The Armour Archive

Christophe de Frisselle

It's like learning a language. A language is a product of a culture and it's mode of thinging. To carry on the Japonese analogy, to learn Japanese it to learn how the Japanese people think and how their culture is structured.

Christophe de Frisselle

Not only can you form the aluminum lamallar plates to better fit the body, plates can also be added or subtracted til the proper fit and coverage is reached.

Does she have a persona or interest in any specific area and/or time period?

Christophe de Frisselle

Count Sir Hadi the Aspiring used to have a pattern for a simple set of leather clamshell gauntlets posted online at one point. I'll do a google search for them, but they used to be accessible off the Meridies.org site (before they redesigned it), and were published in a TI some years back (Back whe...

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He's also sellinga large 20x20 canvas tent

http://cgi.ebay.com/20x20-canvas-large- ... dZViewItem

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Hjlmr inn Danski wrote:Greetings,

Apologies. I wasn't as clear as I should have been. I only meant to ask why have any specific color for siege weapons at all?

Hjlmr inn Danski

Because a 4 foot javalin from a ballista and a 5 foot thrust & throw javilin flying through the air look very similar.

Christophe de Frisselle

I have heard some people say that a good rinse and sunbath has worked on their gambesons, though likely not wool. I wonder if turning a garden hose on it for a bit, then leaving it in the sun to dry would do the trick? That is what I do with mine. It is a linen shell with wool batting. Though somet...

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Where was the Champion's Battle fought? Looks like there is a house nearby.
Fun stuff. Looking forward to what else you have.

Christophe de Frisselle

Can't they just use part of the Adirondack Park? Right, it's not it PA. Darn. So, where is this new Woods Battle area going to be? Haven't been to Pennsic in years and if I do manage to go one year, I'll be lost. No old classic swimming hole, a snow fence, new camping areas, and now a new Woods Batt...

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Not quite off-topic...but close.... Two questions... 1. Is there any record of one of these "Proposal for Comments" ever actually changing what happened? Yes, I think so. 2. I've gone looking through the BoD minutes, and I've never seen any non-unanimous decision...WTF is up with that? We...

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Likely. I see it as a forgone conclusion that the office will be disbanded as the BoD shys away from anything that my remotely get the corporation sued. Amazingly, we're still allowed to serve food. Still, it couldn't hurt to email the contact on the Waterbearing department page so see what the stat...

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Well, this is still listed under Volunteering at Pennsicwar.org Waterbearers Anyone interested in working at the Water Point simply needs to come to the tent with the large water drop and join the fun. In order to water fighters on the field during the battles you will need to wear closed-toe shoes ...

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If they have been hacked - DO NOT go to the webpage. It could do nasty hacker type stuff to people who visit. Already did that. Just some boring old web graffiti. Not even some cool malitious ECMAScript. Just take a look at the source. I bet they have a website listing their past and latest exploit...

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Don't worry too much about it this year. It's still a proposal before the membership for comment and will not see any decision on it til October. So, there will be Waterbearing at Pennsic. I don't know why people seem to have read it to mean that waterbearing must stop immediatly. Though it is a goo...

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lol, heavy fighters in their expensive leather and steel armor being drenched by children with water balloons. Good point. -Aaron I guess it depends on the local fighters. About ten years ago, Sir Stephan up in Peru, NY had a palisade with a stage at one end on the event site on his property. One y...

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Do the crash-pads shorts have a pocket for the cup? Do they come with a cup? Which model do you wear? I'm having a hard time finding a supplier for them here in the UK. I might just bite the bullet on the shipping and VAT and have a pair sent here... Myself, I have a pair of the 1600. There is not ...

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Cup
Helm
Gauntlets

That's my top three.

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For around $150, you could get abit over 200 Stainless lamellar plates from WMA. Given that you are in Mississippi, metal plates would be cooler (tempwise) than plastic. It would also greatly depend on what you wear underneath.

Christophe de Frisselle

There is also White Mountian Armoury for Lamellar plates. Your body size and desired coverage will determine cost of lamellar.

http://www.whitemountainarmoury.com/lamella.php

Christophe de Frisselle

The pattern for my gambeson is the same I used for my tunics. Plus quilting to keep the batting in place. Could you please share your pattern? I need to make an Aketon for an Anglo-Norman kit. 'T-tunic' - the period way by Lady Muireann ingen Eoghain ua Maoil Mheaghna m That's it and each piece was...

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I have hear 1 recommendation of wool over linen. Thoughts, recommendations? And does anyone have a link to where I can get a pattern to make a good gambeson? thanks Bjorn I'll relate my experience. For almost 10 years I had been fighting in sweats and plastic body armour with leather limbs. Hot yes...

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I'll take one. Money sent.

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Rowan of Needwood wrote:they will not go mouldy as linen may
Rowan

Yeah, some people have not heard of washing. I hear it's period too.

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Sounds good for those especially hot years at Pennisc. How bulky are they? Can you purchase additional packs so you can swap out the cooling inserts for extended fighting? Can you get heat packs? What noone like to fight in the snow with a large negative wind chill?

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Well, at least the person is not wearing cow print!

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Are you useing the Silo-flex brank tubing or another brand to the same spec? When I made myself one of these sword to try it out. I found the bent more than just plain rattan. Which resulted in recogniton problems. More so with more force and/or speed. I was using tubing by Silver-line made to the c...

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How about blue and green or black and yellow. You could also curve the lines. Make it like a swirl design.

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Got a close up shot of the helm?

Christophe de Frisselle

I use a mace with a medium flanged Kong as a head. There is only a 4 oz. difference between the large (10oz.) and medium (6oz.). Is it wrapped in tape? Mine is coated in a couple of layers of Herculiner. I tried it on one of my flail heads. After it dried, I weighed it and it was 7oz., a 1oz. increa...

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Is There a limit to handle length and rope length? Lastly where did you guys get the flanged head.When I eventualy build my own I would like to try one of those,they look cool,Happy flailing According to the Eastern guidelines posted by Lord Richard, 17" for the handle and 9" for the hose...

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Here are my two.

http://picasaweb.google.com/defrisselle ... entalFlail

It's not four flails. Just the two flails in their original configuation and then as they currently are, as according to the Eastern guidelines. I'll be adding the four hole leather buttons on the ends this week.

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Dante della Luna wrote:Out of pure curiosity, what happens if Kong goes out of business, or changes the chemical composition of their chew toys next month?

Isn't it a bit precarious basing a whole weapon around a manufactured product like this?

No more so, than say for combat archery...

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Where were those banned?

Olaf, could you weigh my flails. I have an interestingly odd and possible disturbing thought. Depends on how the wording of the rules are interperted though.

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$23. It would be an entertaining read. Now if it would just get updated.

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Yeah, That was fast. It was only up for a day. Well, at least we look good.

So, How were they recieved at Coldwood?

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Nice feedback. I've been thinking of that end knot and wondering if anyone had issue with it. I melt the end of the ropes to seal them. Which you have to do to avoild problems like you mentioned. The melted ends of the rope are hard and can be sharp. So, they have to be covered to protect the knot a...

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