The Armour Archive

Jean Paul de Sens

My number one problem is the shield in my right hand. My right arm is used to doing all the moving and instinctively, as I moved last night, either with the shield or just holding my arm like I had a shield, my arm was all over the place. I have to learn to control that arm, keeping it in close to ...

Jean Paul de Sens

FrauHirsch wrote:To undestand more about how we do wars out on the west coast, download the Potrero 2004 trailer...

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-Juliana

Thanks for the link. I just ordered the Estrella Video... I can't wait for it to Arrive...

Jean Paul de Sens

rob(in) wrote:we've got a fighter here, mid 40's, and is well on his way to getting knighted. he just never had time to apply himself before. just retired from the military.

Wolf?

Jean Paul de Sens

Garth wrote:Wow, that's quite the bow in your greatsword. Great picture!

Garth

Hand and a half, but yah... ain't it though? I was much impressed the photographer got that shot...

Jean Paul de Sens

Thank you Jehan it was a good day for all to be sure. As for the lillies challenge I fear if it is friday I will have to miss it as we need to leave to return for Baronial Border War on that saturday back in michigan. Is there any chance of getting some pickups during the week. I would love to see ...

Jean Paul de Sens

I would love to cross weapons with your esteemed group. Is this at Lillies and if so what day and location? I will have a PA and Spear with me but if anyone has a extra sword and shield I would be up to that as well. My good lord, more information about this deed of arms can be found here:http://fo...

Jean Paul de Sens

DukeAlaric wrote:12 ga stainless steel bascinets aren't period either but we seem to use them too

Well, I was going for "I wonder how hard we hit" type of thing compared to other contact martial sports.

Jean Paul de Sens

http://www.technologyreview.com/article ... sp?trk=rnb

and offer to see what our force levels (SCA) are...

JP

Jean Paul de Sens

"Light to the left eye"

Anecdotal, but told to me by the person on the receiving end of the call (i.e. the person who stabbed the other guy in the face).

Jean Paul de Sens

]I)ongal wrote:for Atenveldt, I agree, crazy eddie's a hot stick.
p.s. Donngal, you still owe me a fight...
Outlands, Konnan.
Calontir, Tristram, Nazir, Duncan Skeene, Halvgrimr.

I've fought all of those guys except Tristram... they are some good fighters...

JP

Jean Paul de Sens

Goodness Ed, who's been teaching you humility??? (btw -- I'd put Eduard at the top of the unbelt list in Atenveldt as well.) What about the other polish guy? I think he posts here as badhairday. Makes nice armor with Windrose folks. I've never fought him, but he looked good from the sidelines last ...

Jean Paul de Sens

Favorite:
Matched Poleaxe.

I'd liket to try:
Matched Poleaxe allowing buttstrokes...

JP

Jean Paul de Sens

That's it, all of you guys out of my thread....

Jean Paul de Sens

"Great minds think alike"

Nope you guys are right, looks great for the first 5 usages... than flakes off like a sumbitch...

JP

Jean Paul de Sens

btw, if you want to really cut down on your maintenance, blue the armour. What I am starting to do lately is a) shape b) heat treat (harden) c) sand of the scale on the outer surface (leaving the inner) d) bring the outer surface to a mirror polish e) tempering the steel and blueing the piece in one...

Jean Paul de Sens

Otto, I'm curious about the location of the points and your strapping on the legs themselves. It looks like you're strapping on the front face of your hips, and I've been told (and have been telling others) that the optimum location for the straps are more to the side, over the hip point. Was I wrong?

Jean Paul de Sens

At Gulf Wars this year, I dropped by Mandrake Armoury to pick up a buncha stuff he had for Sir Alrek. We had a fun conversation I had with him, I forgot what exactly about, and then I went off shopping. At some point in the evening, I left one of the items he'd given me for Sir Alrek in a shop on me...

Jean Paul de Sens

Rod, are the tooling and such of sufficient level that a monkey with a hammer can handle the shaping? Because that's what gets me on most gauntlets I work on... there is so much fine tuning of the shape that it takes 40+ hours of shaping just to get the pair to work correctly. I've worn your gauntle...

Jean Paul de Sens

I feel that with Timo I've exorcised it a bit What!??! *sputter* Must..... not... lose.... mojo..... Must.....open... can.. of... whupass....Hurry........ On a serious note, isnt it cool when your break through on a level like that?? regards, Timo Oh its super cool... and make no mistake... every t...

Jean Paul de Sens

Of course, one only has the armourer's word when an item is 'finished and ready to be shipped'. For the record, *NONE* of the people in the reinactment community who have stolen from me charged me in full before they began construction. Some of them told me the item was in stock and ready to ship w...

