The Armour Archive

mordreth

ok quick little backstory, shattered ribs and sternum, torn ligaments in elbow and shoulder (not requiring surgery). basically i have so much scar tissue its dificult to move my right shoulder and im rigth handed.. heh. and i have a few discs ou in my back that start to hurt after a few hours. movi...

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Hmm. Maybe I'll just go with some plate legs and be done with it. I'm really looking to protect my legs. Plus, and don't tell anyone, I've been recruited by the Mafia. That's so sad Leg harness of Colaccio Beccadelli is dead sexy if you need to dress that way I'm not completely abandoning the 12th ...

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audax wrote:Hmm. Maybe I'll just go with some plate legs and be done with it. I'm really looking to protect my legs. Plus, and don't tell anyone, I've been recruited by the Mafia.

That's so sad
Leg harness of Colaccio Beccadelli is dead sexy if you need to dress that way

mordreth

IIRC, I used 4 layers of cotton batting. Quilting makes it stiffer. To be honest, I'm finding that the protection isn't eough for my legs. I ended up adding a pair of leather over the cuisses to get rid of the sting. My next set will probably use tubes stuffed with batting rope. I've heard good thi...

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Woolen rags quilted in place with woolen batting between two layers of heavy cotton cloth
it all felts into place after one washing

mordreth

The rumbling sound from the west is Count Rhys awakening in fury

mordreth

I like the concept as a concept, I think the "nuclear arrow" destroying all in its path has really screwed up the game

mordreth

Ramius wrote: .
--Removable, but leaves the residue of spray adhesive and possibly bits of foam.

My next helm will probably be a period padding method.

-Ramius

acetone based nail polish remover will dissolve the bits of foam and most adhesives almost immediately

mordreth

1/2 inch of ensolite, all there's room for.

mordreth

Wasn't there somebody in a woods battle that got bees in their helmet and died from anaphalactic shock as well? Morgan If that was the Pensic when someone went backwards onto a rotten treestump that had a groundwasp nest in it - nope Garlon Dragonheart had @ eighty or so wasp stings (they went unde...

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When have I stopped fighting - on the occasions when my families emotional, or financial needs outweighed my wish to compete. What brings me back - I love this art, and the people who engage in it When will I stop - when I get a dilation test, and my doctor starts discussing cumulative damage to the...

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At worst you should wear whatever gauntlet you wear fighting, and carry your shield in a proper guard while practicing so you won't fall into using an attack you can't throw in armor.
I second Animal's comment that practice makes permanent - don't learn a mistake

mordreth

One of the first principles I try to teach is to never participate in someone else's tactics - if you allow them to fight their fight you are putting yourself in a weaker position

mordreth

A friend of mine was queen of Caid (decades ago), she had a troubled reign, and a king who got sick of the job and showed up for coronation, some event or another, and to step down. I figure A**** earned her county, and his. If you're not absolutely ready to take on the job you have no business on ...

mordreth

A friend of mine was queen of Caid (decades ago), she had a troubled reign, and a king who got sick of the job and showed up for coronation, some event or another, and to step down. I figure A**** earned her county, and his. If you're not absolutely ready to take on the job you have no business on t...

mordreth

work on your stance to make certain that remain covered while moving (most peoples biggest weakness), practice stepping straight back, and backwards in either direction at an angle. Once you are nice and solid on that practice staying covered while advancing to either side at an angle now that you h...

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It's a bit light for my taste, but windrose carries archetectural foam in a couple of sizes if you can't find what you're looking for
http://www.windrosearmoury.com/zc/index ... abf6e13afa
for DIY projects

mordreth

You'd be amazed at what using barley and oats as your primary cerial grains will do to your energy level - it's good food if you're working hard

mordreth

Captain Jamies (by my hand) rubber polearm heads are amazing - glue / strapping tape them in place, run an ensolite layer on the cutting edge, build up the thusting tip a bit and you're good to go - the silouette is tremendous
I'm on the left with one of his glaves

mordreth

Well i use an Aluminum Rim under rawhide, pretty much the same principal as Mordreth suggests. last one lasted 18 months or so. I use 16 gauge cut about 3/4 of an inch across rivited in at @ 3 - 4 inch intervals under a leather rim - it works pretty well. BTW - copper roofing nails cut to length ma...

