The Armour Archive

Klaus the Red

Sounds about right. Like all regs, it's up to the discretion of the marshal on the scene. I can't see a marshal disqualifying a kid for a technicality based on nonspecific wording for an otherwise perfectly safe helmet.

Klaus the Red

It's the "segmented construction" business that seems vague. I don't see how something with riveted, overlapping segments can possibly be less safe than something made of a continuous piece if the material is equally rigid.

Klaus the Red

That sounds unnecessarily strict. Technically, that would rule out a 14 ga. steel spangenhelm...

Klaus the Red

A quick scan of the online armorial yields no hits, meaning the arms are probably not registered.

Klaus the Red

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=171243153964&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:en This is a kite shield being offered on eBay in the Marietta, GA area, with the arms checky gules and sable, a cat dormant erminois. Anyone recognize those? The sales pitch seems honest ...

Klaus the Red

I wouldn't quite say a boffer helm would be as much work as an adult helm. the metal could be thinner, which is much easier to work with. Really depends. It's still a bunch of labor to dish an 18 ga.top, even if you don't need heat; and a riveted great helm involves the same number of pieces that n...

Klaus the Red

I have a used SCA helmet that's only borderline legal at 16 ga.- it's well-made and has a nice presence, but I wouldn't put it in a serious fight. It's a spangenhelm, loosely Gallo-Roman in design, and padded out for a smaller head at the moment. I can send pics if interested.

Klaus the Red

They also spread peanut butter on the inside to ward off rust.

Klaus the Red

you have that great bascinet thing with the 2 crowns on it! Two! and it has a visor like an Armet!

Jeff, I think we're seeing an armet in the foreground with a large crown at brow level, and the top of a different helmet directly behind him with a little coronet/finial at the peak.

Klaus the Red

Heh. I just recalled that my great helm is the work of Mr. Dupras. He sold it to me before heading off to university, if I recall correctly. It's a nice piece of armoring.

Klaus the Red

Ive been known to make a lock or two. I may be able to help you out.

On second thought, buy from Clay. He does awesome work.

Klaus the Red

I suspect that design is more Victorian than medieval. If you search eBay for "India barrel lock," you will find a pile of replicas that seem a little closer to the truth.

Klaus the Red

I'll send her your contact info and let her fill in the details. Thanks!

Klaus the Red

Max, what's your queue like for new helmets? I have a friend in the market for something in a Gaulish/Celtic pattern.

Klaus the Red

I keep my ear to eBay. Interesting things pop up now and then- I got a bronze 20th-century reproduction from Italy in a really cool zoomorphic design, sort of half-lion, half-dachshund. I also picked up a stunning little iron barrel lock from Feed the Ravens (they're on Etsy), in a pattern that is a...

Klaus the Red

Icefalcon
Any number of armories in the Ukraine (beware delays due to civil unrest)
Morgan D'Antioche / Darkheart Armoury

…off the top of my head, after half a cup of coffee...

Klaus the Red

That's my current thinking too- Coolus or Montefortino style. Basic welded bowl, finial, hinged cheekpieces, low-profile neck protector, welded-on rod to simulate the repousée edge, "jockey cap" neck flare, grill.

Klaus the Red

They're all on the radar, but have they done something along these lines before?

Klaus the Red

A friend is portraying a Gaul circa 100 BC (I think, will have to double check the period) and she's in the market for a new helmet for an SCA kit. I don't know her exact budget but it's on the lower end. Any recommendations for armorers who have made reasonably appropriate helmets? I know many are ...

Klaus the Red

I think I might be able to help you out… sending PM.

Klaus the Red

PM sent.

Klaus the Red

Sounds good. I'll see if I can find some budget space.

Klaus the Red

Tempted. I just finished a new tournament shield, and spent so much time doing the paint job I'd rather not get it chewed up in practice, so I'm thinking of getting a "stunt double" shield for regular use. I'd just as soon not do all the labor again myself. What's your usual turnaround?

Klaus the Red

4" probably translates to a large. I wear a medium glove (sometimes a small when I want it very close) and my hand is 3.5" across the base of the fingers. These appear to have Rod's famous enclosed thumbs. I have an old pair so equipped and they are dynamite. If I ever get ride of them, I'm keeping ...

Klaus the Red

Not mine, no connection, just being an enabler:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/SCA-Guantlets-L ... 6016.l4276

Klaus the Red

Aack. I will be at my family reunion during the same dates. I'm out.

Klaus the Red

Noted, thanks!

Klaus the Red

If you can't scare up something in her exact size, my lady has a pair of size 8 low shoes, light brown, buckle-closure in "Mary Jane" style, that I can send you on loan. Along with a certain piece of garb.

Klaus the Red

Once when I was in college and a total military-wannabe-poser, I was put in my place (and quite rightly so) by a fellow in ROTC who remarked, "Those who have it, don't flaunt it. Those who flaunt it, don't have it." Still rings true.

Klaus the Red

Ernst, I think we're seeing a heavily stuffed gambeson, not pteruges. The shorter garment on top appears to be a coat-of-plates, judging by the cut, blue paint and the scalloped edge. I suspect it's a good generation older than 1380.

Klaus the Red

The wool is only a decorative layer; the canvas foundation will be doing most of the work. (This was surely the case with the later corrazinas and brigandines that used silk velvet on the outside!) Thus, I don't think the weight or weave of the wool will make a tremendous difference to the performan...

Klaus the Red

If any of your troops are on the petite side, this might work: http://www.ebay.com/itm/SCA-Armor-Femal ... 6016.l4276

Klaus the Red

For everyone's interest, a neat-looking website in the UK is launching today. It's meant to showcase 3D scans of bones from the Anglo-Saxon period through the 19th century of those who suffered from disease and battle injuries, including some of the bodies from Towton. It doesn't solve the current p...

Klaus the Red

Brilliant! Thanks, guys.

Klaus the Red

An inquiry on behalf of my friend Caroline. She's an advanced student of modern shoemaking, currently enrolled in the cordwainers apprenticeship program at the London College of Fashion, and is interested in learning more about medieval and renaissance shoemaking techniques as well. I am looking for...

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