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I would like to see: A specific viewing area for the companions of the combatants. A helmet show or progress. A barrier fight. A counted blows fight. An open field with matched weapons. Preferably a toning down of sword and shield, because I kept hearing how much fun people were having with differen...

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I know what you mean. Concerning His Grace Ragnarr, The few times that I have seen and met him have always been great. He has ever been curtious and the very example of chivalry. At Saphire, as just one small example of his grace he asked my Courtney persmission to fight me. I am not saying in any s...

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The backplate has sliding rivets in it now to allow greater flexibility. m Breastplate: m Arms: m The full greaves used to have the back part wrap over the front. They changed that now. m They reworked the fan on the poleyn to be better: m And they added sliding rivets into the top of the cuishes fo...

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Thank you very much.
My wife could not attend on Saturday, because of a sick friend, but surprised me by showing up Sunday morning.

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Chalk up another one for greatsword! Having a smattering of Fiore knowledge helped

http://home.armourarchive.org/members/w ... rrier4.jpg
Followed closely by sword and buckler.

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Thanks Kevin

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Thanks,
After this event I am planning on attending Steirbach's Birthday and the Tourney of Chivalry. Hope to see you at one of those.

James' helm is made by these guys:
http://www.bestarmour.com/

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Pictures are up:
http://home.armourarchive.org/members/w ... phire.html

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Oh OK. Thanks.

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The updated gothic harness from Deepeeka is better, which is a vast improvement from the versions they made just last year.

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I spent the better part of an afternoon putting holes in various armour bits for rivets, and after an hour I started wondering how armourers did it without power tools. Especially with all the talk of how later armour is supposed to be akin to spring steel. Anybody have any info on this? Purely curi...

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I had an absolute blast at the event! Unfortunately at the beginning I came in 20 minutes past the start of the great weapons tourney on Saturday, which started on time, because somebody decided to be efficient. However I did manage to get in a some matches at the barrier during the Pas at the end o...

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Yes and yes. Should be in transit to you soon.

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Q: is the length of pull to lose the hand 6" like a draw cut? Yes. Q: if you are wearing a mail glove instead of a leather glove will you still lose the hand?Do the rules differ for mail lined or full mail gauntlets? As far as I lnow there are no specific guantlets rules, all fencers are considered ...

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This?
http://perso.club-internet.fr/jfgilles/ ... es/075.jpg
Or this?
http://perso.club-internet.fr/jfgilles/ ... es/081.jpg

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Half sword- A method of using the sword like a short spear by gripping the blade in the left hand. (If you are a righty)
Filippo Vadi refers to it as Meza mella "half blade"
Johannes Liechtenauer refers to it as Halbshwert and Sigmund Ringeck calls it KurtzenSchwert "shortened sword."

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This one:
http://www.swordsandarmor.com/images/H002603.JPG
Not cheap but at least you can ask some armourers if they can make it better.
The "waffle" grill bascinet is another I have seen in contemporary illustrations.

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Okay! Okay! I won't vote for Kerry!
<img src="http://www.weymark.com/SCA/Crown%20spring%202004/Crown%20spring%202004-Images/22.jpg">

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Update the second:
Before the vinegar dip:
http://home.armourarchive.org/members/w ... nymail.jpg
After the vinegar dip:
http://home.armourarchive.org/members/w ... nymail.jpg
After the first blackening attempt:
http://home.armourarchive.org/members/w ... lkmail.jpg

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Update the first: Step one: I gave the mail the vinegar bath, and boy that worked great. Step two: I then put it in a bucket with some lineseed oil. Step three. I took it out of the bucket and put it on a cheap baking pan and then cooked it on the grilll. Step four. After ten minutes I took it off t...

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Sorry, gun jam.

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Must get more armour. Must bash Wolf over head with armour. Oh I am supposed to wear the armour? That explains everything.

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I have dealt with Deepeeka directly through their warehouse near me.
Most of thier weapons are blunted, including many of their axes. Many, but not all.

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Ow! Damn clue by fours. Well I feel a bit like Homer Simpson. Yeah but waht about the shoulders? Should you still point them through the mail? Shoulder plate pieces - Spaulders and pauldrons, often ought point very close to the base of the neck. Either point through maile there or don't. It depends ...

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Maelgwyn,
Wow!
You're my new hero.

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Yeah but waht about the shoulders?
Should you still point them through the mail?

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This is your idea of asking people to play nice? "On the bright side, I can now feel justified in thinking the worst of people. " God have mercy on me for asking people to play nice. When shall I report to be shot, sir? Ok we have gone well past the talking to one another, and are deep in to ...

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Wait a minute. If you do not have enough information yet, then why do you assume the best or worst on the onset. Has it ever occurred to you that most "kneejerk" reactions on this board usually start four posts in? Has it ever occurred to you that perhaps you need not react at all? Or do you enjoy b...

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Thanks everyone.
I will post before and after pics when I am done.

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Sarcastic or downtrodden? Instead of assuming the best or worst of people, how about taking each person as they are? Okay, you're right. Being nice to newbies and assuming the best of people is a bad idea. I concede. On the bright side, I can now feel justified in thinking the worst of people. .

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Funny that. I justed posted a simple question on the "Armour" part of the Armour Archive. I felt a little foolish asking such a basic question, how do you strip galvanized metal. I recieved a number of responses. All of them well thought out, and none of them degrading. I posted that question becaus...

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Are you looking for it in color or black and white?
I think I have it in color. I'll look.

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I have a set of mail that is galvinized and I want to make it less shiney.
The mail is riveted and I am looking for options such as blackening, stripping the galvanization off, etc.
What would be considered the best, with pros and cons?

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What I usually see as impediments to "looking the part" are: Ignorance, plain and simple. Most people just do not know any better. Trust. You may be an authority on period textiles, but if someone trusts another, who is not as knowledgable as you, it is an up hill battle. Tenacity.<...

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And wash your hands, and make sure the women have water on a hot day, and make silly poses in photos with them. So Jeff says, "Come join our group." And I say, "Why?" And he says, "Because we have pretty armour and neat weapons." And I say, "And..." And he says, "And you can dress us up in proper ho...

How did they drill holes in armour?

Re: fencing question

galvinized metal