The Armour Archive

Brodir

Ah. So, what kind of an edge do they ship those with? Could you spar with that sword (edge the thickness of a penny)?

Brodir

It's a great sword, but not a Viking sword. Those composite wood and metal hilts are earlier, and I think the twin fullers are earlier too. That would be a perfect sword for a Merovingian Frankish warrior, or a Saxon a couple generations after the invasion. Think about 600 AD. Since I assume you hav...

Brodir

Stainless steel armour is popular with many folks in North America, but the majority of the work that armourers sell seems to be mild steel. The only time I ever purchased stainless steel armour was lamellar plates, because I didn't think cleaning the individual plates would be possible.

~Wil

Brodir

I needed to just lightly dish the metacarpel plate for a pair of demi gauntlets I was making, and dished them into a roll of duct tape.

But yeah, get a stump.

~Wil

Brodir

That is an awesome sword, I have been admiring it for a few months. Well out of my $ range though. What do you think of it? Do you find the shortness to be a hindrance? I've never owned a sword that was less than 36" in length. Nice & light, hmmm? If you put together a kit to match that sword, shoul...

Brodir

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Rev. George: worked fine with lube & patience. That could be said of many things... -+G<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Leave it to a clergyman http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb...

Brodir

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Duncan: The best thing to use is called a beverly shear. They are very expensive tools but they cut sheet steel very well. In a pinch you can use a regular jig saw with a me...

Brodir

THanks Guthroth. Another question, the Kit Standards for 2000 used to be linked to The Vikings page, but it's coming up as a dead link now. DO you (or the webmaster) still have them on file somewhere? Could I get a copy via email? Just for curiosity sake.

THanks,

~Wil

Brodir

Bought one of these last year, very nice.

~Wil

Brodir

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Gwen: Brodir, if you make an inquiry and the price quoted make your goolies contract so you say "thanks but no thanks", that's one thing. Chewing my ear for 20 minutes, dema...

Brodir

Greetings

Just wondering, did they have the minimum 3 mm. edge thickness rule in effect, or were they allowing thinner blades? What about 2005?

Looking at dropping a little cash on a sword with a 2 mm. edge, and just wondering. I know it's out for Regia Anglorum.

~Wil

Brodir

Brennan, your work is awesome. That Birka strap pattern is fantastic. Just wondering, what do you fix the ends of your threads to? I tie one end to my belt, and the other end to a chair, and it works OK, but I have a hard time keeping my tension up. I also find it hurts my back, and is a useless tec...

Brodir

http://www.jeffdeboer.com/portfolio/work20.html

I really, really like this. It's not armour, but he really captured the 'feel' of the tapestry, and translated it excellently into 3-D. I'd buy it.

~Wil

Brodir

600 ridged 20 gauge mild steel plates = $240 Canadian. Not bad at all.

~Wil

Brodir

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3120788365&category=3125

I'd buy it, but I do my own (amateurish and cockeyed) tablet weaving.

~Wil

Brodir

Hi Nathan, welcome to the board. Great to have Regia folks posting here, I am serious admiration of the club, and hope to someday participate (I'm on the Regia NA emailing list).

I'd be interested in seeing what you've got, too.

~Wil

Brodir

Impulse purchase. I've been guilty of it...MANY times. You're cruising around online..."Hmm. That helmet looks awesome. And when I get around to assembling my Seljuk kit, that'll be one less thing to worry about getting." You wake up in the morning, check your email, and realize you have fallen prey...

Brodir

Merlin, if I may be so bold, how tall are you, and how big around is your chest? THe fit is pretty good, I'm wondering what one of those shirts would look like stretched over my frame.

~Wil

Brodir

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Russ Mitchell: T-Bob, can I ask you a question? This is one of those times when I'm both impressed and appalled simultaneously... and since I'm only just now starting on the...

Brodir

http://home.armourarchive.org/members/brodir/riveted05.JPG

http://home.armourarchive.org/members/brodir/riveted06.JPG

They are a bit blurry and really damn big, but should give you a better idea of the actual color of the maille (as well as what the individual rings look like).

~Wil

Brodir

I got a four-gored wool tunic off his In Stock page about a month ago, and i"m really happy with it as well. Good stuff for a fair price.

~Wil

Brodir

A LONG time ago, I posted a thread talking about domed wooden shields, and how the hell one would go about making them. You posted you used to do them with a barrel, threaded steel dowel and a nut (I think). Was that you, and would you be interested in doing one again? I'd only need it 3/8"X 30" or ...

Brodir

Sifted through the entire Tapestry at hastings1066.com (what an awesome site), and only found a handful of shields that weren't solid, wavy crosses, or twisted beasts. http://www.hastings1066.com/pics/tap4.jpg THe group of four horseman on the left, one has a shield with a really unique overlapped t...

Brodir

Idon't know what you hope to get for it, but I sold a leather lamellar on Ebay for $150 recently. Not a great price, but not too shabby.

~Wil

Brodir

Excellent job. I have no intention of ever making a lyre, but I really love essays like this, step-by-step with lots o' pics. Thanks for the effort, and congrats on the finished job.

~Wil

Brodir

If it's an issue of affordability, I think you will find 3/8" to 1/2" plywood to be cheap, easy to work with, and much stronger than a car door. Not too difficult to find it scrapped, if you sniff around.

Welcome aboard.

~Wil

Brodir

Thanks Egfroth. I was basically looking for something from the same period as the Bayeux Tapestry, but different from what you usually see there (wavy crosses and the dragon/lion things).

~Wil

Brodir

I agree, great job. Would maille sabatons be too early for this kit?

Brodir

*EDIT* March 20th Okay, I need the money, so I am taking offers on this. C'mon folks this is a sweet piece of armour, at much less than I paid for it. http://home.armourarchive.org/members/brodir/riveted01.JPG http://home.armourarchive.org/members/brodir/riveted02.JPG http://home.armourarchive.org/m...

Brodir

Hmm... the Winchester Bible shield is a different pattern, or is it? I interpreted what we saw in the chess piece and the Temple Pyx shields as the diamonds being one color, and the lines another... sorry about the source, but like this: http://www.varmouries.com/vik_09.html But both could easily be...

Brodir

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Raibeart Lok De la Haye: As far as registered arms goes, the earliest I can find is 1395. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Thanks Raibert, I don't think these earlier examples have any...

Brodir

THanks Michael B, that's exactly what I'm looking for. THe chesspiece I linked to isn't from the Lewis find, it's French, and is known as the Charlemagne Chess Set (even though the clothing and equipment of the figures is obviously a couple hundred years later). I don't know if it's 11th or 12th cen...

Brodir

WMA and Lonely Mountain Forge have both been very good to me. I've purchased from CLANG three times, and all items were great, but they were all Ebay auctions, I've never placed an order. *edit* I've bought off Dale at Alchemy too, and his workmanship, communication and delivery date were right on. ...

Brodir

I have never tried any curving with glue before. The only thing I've ever done is soak a 1/2 plywood blank in water, suspend it betewen two workhorses, and pile about 60 pounds of sandbags in the middle. Worked OK, but the bend was uneven, and very subtle. ALl my other SCA shields have been flat, or...

Brodir

My Byzantine Osprey book says that the Byzantine armies switched from the giant oval to the teardrop during the 11th century, in imitation of the Frankish style (Frankish is a term used in the Medieval East to basically mean anything Continental European). It IS an Osprey book though http://www.armo...

UK Hastings Re-enactment weapon standards

Riveted maille for sale