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get a wooden shield and rivet on an iron rim sheesh kids these days! As for the aluminum shield - while I think it is God's punishment on you for using one riveting an eight to ten inch piece of 1/8 X 1/2 flat stock to the leading edge should reinforce the edge enough to prevent it folding over. Th...

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Thats just a "corner breaking" solution to a "corner bending" problem. get a wooden shield get a wooden shield and rivet on an iron rim sheesh kids these days! As for the aluminum shield - while I think it is God's punishment on you for using one riveting an eight to ten inch pi...

mordreth

If you look close at the coppergate there is a U shaped metal piece attached to the backplate that has the mail attached to it
I have the dig book at home, I'll try to get the picture here tonight

mordreth

I don't have a consensus to offer (though your helm seems about right to me) but I would think that "enough" mass would differ from fighter to fighter. For example, in order to avoid a whiplashey neck injuring kind of motion, a heavily muscled bull necked fighter who is better able to res...

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There has been a lot of research since publication, but
"The ancient Engeneers" by Sprauge de Camp is well worth looking into
http://tinyurl.com/4v24az

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Whenever this comes up I'm reminded of one of the early calibration tests performed in the Midrealm. The test involved taking a freshly made spangenhelm, firmly bolting it to a large stump and letting the assembled chivalry take turns whacking it with a sword. The sword was a well-preserved antique...

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I have to thank you for that post - I passed it over to my wife (who has been really indifferent to re-enactment life for a while now), and watched her finger tracing the pictures while she made hmmm noises I think I noticed a long unfinished piece of opus anglicanum work sitting by the couch when I...

mordreth

Well I'm embarrased, I wasn't thinking hardened leather when I said saddle soap and oil.

mordreth

Practice diligently
study intently
treat the fights you are having as you start on the path as training

It comes with time, people are bringing up Musashi so
The Way is in Training

"Zen in the Martial Arts" is worth reading if you haven't run across it

http://www.amazon.com/Zen-Martial-Arts- ... 0553275593

mordreth

Saddle soap and neetsfoot oil for your leathers - you should do this frequently to prevent a good investment that protects your ass from rotting away. foam - it tends to deteriorate with heat and sweat - check it to make sure it's still reliable, particularly in your helm steel - buff, and oil it do...

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doing better for less MC0623 Field Cannon w/Carriage and Implements $9,350.00 Click to enlarge The carriage is made of oak and ash; painted the original Civil War color of olive drab. Heavy steel tires are 2 1/4" wide with oak felloes; 34" in diameter with 14 spokes. Tread is 45". The...

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Yes, but you wear armor. We don't wear armor, or at least it's not required. Why does not wearing armor make one weak? I would think it should be the other way around. Moreover, by your standards SCA is way wussier than Dagorhir. Just throwing that out there; I'm not sure all the SCAdians here woul...

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Assuming you have a grill on your helm set it on a table of some sort kneel or sit so the helm is approximately at the height of your standard opponent compared to your shoulder throw a light, slow snap into the bowl recover throw a light slow snap into the space between the bowl and first bar of y...

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Why to get your ass kicked of course

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He'll have difference motivations, and priorities but will be a man of honor

mordreth

Assuming you have a grill on your helm set it on a table of some sort kneel or sit so the helm is approximately at the height of your standard opponent compared to your shoulder throw a light, slow snap into the bowl recover throw a light slow snap into the space between the bowl and first bar of yo...

Re: Injured Fighter Accurate Armor Help (ideas really)