The Armour Archive

Dave Womble

Keltyck, what do you mean by you need plating also? dosent that defeat the purpose of having chain? Historically, you didnt need plate armour, it was a natural evolution of armour development, and as with any new and improved item, it was utilized whenever possible by those who could afford it. Tran...

Dave Womble

Good lord man..... that is exquisite. I agree, the brasswork is amazing...as is the mirror finish on it...I think i can see what kind of camera you're using in the reflection I have a special fondness for these and other viking age helms. You are extremely talented, and that helm is worthy of Harald...

Dave Womble

Mail alone for SCA is NOT adequate, nor does it conform to the rules. Rigid protection (rigid is defined generally as plastic, aluminum, steel, hardened leather, etc) is required in key areas. Butted mail is also not sufficient protection vs real bladed weapons used full force; the links will split ...

Dave Womble

Looking for Hound, Meister, Tracks, Dead End and Decepticharge figures. If anyone in other parts of the US happens to be around Wal-Mart, Target, or Toys R Us, pop in and see if any of these figures are available...I'll gladly reimburse you for the purchase price, postage, and a $10 finders fee. Or,...

Dave Womble

Buying in bulk also helps...someone mentioned price break, its worth it to try and meet that. Get a bunch of your friends together that armour...especially SCA folks...buy enough for everyone, make a day of it...when you're done, kick back and have a few cold ones, then divvy up the spoils

Dave

Dave Womble

Ya know, I think the Valsgarde and Vendel helms are some of the coolest fighting helms ever crafted from any age. And I'm bummed as all hell their style fell out of use in the Viking Age.

Dave

Dave Womble

Too bad none of you live near me (Laconia, NH), I have 3 good sized pieces of 16 gauge hot rolled I'd give to someone. I wont ever use it all, and I kept one quarter of a 4x8 foot sheet for my own armour putterings. Its rusted (its currently being kept in an old 68 GMC pickup cab gramps uses for a s...

Dave Womble

Deth sent me a completely idiotic reply when I told him to go waste someone elses time. Acted all innocent and "I dont know what you mean." and "Thank you for your concern."

Someone club him like a baby seal so we can move on to the next travesty that shows up.

Dave

Dave Womble

A guy in my neighborhood used some stuff that was like gun blue, only it was brown to add a patina to a spear head...you applied it, then baked it...I dont know what it was called...and I dont know if theres a way to apply it without baking. Also dont know if it adheres to aluminum.

Dave

Dave Womble

I dont know if alodine is commercially available...we use it on aerospace components...instead of anodize, which requires an electric current to open the pores in the metal, alodine is more like a paint, but is slightly acidic and more than a little hazardous to handle without proper gear (we need t...

Dave Womble

I've looked at all his posts...he's an idiot. At first I gave him the benefit of the doubt...but after looking through all his posts...he certainly appears to either be a troll, or he doggy paddled to the shallow end of the gene pool.

Dave

Dave Womble

Strongbow, I was referring to the fact its cheaper to field crossbowman because anyone can use one without much training...the longbowmen were highly trained men, spending years training with their bows. A ragtag bunch of peasant can be handed crossbows and told to fire them en masse. I know a cross...

Dave Womble

You need rigid protection for SCA combat...hardened leather, plastic, aluminum, steel etc. Mail alone or fabric with mail designs is not sufficient. You will not find mail cheaper than what you see on Ebay. Mail takes a lot of time to make and is very labor intensive. You do not need mail to fight i...

Dave Womble

I wouldnt say mass weapons and crossbows became popular to oppose mail...the arms race argument is as varied and heated as the destructive testing arguments, but in my opinion, maces were not that common a thing on the battlefield, at least not in comparison with pole weapons and swords. Pole weapon...

Dave Womble

You dont have too. I stated an opinion, no more, no less. The SCA uses rattan because they cannot use steel weapons. If you can figure out a way to make some armour out of rattan, or wood, or bambo, and have it be protective and legal, more power to you. Plastic is fine by me, so long as its not gla...

Dave Womble

It is out of print now, and demand is rising with the explosive increase in re-enactment and sport combat. Hence the increase in price. When I 1st started looking for a copy, I checked Amazon...they had 3 copies starting at $100+ Needless to say, I waited. I waited a long time...I scoured through Al...

Dave Womble

While I applaud the attempt at semi authenticity your boffers group strive for DaveS, I think its pretty silly to allow plastic and foam weapons, but not plastic armour. My point was that Dark Victorys armour may be more suited to less aggressive sport combat such as boffers, more so than something ...

