labor day baseball game

mordreth

Hi Josh Some advice on being the political opposition if you're going to pull your household from your shire talk to everyone. The roman maxim "what touches all must be approved by all" was known in the early middle ages -it is one of those decisions whihc will ripple for years. If the fighters are ...

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Hi Josh
I had to think about your post for a while before responding, IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ve been on a steroid/antibiotic Ã¢â‚¬Å“cocktailÃ¢â‚¬Â

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This is an east kingdom rather than a colontier solution but talk to the other heavy weapons guys in your shire agree what music is acceptable in the car stop at a 7-11 for chips & big gulps drive to someplace where you feel wellcome From the description of the riders, and your seneschal you owe you...

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Thanks George I think part of the misunderstanding between the LH and SCA people on this board is that I believe SCA members become attached to pieces of equiptment more readily than the re-enactment community does. My technical skills are way past what they were when I made my helm, but I can't rem...

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