The Armour Archive

Fearghus Macildubh

I blame Tim Newark and Angus McBride. Before I joined the SCA, I picked up a book called Celtic Warriors, a broad overview of Celtic military history (I know, I know, but I was 22 ok) On the cover is a gallowglas in maille and bascinet with a nice two handed sword. From that day on, I've really want...

Fearghus Macildubh

It is also a matter of transistion and evolving tactics. Renaissance commanders knew the capabilities of the armoured lancer against infantry and especially other cavalry. The pistoleers were a new thing and the tactics to use them had to be devoloped. Until they were considered reliable and produce...

Fearghus Macildubh

Nylon sinew is your friend. I can't take pics of my gauntlets as they are sailing to Korea, but I've used welding or fireplace gloves for years. I sew the tips pinky and index finger of the glove to the gauntlet, along with the thumb tip. I use multiple passes of the sinew. I also use the sinew inst...

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Do you have any Imperial or Eldar Epic stuff, titans, tanks, troops etc?

Thanks,
Fearghus

Fearghus Macildubh

I'm also looking forward to our kingdom allowing us to use the hanwei hand and a half sword for C&T. You think that would happen? Sweet! Alchem makes some nice longsword trainers as well. Here in Ansteorra, I've spoken with the KRM at some events and most of the C&T is focused on the Bologn...

Fearghus Macildubh

Thanks for the information folks. I appologize for not being specific in that I was asking about SCA Cut and Thrust rules. I'm a longsword geek and want to do blossfechten in the SCA, so I'm hoping the C&T rules are the way in.

Fearghus Macildubh

Does anyone know if Hanwei's federswchert has been tried in SCA cut and thrust? Here's a link from the CAS/Hanwei website:
http://www.casiberia.com/product_details.asp?id=SH2333

Cheers,
Fearghus

Fearghus Macildubh

Has anyone made a fabric armour like in this iconic image from the Mac bible? Or seen a pattern for a similar one?http://www.medievaltymes.com/courtyard/images/maciejowski/leaf10/otm10ra&bdetail5.gif
Would the proper term be gambeson or aketon? Or are they interchangable?

Thanks!

Fearghus Macildubh

Nice work! I enjoy painting my own stuff, but 20 bucks seems dang cheap for a good paint job.

Fearghus Macildubh

Let's see
- If a knight and ninja fought, who would win?

Fearghus Macildubh

According to the Stuart Press books I purchased on English Civil War clothing, darts were not used yet in the mid 1600s. None of the extant medieval clothing finds have darts.

Fearghus Macildubh

I enjoy throwing and taking shots that are hard enough to make you glad you had on armour. Anything else is a disservice to my opponent. Maybe it's testosterone poisoning, but I want a little pain when I fight, otherwise we're just dancing in armour. Shoving, shoulder checking, shield presses, all h...

Fearghus Macildubh

For really big hunks of rattan, I use an old roofing hatchet, then a drawknife and rasp. If it's a smaller piece, I start out with a drawknife.

Fearghus Macildubh

I'm with Signo here. Some of you jumped all over this guy with zero attempt at constructive criticism. That being said, it is a completely fantasy design. The helm looks vaguely Japanesish, as do the greaves and the vambraces. The body armour is vaguely European Renaissance. If you like the helm the...

Fearghus Macildubh

In the book, Medieval Costume, Armour and Weapons, by Eduard Wagner, there is a drawing copied from the Krumlov MS, fol 38, of a soldier in a similar helmet. But later in the book there are several more helmets that look just like your example. They are based on drawings from Violet-le-duc, the Fren...

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Cool video, It looked like your opponent was letting you snipe at him. Your sword was honger than his, but he stayed out of his range, but in yours. I don't know it that is because of his style (I'm not familiar with the art you mentioned) or you were controling the range better than him. One critiq...

Fearghus Macildubh

All my weapons have thrusting tips, always have had them even the big nerfy kind. On longer swords, my sweet spot is about 3 1/2 inches from the tip, so the padding never made a difference in whether a tip shot would stick or not. Unlike the duke in the video, I can't open with a thrust. I'm sure it...