Dave Womble

My other question is, if the knees didnt look very well to start with, ie; you should have been able to tell how theyd move and leave a gap during warm up, why was she allowed on the field in faulty armour and insufficient padding? Isnt all gear checked out before combat begins? Even at practices? D...

Dave Womble

When people want good plastic armour, I always refer them to Dalewyn of Alchemy Armoury. I think his stuff is way better looking and functional than the other plastic armourers stuff out there. I've heard a lot of bad reviews regarding Dark Victory. I wouldnt necessarily call it shit, I just wouldnt...

Dave Womble

This is a compilation of all combat oriented words and phrases from the Icelandic Sagas, compiled by William Short of Regia North America and the Hurstwic re-enactment group.

http://www.hurstwic.org/library/arms_in ... _sagas.pdf

Vikings are my area of expertise, so if you have any other questions, feel free to fire away.

Dave

Dave Womble

This is probably in the top 3 as far as books to have in your library if you are a serious armour enthusiast. I own a copy myself, and it's one of the ones I refer to for myself and others all the time. Thats a decent price as well (not great, but decent and worth it)....copies on Amazon go for $100...

Dave Womble

Something that might also factor in to historically forge welded links (and maybe even modern welded links) is the heat affected zone...which, on a surface area as small as a mail link probably encompasses the whole thing, but anyways, in the aerospace industry, when we weld certain things, most not...

Dave Womble

It's not like there is a definate yes or no answer to be found in another thread, and there is always new evidence and tests popping up in regards to this sort of thing. Precisely my point...when the question comes up, and I reference people to a large chunk of discussion on the topic that was inqu...

Dave Womble

and dont forget the paper armour. That stuff is not given enough credit or taken as seriously as it should.

Dave

Dave Womble

Because in the past, when I've linked discussions from Arador, nobody bothered to go look at them. What I meant by that statement, is that if you are honestly looking for good, thorough discussions regarding the topic, spend a few extra moments looking somewhere else....take a few extra steps. The f...

Dave Womble

Oh boy...here we go again....this topic is a can of worms that no one can reliably and consistantly keep under control. If any of you really give a shit about finding out about destructive testing, and why it does, and doesnt work, go here: m m m m Just for starters. The topic comes a LOT on Arador....

Dave Womble

Gunnora (Christie Ward) is one of the top sources to go to for viking information. I found her site a few years ago, and refer others to it happily. The only downfall, is if you e-mail her, it takes a LONG time to get a reply. She's extremely busy with all her interests and career, but it's worth th...

Dave Womble

Silk Road Designs has great info on all Middle Eastern and Oriental Armour...cant believe none of you guys linked it!

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/3505/

You'll have to dig around on your own for the tasty morsels of info.

Dave

Dave Womble

Excellent. I just got hooked REALLY BAD on the new Alternators line of Transformers...so bad in fact, I'm taking tomorrow off of work to quest for the rest of the figures I couldn't find locally. In case others of you out there are TF fans and havnt yet seen the awesomeness of the Alternator line, h...

Dave Womble

Wow....nobody has any figures they'd part with? A few of you said you'd PM me with pics and details, but so far, nobodys responded.

Dave

Dave Womble

I would LOVE to see someone do a spangen with horn plates instead of steel/iron.

I got my horn lamellar fix...now I need to see a horn spangenhelm

I'm a fan of both organic armour, and early middle ages (500AD-1000AD) armour...to combine both is killer.

Dave

Dave Womble

When I read the OCC theme bike of armour, I too was expecting a custom armoured bike...but, no such luck. Bad Thread title Patric...try better next time...or at least upload an image like this:

Dave Womble

Yes Hal, put them away while you crack open some books to get new inspiration on what to try next Try a replica of, or similar helm to the grotesque parade helm Maximillian presented to Henry VIII That should challenge you, and let you be as creative as you want while not having to worry about puris...

Dave Womble

no polish, no etching, no engraving...no fancy fittings...nothing...just bare minimum. Historicaly, it was later period "one size fits most" quick mass produced armour for the rank and file soldier.

Dave

Dave Womble

Frankly, I don't have a lot of confidence in Ebay for selling high-end custom stuff. People go to Ebay looking for bargains. It's hard to differentiate high-end stuff from cheap Indian stuff, so people buy the cheap stuff. Exactly....damn Steve...you said in 3 lines what I rambled on and on about I...

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