The Armour Archive

Tom Knighton

Glen knows more about it than I do, so he'd probably be the one to talk to.

Hopefully I can get my softkit done by then.

Bran

Tom Knighton

I'm right there with you James. I'm sucking up the maille cost until I can get riveted

Bran

Tom Knighton

Sorry, but maybe I'm just dumb, but what difference does it make what you call a source. Isn't the source itself that is important? I personally don't give as much weight to artistic sources as I do extant pieces, but that is because I know artists aren't historians. But does it really matter if I c...

Tom Knighton

Seawolf, If you can/do remember what source you have for the Templar's fighting in Scotland, please share it. As I said in my PM to you, the one place that I read about a Templar presence at Bannockburn was in a book that seems to be really high with the "conspiracy theory" idea of history. In just ...

Tom Knighton

Actual visored sallets had the visor flip up. There were some sallets that weren't visored, but did have the partial face covering of the visored ones.

Then there are the open faced ones of course.

Bran

Tom Knighton

I consider it an investment

Seriously though, I wish I could make something like that....and can't dream of the helm DukeAlaric posted.

But if YOU wanna melt it down, I feel it's my duty to make it worth MY while

Bran

Tom Knighton

I wanna buy it and use it as blackmail

Bran

Tom Knighton

It's a nice little reference book, but it does include a great deal of information that is now known to be inaccurate. The pictures of armour and the sheer variety of armour makes it a nice book to have on the shelf.

If it's inexpensive, then I say get it. If not, don't sweat it.

Bran

Tom Knighton

You're probably right Kass, they want THEIR version of the Middle Ages, not the way it was...which had religion! And that religion was predominantly Christianity. I agree that I don't want forced religion in the SCA, but I would love to see people at least accept those who wish to follow through wit...

Tom Knighton

Good for you Brewer!!!! I hate hipocracy, and people who want others to put away thier religion while openly displaying theres in the SCA are hipocrits. I'm pagan. My persona is Christian. Why? Because by the late 12th Century, Ireland was pretty much completely Christian (I only say pretty much bec...

Tom Knighton

Again this goes back to the way the SCA is structured. Who has responsibility for training new members? Does training come from the top down? How are new members trained and what are they taught? Does the SCA support scholasticism and the continuing education of its members? Or is it simply a club ...

Tom Knighton

I want to blend Authenticity with durability and functionality. I can't help you much on specifics but I can on this one line here. Authentic clothing WAS durable and functional. Linen and wool hold up better than modern blends or even 100% cotton. The cut was for people who had to wear this stuff ...

Tom Knighton

OMG!!!!

Those early knees and elbows are freakin beautiful!!!! I think I'm in lust

I see some really nice stuff there. I'll probably have to place an order once I get some cash free

Bran

Tom Knighton

Murdock,

Do you have a website for Lewis Moore? I'm thinking about putting together a kit from about this time and would like to get prices on helms.

Thanks!

Bran

Tom Knighton

I personally don't see a big deal of religious mottos on shield, crossing oneself before battle, or the like. We are part of the SCA, a group that says it trying to recreate history. Religion was a definate part of history, particularly in the Middle Ages. That said, we DO live in a modern society, ...

Tom Knighton

Just to point something out.....a hydrolic ram??????? If you push ALMOST ANYTHING with enough force, all armour will fail...Including an M-1 Abrahms! Tornado's generate enough force to send small wooden fence pickets through materials that they would normally not be able to. If the hydrolic ram was ...

Tom Knighton

You could make a hat, or a broach, or a pteridactyl (sp?)

100 spiffy points to whoever can name that film first

Bran

Tom Knighton

Animal wrote:That would be like getting jacked by Christopher Lowell.

I laughed so damn hard at this one that it freakin HURT!!!!

And I have coffee all over my keyboard now dammit

Bran

Tom Knighton

It was impossible to make brightly colored clothing in the Middle Ages. Shields were uncommon, people prefered to fight with a sword only (myth thanks to hollywood). Scotsmen always wore kilts. Chivalry in the middle ages is best described in Idylls of the King. The Middle Ages had no technological ...

