The Armour Archive

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I think that a non-fighter can marshall effectively, at least as a field marshall and armour inspection marshall. An exprienced non-fighter could even authorize someone. Especially in those kingdoms that require fighting an expienced fighter who will comment on the newbie's safety for the authorizat...

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http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/gozer87/a ... DBedAUWmWp

These are pictures I took with my camcorder, so they aren't the greatest. Mostly prehistoric sites.

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A yew tree he supposedly planted in a parish close. Thing is, the church was built in the 17th century, soooo However, Fort La Latte was a fortress he stayed at, which we visited. You may recognize it from "The Vikings" The chateau at Susscino was the residence of the Duc de Bretange during most of ...

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m Hi all, This year's summer vacation was to Brittany. Lots of castles, beaches, boats and menhirs. We visited a rebuilt medieval village called Melrand in the Morbihan region. The houses were built adjacent to the actual site. The site offers classes and such to school kids, but not on the day we v...

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I don't see how it could be 'not for a beginner', since half-swording is easier, but considering that SCA rules as they are means you're basically fighting unarmoured, there isn't really any point in half-swording in the first place. Maybe not with a SCA bastard sword, but I can see the point with ...

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I bought thier "swordsman's shirt" and am quite happy with it. It's a nice linen shirt. The padded jerkin is nice as well. it's held up for around 6 years of abuse.

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The best pair of gauntlets I've seen for one handed weapon use were made by someone in the Outlands, Sir Stepahn the Wanderer maybe. Sir Tore from Al-barran had them, they were roomy with a locking thumb and functioned like a close fitting basket hilt. They were made out of this really thick tempere...

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Might I suggest saving time and materials and just using 8-10 oz topgrain to make the linothorax from ??? It would give you more of the appearance and still provide a good deal of protection. Little closed cell foam on the shoulders and around the kidneys and it's perfectly legal. Just my 2 pfennig...

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Hi all, My newest armour project is making a coat of plates patterned after a Greek linothorax. Not historical, but something I want for SCA events and LARPing to go with my Corinthian helm. Anyhow, I'm thinking of using veg tan leather for the outside. Would a 3-4 oz veg tan split be durable enough...

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I agree with David. Also, since you are going to a university, you might want set up as a student club. Most colleges will give clubs preference on using space and facilities.

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If you are going for the authentic solution and and your chosen time frame allows it, a rerebrace is definately the armour solution. But I will say this: depends on how often and how hard you get hit there. My upper arm protection is a youth knee pad, when I remember to put it on. Since the bicep is...

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While I agree with everyone that the kendo gloves would not provide enough hand protection to be SCA legal. I think it would look great if someone had samurai armour with SCA legal gauntlets patterned after the kendo gloves. I leave it up to the folks who design patterns to work it out.

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If I had to pick one, I would say the madu, but that is more based upon its post-SCA timeframe of accuracy. 17th - 18th century... kinda late for SCA, but that is just me. Au contraire, if anything the madu is too early for the SCA, I found this while cruising a Bronze Age website. m They're replic...

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2 without a doubt.

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I've fought spear and shield quite a bit. I use the spear in an overarm grip. In order to help balance the spear, I actually use a glaive with the striking head held close to my hand. I have two sizes, one is a 6 footer and one is a 4 and half footer. The short one is good for one on ones and crampe...

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Well, if you don't allow thrusting, you shouldn't call it a judicial tourney. Judicial tourneys were most definatley a l'outrance. The defeated party, if not slain in the combat, would be taken off and executed, if the trial was about a capital offense. The most fun I've had was a torchlit tourney i...

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Preety much that it would ride on the hips.

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A tunic lined with a single layer of cotton batting. Good clean shots sting, but don't leave bruises.

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Actually, if you were a cavlary trooper, that lip would let you ride confortabley. I've seen some 16th cent pikemen's armour in Austria that had the same lip.
I don't think that the lip is attached, but rather it's part of the solid breastplate, made by dishing and shaping.

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At the time period your indicating there was a huge change in armour going from a coat of plates with splinted limb protection and a bascinet to alwhite armour with a great bascinet. If you are looking for historicaly accurate, find an funeral effigy or brass that is dated to your chosen time period...

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Very nice work all around. I agree with those that said the 1/2 inch slats were too thin to hold up to SCA combat. But what if you cut or punched a 12 gauge basket work grill? Should work fine. Anyhow keep up the good work.

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I don't know if any are standing from the the 13th century, but they were standing from the 18th at the open air museum my wife and I went to in Provence.
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/gozer87/d ... m=ebff.jpg

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Helmet is now spoken for by Christopher.

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This is pure supposition on my part, but why use a hammer when you have a spear? In the Viking's heyday, most folks were lightly armoured and the most common weapon was the spear. It was cheap, reliable and every household most likely had one, if only for hunting. Moving up the economic ladder, you ...

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No, I didn't recieve any e-mails about the helmet, only the arming cotte, which sold on e-bay. Of course, last week was my first week as "the boss"at work, so I was a bit distracted.
I'm in customer service training all this week, so send me an e-mail, I'll read it, I promise

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I'm selling a stainless steel bascinet with removable bargrill. The helm was made by Merripan, an armourer in An Tir. It has a 12ga skull and 14 ga sides. It will fit someone with a 23-24 inch head. The helm is strapped, padded and ready to go. I'm asking $250 plus shipping. I accept personal checks...

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Hi all, I'm selling my bascinet and arming cotte on Ebay. I'm selling so I can buy a Corinthian helmet, which I had waffled about back when I bought the bascinet. The bascinet was made by Merripan from somewhere near Seattle, WA. It's a 12 ga stainless top with 14 ga sides. The grill is removable be...

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Hey all,
Just a quick question. Does anyone know which armourers make SCA legal Corinthian helms? The ancient Greek style, not the barbute.

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Swordsmith,
The wooden statue is indeed a modern creation. Some of the local artists were hired to do up Celtic inspired art in the lecture area.

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Hey all,
This weekend the family and I went out to a Celtic ringfort nearby the base.
Link to the yahoo album
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/gozer87/a ... f4&.src=ph

Link to the acheological site
http://www.keltenring-otzenhausen.de/sub-volk.htm

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Faux sheep wool.

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Hey all,
The fabric spot at the BX has some lightweight canvas for sale. Would this work for layering a SCA fencing cotte?

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For 15k, I'd commision Jeff to do this up in spring steel.

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In terms of arms and armour for Romeo and Juliet, you'd be looking at the young swells like Romeo, Tybalt and Mercutio armed with simple rapiers, daggers, a buckler or two. The household bravos would have sideswords, daggers, bucklers. The princes guards would problably be the only men in armour, we...

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Greetings all, After doing much soul searching and as much Internet research as I could, I've decided to change my personna from a Scottish minor nobleman residing in France, to a German huntsman from the Palatinate. Why German? I've been stationed in Germany for a total of 8 years, at air force bas...

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Medieval village in Brittany

What weight leather for a coat of plates?

Stainless Steel Bascinet For Sale

Bascinet and Arming Cotte on EBay

Makers of SCA legal Corinthian helms?

Pictures of a real Celtic Ringfort

Is canvas equivalent to trigger cloth?

Huntsmen in medieval Germany?