The Armour Archive

Brodir

I got a pair of $16 Aviation snips for Xmas, and am blown away by what a great tool these are for cutting thick leather. The exacto knife works, but I find you have to go over to cut three or four times before you're all the way through the hide. This sometimes results in these strange extra cuts al...

Brodir

I have a beautiful set for $80, how big are you?

Brodir

Thorolf Skalalgrimsson's Halberd is described quite clearly in Egil's Saga as a spear, two ells long, with four edges. I haven't read it in Icelandic/Old Norse (like I could), so I can't vouch for what is said in the original translation. I personally interpret 'four edges' to mean the spear was dia...

Brodir

Awesome, I'll take pics with the digital camera & post them here next time you're in town.

Brodir

Mail sent.

Brodir

The fans are perfect, they cover enough to do the job, but are small enough to not interfere with a pair of blousey pants (I wouldn't plan on sliding my Levi's Relaxed Fit over these). These are the smooth finish, the haircell isn't available anymore.

Brodir

Great, he got the shape of the couters really right.

Brodir

Well, I received one awesome set of Alchemy Armoury legs in the mail today. Played with them a bit, and thought I would post a quick review. They are really well made, Dale uses forms instead of just bending the plastic with his hands, and it shows in the even smoothness of the plastic & the perfect...

Brodir

http://www-personal.une.edu.au/~tdawson/byzarmour.html The wicked thing about Byzantine, if you're portraying around the time of Basil II, is that you can wear a maille aventail covering the bars on your helm. Take a look at the cavalryman impression on the above site. Broðir Who will eventuall...

Brodir

Oh, there was such a good discussion about this on More Perfectly Period, but the moderator unfortunately had to tear it down. I'll see if he saved a backup copy; if not, I'll post what I can remember about the discussion.

Broðir

Brodir

I have a pair of medium sized 18 gauge stainless Andy Ward gaunts I'm willing to sell, e-mail me if you're interested. They're great, but don't fit.

Broðir

Brodir

Was this here or on Ebay? Thanks for the heads-up.

Brodir

Egfroth, aren't the checker-patterned coats worn by some soldiers in the Bayeux Tapestry thought to be a quilted armour? http://www.hastings1066.com/bayeux21.shtml The horsemen on the right are wearing garments shaped like hauberks, but with different patterning, no bibs, and without accompanying he...

Brodir

Congrats, very fitting!

Broðir

Brodir

Those are quite nice. Raymond's Quiet Press offers some good looking pommel & quillion sets as well.

Brodir

Museum Replicas/Atlanta Cutlery made a cool looking replica of 'Horror Weapon Number 2' about four years ago, I wonder if there are any still floating around.

Brodir

Stephen, could I recommend you order a couple pounds of rings from a supplier and just weave in a pair of strips to make the maille fit? It's a great price to let it slip away, and the rings would only cost you about $12. Check www.theringlord.com I've bought loose rings & imported riveted maille fr...

Brodir

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by SyrRhys: [BBut neither am I impressed by a bunch of guys in t-shirts waving wasters in the air and misinterpreting old fechtbucher who think of themselves as mighty warriors! L...

Brodir

http://www.antir.sca.org/WhosWho/p003.htm This guy's sword looks to be made of fairly thick shaved down rattan. I have used 1.5" rattan for all my swords, shaved to 1.25" on the sides. The only exception to this was a bat I made about six months ago from 2" stuff, shaved to 1.25" on the sides. Adds...

Brodir

Well, I'd be interested. You in Anradan?

Brodir

Ugo's work is so distinctive & beautiful, but I've always wondered about a signature detail of his. In almost all his breastplates, he seems to put in the middle of the chest this little thing that looks like stitches. I'm guessing it's supposed to be pectoral muscles, but it looks strange. A signat...

Brodir

Egfroth, here's the page with all the various info: The Armour Library Halvgrim, I don't have my books here (they're at my parent's house). The German lamellar finds were called the Niederstotzingen dig and the Krefeld Gellup dig. The non-German (but still Germanic) digs, I have no clue. That should...

Brodir

I'd be interested in a conical helmet top, please e-mail me if you have anything along those lines. THanks.

Brodir

Flonzy, those boffers are great! I play one weekend a year with a Scottish boffer fighting club, and would like to try making something like what you're using for next year. Good work.

Brodir

I have written the first 35 or so years of my persona's life, and play as if I am in the year corresponding to my actual age. Right now I am 22 years old; my persona was born in 782, which means that in my head I'm portraying the year 804. My portrayal is of a year-round professional carl in service...

Brodir

Lamellar would also be a viable option. There are two archaeological finds of lamellar armour dated to the Migration era from Germany, and two more that, while not in Germany, are attributed to Germanic tribes which would have exchanged soldiers and goods with tribes living in Germany. Master Geoffr...

Brodir

I made a breast & back that articulates on leathers, I'll take a pic & post it tomorrow. I wanted it for under maille, but it turned out too bulky. Would be good if you were just putting it under a tunic. THe next thing I make for use hidden under a maille shirt will be a modified Char Ai Na , like ...

Brodir

Is that the Bascinet I sold you about 3 years ago? Man, that was a gorgeous helm. I think it was made by Brion Thornbird. If it would have been just a little bigger... had a bit of surface rust, looks like you've cleaned it up nicely.

Brodir

I think you should put a 1300's & 1400's timeframe on it as well. If you are allowing Romans, Normans or Norsemen into the lists, under the condition that they wear a greater burden than their persona would have, it's senseless. Also, I think you would get a much more pleasing aesthetic if everyone'...

Brodir

All the Swordsmen are from the same town/city, right? Why don't you guys have a regular practice? 4 fights since June, that's about once every two months. Even old puddin' ass Brodir gets more fight practice in than that! Seriously, I'd call some of the guys up & see if they want to do a little spar...

Brodir

Lost Scott- I just got the gauntlet back, it's out in my car. I'll e-mail you with a measurement in the morning.

Jengjen- emailed ya

Brodir

Viscount Angar Ninefingers, who posts here occasionally, was put on Vigil this past weekend! Congrats.

Broðir

Brodir

There used to be a pattern on the internet for making them out of film canisters, plastic champagne corks and blue foam, is that type still legal?

Brodir

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Uriel: [b] Aluminum 101 What follows is what I fished out from metalurgy class notes, and I haven't had one of those in a LONG time, so the info may be a bit off here. [/B]</fo...

Brodir

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Captain Jamie: 5052 H38 is the material in the shield I sold you Brodir. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> In that case, I feel confident; the shield you sold me is indestructabl...

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Congrats Angar!