The Armour Archive

Gaston de Clermont

I'm happy to see a banner bearer in the front ranks on occasion, and fighting with the banner. It depends on the style of the commander and his unit's ability to hear and follow his commands. If it's noisy or chaotic it may be most effective to just follow the flag.

Gaston de Clermont

I do.

Gaston de Clermont

I'll throw my lot in with St. Denis, Charles of Blois, and Earl Nigel.

Gaston de Clermont

Thanks for your work on this, Omarad. My intent was to make the ruling clear to more people. Sorry I stepped on your toes.

Gaston de Clermont

The heavy combat marshal's handbook is still saying 2 handed thrusting tips need to be 2 inches across. This guy here: m Section VII C 5. But the addendum here days they can be an inch and a quarter: m Can we update the main rule book so folks won't have to hunt for the official rule, find what look...

Gaston de Clermont

You'd have to have lightning fast hands to draw a secondary in a reasonable amount of time. If your persona would have carried one, or you want to be covered in case you're totally disarmed, by all means to so, but I wouldn't rely on a backup weapon against a fast opponent.

Gaston de Clermont

Have you tried McMaster-Carr? Making them yourself out of stainless rod might be the way to go.

Gaston de Clermont

Amen, brother Ursus! A great request, and written with some sensitivity.

Gaston de Clermont

A Beverley shear works great on maile.

Gaston de Clermont

<psst- Sean- he already tried the magnet. It stuck hard.> The spark test will help but even that is subjective. It's probably the most fun way, but it takes some expertise to figure out what you're really seeing. Hydrochloric acid can make stainless rust if you give it enough time, and it forms bond...

Gaston de Clermont

If you temper it right 4130 would make a decent knife blade. It's tough and will hold an edge pretty well. You might prefer 4140 since it can get a bit harder, but it depends on what your knife will be used for. Cutco makes high end kitchen knives out of 410. They stay sharp very well, they're flexi...

Gaston de Clermont

For me it's mostly about the people I'm with. Running around at a Southern Region War Camp in the East back in '94 or so with my squire brothers and the knights in ICOD was awesome. Pennsic with that same crew. Gulf Wars with my squire or my cousin have been great.

Gaston de Clermont

It seems redundant to me to be wearing two padded layers. You'd look, and probably feel, like a little kid wearing three sweaters under his snow suit. You wouldn't be able to put your arms down. So with a padded jupon I'd consider wearing a shirt, an aketon (by which I mean an unpadded, but probably...

Gaston de Clermont

Great work, Jeff! See you at Pennsic!

Gaston de Clermont

They look nice, Jan! What kind of lathe do you have?

Gaston de Clermont

JP- I reckon Aaron's only 5'8". 170lbs might be right for him, but he could easily be lighter. By his own account, Kein is 248.5 right now, though he was probably 40lbs lighter when he won his last crown.

Duke Gryffith should be in this range. I'd guess he's about 5'11" and about 190.

Gaston de Clermont

Nice!

Gaston de Clermont

If you're looking for what was typical for England and Burgundy at that time, you're not missing a category. It's steel, or just hosen. I wouldn't be stunned if you find some gamboised cuisses around then, but they're not commonly depicted. It makes some sense because they don't fare well against th...

Gaston de Clermont

Thomas is a wise man. It looks more right. I've blown maybe 8 links in my riveted aventail in a decade of moderate use. It took 15 minutes to repair.

Gaston de Clermont

Drake's advice which Cathal repeated makes more sense in Ansteorra than it might in other locales. Tourney shields are bigger here, so legs are generally lower probability shots, and against a good opponent they require some set up. Drake is very, very quick. The simplicity of his decision tree cont...

Gaston de Clermont

Thanks, Helene. It's great to know more folks care. I'd love to hear more about what's working in Atlantia too.

Gaston de Clermont

Bertus- who made your plaque belt? The whole kit is outstanding. The belt is phenomenal.

Gaston de Clermont

It depends on what level of maintenance you're willing to do. Spring steel isn't impervious to denting, and the leather backing is like putting it on a shot bag. Guys wailing on your arms will turn 0.025 into a taco. Your arm will survive the thrashing OK, but you'll have to pop the splints off and ...

Gaston de Clermont

I'd shoot for 0.04 on anything that's going to get hit that much. I'm planning on making some spring stainless splints for sale tonight.

Gaston de Clermont

Mac- Do you think that loose pin approach was ever used on vambraces?

Gaston de Clermont

Sorry to sound dense here, but what does this peer pressure sound like? Do folks just make cool stuff and inspire others to keep up by doing that? Because I see cool stuff here, I make some cool stuff, and only a smallish fraction of people think it's cool enough to copy it. What's different in Atla...

Gaston de Clermont

How did you guys get rid of the tacky chairs?

Gaston de Clermont

You might want to PM Mrks. He's done a lot of titanium armour work.

Gaston de Clermont

There is a rail line that runs right through the valley. It's quite a hike from any rail stop to the castle though, and it's rural enough you'll have trouble finding a taxi. There are dozens of small castles and wineries in the area that you can visit by car. I felt the flexibility of a rental car w...

Gaston de Clermont

Don't rush your trip there. There's a fantastic little town named Glorenza (or Glurnz in German) right near the castle. Staying the night at a bed and breakfast there is well worth it. It's my wife's favorite place on the planet. Most of the locals prefer to speak German, though you can muddle throu...

Gaston de Clermont

I have no idea what his queue looks like, but folks regard Halberd's sabatons pretty highly. You've selected "good" and "cheap." Be prepared for a bit of a wait.

Gaston de Clermont

1/2 inch? How big around are the bars on a typical bar grill? It ain't 1/2 an inch.

Gaston de Clermont

Tegan wrote:What are your stats like against a greatsword?
*grin*
-Tegan

You fight well, cousin. I honestly don't recall how many times either of us won, though I do remember being impressed with you. Great sword isn't a popular style around here, so I face it very rarely.

Gaston de Clermont

Alvar de Cadiz and Ursus of Ryborg (both on here occasionally) live around Sac. Charmichael Park was a good practice when I lived out there. Nice folks.

Gaston de Clermont

Most of the fight is determined by your control of the range of the fight and getting inside your opponent's head. It's worth while to spend some time in extremely close quarters with your foe while he's completely unable to hit you. He'll be less eager to charge in.

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