The Armour Archive

James B.

The bed is assembled with "Bedrail Fastners" from Woodcraft so the corners are seperate from the side, head and foot boards for better flat-packing. They are simple to put in with a router if you take the time to build a jig. I decided to abuse the 3D printer at work and print up my jigs....

James B.

Mac wrote:This pic http://beeldbank.cultureelerfgoed.nl/al ... ondst+1937 contains the remains of a pair of hosen and perhaps a pair of leather garters. There are also some pieces of leather which look like they might have been soles for the hosen.

Oh nice call; I was too busy admiring the shape of the hosen to notice the leather soles.

James B.

Nice Sean does it break down for transportation in some way I am not seeing? This is on my list of winter projects.

James B.

More observations, if you zoom in on what I think are vambraces you can see the outline of where the metal was and the holes for rivets, there are no holes between these areas which says to me it had only outside splints with wide spacing. Likely this was meant to be worn over maille. Also it looks ...

James B.

Would you be willing to separate the armour parts? I would prefer to sell the whole thing but if all the parts are asked for separately in this thread or in a week they are still lingering I will separate the parts; which are you interested in? How large are the spurs? I have a large foot and they ...

James B.

Both items are never used and just sitting around my house so I thought I would sell them to someone who needs them. The House of the Wolf armor is hardened leather, light brown in color. It is a set of cuisses, schynbalds, and vambraces all strapped with fancy buckles. This is an XXL size set of ar...

James B.

Enrico di Venezia wrote:It was also noted that it looks like the vambrace is made from 2 layers.

Leather delaminates so I am assuming it is one thicker layer vs two layers myself. I see it in shoe and case finds all the time.

James B.

Looks like a vambrace and rearbrace to me. You can see where there were metal splints at one point too if you zoom in on the objects.

James B.

IMO the closest we can come to comparing professional soldiers in period to a modern equivalent is either Olympic athletes, pro soccer players, or top-flight ground soldiers. Not everyone would be in that good of shape. I however think a soldier of smaller stature who is given some time to train in...

James B.

"...researchers asked four participants, who regularly re-enact battles for the Royal Armouries in Leeds..." I have my doubts as to the accuracy of this statement. I believe they used the fellows from Leeds that joust and do the stage combat at the museum. The harness in the video looks f...

James B.

"...researchers asked four participants, who regularly re-enact battles for the Royal Armouries in Leeds..." I have my doubts as to the accuracy of this statement. I believe they used the fellows from Leeds that joust and do the stage combat at the museum. The harness in the video looks f...

James B.

Sixty six to one hundred seventy six POUNDS? That's what the weight range is, when translated from kilograms to pounds. Something here doesn't smell right. Exact replica's of the armor, or exact *appearing* replica's? The lower end of that, sure, I can go with for a weight range, but the upper end?...

James B.

Josh W wrote:I want to know how they arrived at the 30-50kg weight figure for a "typical" field armor of the period...

I would say 30-40 is more realistic 66-88 pounds.

James B.

It is commonly depicted in the Romance of Alexander. It is still common for a maille sleeve to hang over the rearbrace in 15th century art especially in Italian art.

James B.

I made a few new pairs of braies for Pennsic along the line of Mac's pattern with a slightly longer leg with a two inch opening at the bottom of the outside seem and they fit much better on me than the old style square cut braies. Also the idea of a casing for the drawstring or girdle works fantasti...

James B.

The fellow I buy leather from locally finds old ones cheap at tool flea markets all the time. Many people in the SCA make their own lasts (something on my winter to do list). I have made duck tape lasts from and old sock, tape, and stuffing it with linen scraps.

James B.

I would take up the English cause one more time.

James B.

I found hinges on sale last year at http://www.vandykes.com that had a proper medieval look to them. I also used Tremont cut nails.

James B.

I was thinking of going that way Mac; I was also thinking of sewing a welt in some shoes for my maille legs attach too then sewing the leather lining for the tops onto the maille.

Guess I had best start that new pair of shoes tonight

James B.

seabrig

Just want to double check you are still planning to do this on the field after the 30. Thanks

James B.

James B.

This mid-15th c image may be meant to portray a canopy of state over a bed instead of a tent, but it's not too big a stretch to imagine similar principles apply. This image shows what might be a wall or curtain hanging method. Zoom detail of the construction here (slightly bigger at the link than h...

James B.

Edric the Potter will be at Pennsic with plenty of stock I am sure.

James B.

George how did you attach them to your foot/armor?

James B.

I may have worded my first post poorly as I wrote it as I was about to go to sleep. I am interested in the 5 piece tops like you see in this artistic depiction: http://www.aemma.org/images/archetype1.jpg In the Battle of Wisby book they show at least 3 to 5 separate finds of 5 piece sabaton tops tha...

James B.

Title says it all, been looking at the scale sabatons that sit on top of the foot and do not articulate. Been looking at them in art 1340-1360 and there are plates in the Battle of Wisby book; but I wonder how would one attach them to maille or just a shoe? Anyone got an educated guess or maybe some...

James B.

Prince that is really nice, do you form it over a mold or do you simply do it by hand? Is the final product hardened in any way?

James B.

I am hardly saying why bother, my point is the evidence points to attaching all of your armor to a full sleeved arming garment, that is what I do. I think Christian's set up look nice but I am talking about historical evidence vs. modern reenactorisms. I just don't want us to mix up what some reenac...

James B.

I just have to in put that from a history perspective there is no evidence, at least that I have seen, for the vest style arming garment. The only thing close is from the Ordinances of Louis XI of France (1461-1483) who calls for wearing a sleeveless pourpoint to hold up your hosen under a cloth jac...

James B.

Donal Mac Ruiseart wrote:When I try to follow any of the links, it takes me to a page with some Asian (Chinese or Japanese) writing on it.

www.medievalshoes.com then click the button on the left.

James B.

I have shirts I made of 3.5oz linen and 5.3 oz linen. The 3.5oz linen has a tighter weave and it nubbs up less than the 5.3oz linen over time. That said I do us 5.3oz for braies for modesty also but I would never use anything as high as 7.1oz canvas.

James B.

Jonathon I cannot agree, we are far past the geometric era in clothing by 1400. In 1350 the shaped kirtle has taken hold everywhere, tunics are now for the peasants. If they are cutting such fancy shapes in wool and silk why would they hesitate to make underwear out of the cheapest materiel, linen, ...

James B.

Kilkenny wrote:Kenwrec - you might want to try waxed linen thread. I much prefer it to sinew for pretty much all applications.

+1

James B.

Wow how did I miss this thread until now? Outstanding.

James B.

I am also fascinated by the way the arms are strapped. Neat details I never looked at before.

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Re: House of the Wolf Armor and Spurs for sale.

Sold House of the Wolf Armor and Spurs for sale.

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