Jean Paul de Sens

In general, Americans have ZERO concept how much work is required to make ONE of anything. They are so conceptually used to mass production that they balk at ever paying a person to make one of something. SCA people are worse than the general public, because they think "I can make that", and don't c...

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Who is the fighter that just intimidates the hell out of you? What did you do to get over that fear if you have? Drake, Timo. Its not that either of them hit you exceptionally hard, its just that they make you look stupid. I feel that with Timo I've exorcised it a bit, but Drake is still on my list...

Jean Paul de Sens

Hello all, I am in search of a source for such pole arm head/blades...I hear Captain Jamie is one of those who manufactures such. Anyone else you would recommend and does he have a website? Thanks, Drake Drake, that's where I get all of mine... they rule. They are the best polearm heads in my opini...

Jean Paul de Sens

As I stated before, I'm a SCA combat fan, as well as a participant, so IMO they ARE the important threads.

Jean Paul de Sens

If we could I'd make demi-gauntlets optional. While being hit in the back of the hand sucks ass, the quest for a non-intefering, good look, light demi-gauntlet has resulted in much consternation for me...

I remove any extra text about women.

I would definitely not add anything.

Jean Paul

Jean Paul de Sens

We use several different training exercises. Not sure if I'd call them drills, per se. They are fun, involve fighting, but have structure to teach "stuff." Here are a couple of them. 1) Football. Ok, not really. But we set up a field with a limited front...like a 9' wide bridge. Every 10 or 15 feet...

Jean Paul de Sens

I just picked up a very nice Lewis More Sallade. Its a very nice piece, but I need to pad and strap it. Anyone know how to do this historically? This is a more English piece than German. EM, I'm not certain I can answer you authoritatively on authentic. However, from what I've seen in pictures and ...

Jean Paul de Sens

Hey Asoph...which Talon gautlets...the clamshell or finger (which look really, really interesting btw...)? Drake Not Asoph, but he owns the Stainless steel clamshells. And states that they are the best gauntlets he's ever owned... now if we could just talk Glendour into making them out of 4130... JP

Jean Paul de Sens

sorry, ignored the part about protection... for my money, I use cloth padding on the inside of mine. The easy method is to go buy a 100% cotton oven mitt. It's cheap, already quilted, and you get to sets of padding from one mitt. Tear the seams, and each half of the oven mitt fits in each gauntlet....

Jean Paul de Sens

sorry, ignored the part about protection... for my money, I use cloth padding on the inside of mine. The easy method is to go buy a 100% cotton oven mitt. It's cheap, already quilted, and you get to sets of padding from one mitt. Tear the seams, and each half of the oven mitt fits in each gauntlet. ...

Jean Paul de Sens

Commercially? Custom? Off-the shelf? IMO: Best: Custom: Sasuke. Off-the-shelf: Mandrake. Best for the money of the shelf: Waldryk. $100 for stainless steel... hard to beat... What *I* would do? Talk Sasuke into making you a pair of finger guantlets out of hardened steel armour Now, if you want gaunt...

Jean Paul de Sens

In Ansteorra, that would be Alexis le Bouche. He is clearly a Royal Peer level fighter, but will not win Crown because his wife is a real estate agent and most of her work time is on the weekends. He has chosen to not fight for anyone else. Regards, Richard Ansteorra My opinion also... add in his "...

Jean Paul de Sens

In Atenveldt I'd say the top five non belts (in my opinion): 1. Edward Gostomski 2. Cosimo Orsini 3. Walrick Nightwalker 4. Isabelle d' Avallon 5. Donnegal Buchannon ( Bjorn Husqvartir would be my#6) Chazz (Sir Tighearnain Blackwater of Mightrinwood- Atenveldt) Chazz, is this: m m Edward? If so, th...

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Marvin, you doing both better and worse than I did. While I didn't have much trouble generating power (as a matter of fact I was hitting harder with my left due to lack of control) my targeting went form Minuteman accuracy to Titan VII accuracy (maybe someday I'll get to Peacekeeper accuracy ) I als...

Jean Paul de Sens

--snippage-- The reason I took exception to your "critique" of Calontir or any other fighting force is because you spoke from the side line. you posted: "Likewise I know that Stefan von Dresden is a great fighter, he has won the best of the best twice. I don't have to fight to be able to tell that ...

Re: War fighting out West -- Charging

Somebody in their area should call these guys

Why Roderick and Mandrake Armoury are cool

Re: Boogie Man

Re: Boogie Man

Re: "rubber"/composite materials for polearm heads

Re: Strapping & padding a Salade