Fearghus Macildubh

That is one of my favourite old fashioned sword movies. I think that the armour is Pre-Raphaelite inspired, as are the women's costumes.

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Just one? This is a fantasy piece by James Arlen, but it's just the coolest helm ever, IMO.

Fearghus Macildubh

Tasha,
I see. Looks like I'll have to learn how to make hosen. All the ones I bought are baggy round the ankles and are as far up my thigh as the fabric will allow.

More projects! Whoot!

Fearghus Macildubh

I reall y don't understand this mindset of shooting at a war. I like archery, with bows and arbelests, I enjoy shooting blackpowder, but I don't practice every weekend to shoot, I practice SCA armoured combat and WMA. I don't travel hundreds of miles to shoot, I do so to fight in armour. I have some...

Fearghus Macildubh

Thanks for the info and the point to the websites and story.
Another question arises, though.

If men's hosen weren't gartered that often in the 14th cent, how does one avoid the baggy ankle effect?

Fearghus Macildubh

Sorry about the vagueness. What I am asking is kind of multi-faceted. 1. Were single leg hosen cross-gartered? When did cross gartering cease to be fashionable? Was tablet woven fabric used to cross garter? 2. For single leg hosen gartered a la 14C style using tablet woven fabric? 3. Would a man hav...

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--Bump--

So the world may never know?

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Are tablet woven belts and hose garters period when worn with a tunic, hood and braies and single leg hosen? I got two pair of HE hosen from a friend, and they'll need garters. Is cross-gartering with inkle/tablet woven trim period, when worn with the above mentioned outfit? Are inkle woven garters ...

Fearghus Macildubh

It depends. The official clan badge can be worn by anyone caliming membership to the clan. Here's the official world from Lord Lyon, the head of Scotland's College of Heralds m SCA offical usage may vary. Most clan badges post date the period cut off, and may or not be registered already with the SC...

Fearghus Macildubh

After getting blown out of bed during the Khobar Towers bombing, I had a herniated disk in my lumbar regian, presing on the sciatic nerve. I 'walked with a severe limp, was in constant pain, couldn't run, couldn't jump. After the microdiscetmy (sp), which sounds like the surgery your doc is refering...

Fearghus Macildubh

I really enjoy two weapon fighting, but I fall inot the camp that sees it as a SCAism. There is just not enough documentation to justify it over the whole timespan of the SCA. I'm not saying it was never done, certainly some of the sagas talk about it, you've got Brian Boru, in later period there is...

Fearghus Macildubh

To be honest, you may be asking too much of your amour. From just the SCA perspective, a helmet that is good and legal for armoured combat would be too heavy for rapier and sidesword, more'n'likely. For the steel combat, you can actually have a helmet that is good for both, provided it meets the ste...

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Well, according to David Nicolle, scale armour was worn over maille in the Empire and Spain, based on manuscript drawings. In the German and Italian imperial areas it looks like the heyday of this style was the early 1300s, until coats of plates took over completely as the extra layer of torso defen...

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Generaly speaking, the entire shieldwall/unit is considered engaged with its opposite number. that's how the spearman diagonally from you can kill you. by the same token, if someone charges into your shiledwall, they can be considered already engaged and thus fair game. The whole idea behind eye con...

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Braies and shirts, for sure.

Fearghus Macildubh

Perfectly legal practice, with an armoured hand. I don't do it myself, simply because I am possesed of sloth like reflexes.

Fearghus Macildubh

I was one of the guys asking about your linen COP. Thanks for the pics and description. I forget, where did you get the linen and canvas?
Thanks again.

Fearghus Macildubh

Hi all, As I declared on my "Quest for real armour"post, I'm looking to upgrade my armour to look like real armour from the early 14th century 1300-1325. IIRC, coats of plate are in use at this time, at least on the Continent. Are there patterns for them? I found this on the Die Liebaart w...

Hanwei's Federschwert for Cut and Thrust?

Maciejowski Bible infantry gambeson/aketon questions

Tablet/inkle woven belt and hose garters???

Early coat of plates patterns?