Tom Knighton

Polarus, GAA's CoP kit is based on one of the CoPs found from the Battle of Wisby, fought in 1361. That is really late, and while the Wisby plates are believed to have been out of style when the battle was fought I doubt they were a full century late. The early CoP was really just a reenforced surco...

Tom Knighton

Maria, I don't necessarily disagree with what you say out of hand. However, the way you are saying it makes it hard to really want to listen to what you have to say. In the real world, I deal with medical records. Others are web designers, nurses, bankers and the like. We do research as a hobby....w...

Tom Knighton

Erik,

Thanks for the response! I found it interesting how well the maille stood up to the piercings that were attempted, since I had always heard that maille was vulnerable to the thrusting attack. I guess this goes to show how well the armour DID work.

Thanks!

Bran

Tom Knighton

Sorry Mike, I don't know where you live, but in many places leather is more expensive that steel. It's easy to work, but the cost of the leather makes it prohibitive for many newcomers in this area. Polarus, If you want to do a crusader persona, find out about the various types of armour possibly av...

Tom Knighton

Ok im not sure if this would be authentic or not. What im looking for is kind of like a coat of plates, but with the plates on the outside. Ive looked all over the internet and havent found anything. Im not even sure what it would be called. What sort of look are you going for? There are several po...

Tom Knighton

There seems to be some sport among non-SCA members to take shots at the SCA for this and that. Durin made broad generalizations which are, in my experience, untrue. I can make broad generalizations, but I qualify it with "in my experience". I understand that they may be wrong and try to convey to ot...

Tom Knighton

I don't know that you can't in that instance. When the bow is down and the weapon is drawn, you're now a heavy fighter, not an archer, at least in most kingdoms. You should be able to pick up your shield and bash away. What many archers I know do is have a centergrip shield handy. Then when they run...

Tom Knighton

[quote="chef de chambreHi Bran, Where, pray tell, other than Lithuania and East Prussia, and other odd corners of Europe were people openly anything but christian (the vast majority), jews or moslems? The large argument being Orthodox or Catholic being the flavour of choice. The notion of a large po...

Tom Knighton

Sorry Bascot, I thought you had been SCA in the past. My mistake. To clarify, if your a re-enactor and the same function as the SCA and you are not saying you are an SCA Knight, then you would be in the clear. However, if you call yourself a Knight at an SCA event, that is different. If the SCA rule...

Tom Knighton

He could be kicked out of the SCA forever. Granted, that's not always that bad of a thing, but that is the organization he is in, and asking about. He's not acting about re-enactment, where we can portray any station we can afford to actually portray. The SCA works differently, as you know. They hav...

Tom Knighton

I got my hands on a copy of Medieval Swordsmanship by John Clements for free. My question is, did I pay to much? Clements seems to have a real problem with the SCA, although he doesn't name the name in the book. While I agree that some of the stuff is stupid, I just don't know if it really NEEDS to ...

Tom Knighton

Who freakin cares??? So a crossbow bolt pierces teh inside of a helm. It was done a few times. Big whoop. We still don't know what range, what poundage of crossbow, or a whole bunch of other things that could make a difference. I don't think that anyone believe that there are no ways armour could be...

Tom Knighton

You're saying that gilding is the only other option? Personally, I'd say that its latten. Its been used for armour for ages, and it apparently works (I say apparently because I'm to chicken to put it on and let someone try and kill me......this week ). Personally, I've never seen a full piece of tha...

Tom Knighton

Josh,

I think you should take off that harness forever and never wear it again...

.....and give it to me

It looks good to me!

Bran

Tom Knighton

Polarus, I don't think that is quite what happens in the SCA. Christianity has no OFFICIAL part, but it is an accepted area of study for many people. The notion that we MUST study Christianity is where there is a problem (I didn't say you were trying to say that). Many of us, such as myself and Owen...

Tom Knighton

While I am not an expert, my gut says no. You are looking at 3 3/4 centuries of difference there. Rarely did a helm style last that long. Even good old spangenhelm went through different styles of spangenhelm over its long career. IIRC, the conical helms from this period DO seem to be one piece cons...

Re: Soft Kit

Re: Plated armor help

Book Review Needed: Medieval Swordsmanship