The Armour Archive

Klaus the Red

Tempted but poor. Resisting. I already have similar arms from Jeff, with full vambraces based on the Chartres piece. I lost enough weight that I need to cut them down to reduce the circumference. Trouble is, they're heat-treated 1050, so I'm afraid of cracking if I cut into them. These being mild an...

Klaus the Red

Nice stuff. Thinking... maybe my alternate 10th century kit needs more than one fancy tunic...

Klaus the Red

Neither have any connection to me, but there are a couple of new-guy type hats on E-Bay that seem to be going for bargain prices at this moment- one ending tomorrow, one on Wednesday. http://www.ebay.com/itm/261212093998?ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1436.l2649 http://www.ebay.com/itm/1...

Klaus the Red

Well, to put it another way... Authenticity. Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny.

Klaus the Red

Always happy to be an enabler.

Klaus the Red

Paladin, "Dress Accessories" is invaluable. "Arms & Armour of the Medieval Knight" is also the best general intro to armor from all centuries of the medieval period. The other armor books on this list focus on the 14th century and later.

Klaus the Red

Dibs on "Purses in Pieces" and "English Warrior." Sending PM.

Klaus the Red

Sending PM with commission idea.

Klaus

Klaus the Red

Fair enough, sir... market on!

Klaus the Red

I done sold him mine, gents. Nothing to see here, move along...

Klaus the Red

Haunt e-Bay. I have on multiple occasions snapped up good, solid SCA helmets for circa $50 from people who had no idea what the "ancient Roman medieval iron ren faire helmet" they had listed really was. The caveat is, of course, you need to be able to spot quality from a virtual distance, and even t...

Klaus the Red

PM sent with an endorsement...

Klaus the Red

Matt, I think I might have you covered, as usual... My old stainless legs have a a fair amount of mileage on them but are still in good shape. I just have to find where I put the pics and statistics.

Klaus the Red

Holy crap. That belongs in a museum.

Klaus the Red

Well, so's the archeological record.

Klaus the Red

Call received, problem solved! Thanks.

Klaus the Red

A friend needs to order a set of Rus pants ASAP, but your web site's shopping cart doesn't want to respond. I'm going to send a request for contact through the site, this is just a signal boost.

Klaus

Klaus the Red

Dammit, man, stop making cool stuff! I have to save money for the summer.

Klaus the Red

Dayum. Nice work. I'll have a long, hard look at my bling budget and see if it's possible.

K

Klaus the Red

I'll make sure you get an honorable mention in my obit.

Klaus the Red

He who dies with the most armor wins...

Klaus the Red

I got the camail yesterday. My 5-year-old was very excited to see the box opened. Now there's just the matter of choosing which helmet it should marry...

Klaus the Red

Done. Let me sort out payment when I'm not up past my bedtime...

Klaus the Red

I might also be interested in a decent-looking 10th century spangenhelm for parade use only.

Klaus the Red

@Tim- yes, steel weapons, for "guard duty." I won't be technically on the queen's guard, but as a noble courtier and a peer of the West, I figure it's my job and my right to carry the real thing. :) @Thorir- yep, I've got KoA on my radar, also Therion. I thought I might throw it out to the community...

Klaus the Red

I need to put together a 10th century Norse / Migration kit for the coronation of the King and Queen of the West on May 4, and I find myself weaponless. I'm interested in procuring an appropriate belt knife with scabbard and some sort of main arm, either a sword, axe or spear. I can supply the spear...

Klaus the Red

Some day, I will show up at Great Northeastern War in all the stuff you've sold me and be mistaken for you.

Klaus the Red

I can hold it for you if you like Klaus.

You, sir, are an enabler and you suck. I just had a promissory for a garb sale, so what the hell, I'll take the belt and the matching garters. Am I lucky enough to get it shipped in the same box as the camail, or has that already gone out?

K

Klaus the Red

Dammit! The belt is very nice, but can't justify the money this week and I'd have to knock a foot or more off it anyway...

Klaus the Red

My gut tells me you might see decorative washers on the rivets securing the straps for textile-covered armor decorated in the above manner, but not on straps for uncovered plate armor in the 14th century, when the trend was to secure the strap base on the inside and have it emerge through a slot. Gi...

Klaus the Red

...aaand.... welded camail is sold! Matt, thanks for letting me jump in there. We now return you to your regular sale already in progress.

KR

Klaus the Red

About 3/8" or 9-10mm OD. The wire itself is about 1mm.

About 14" long when laid flat, top circa. about 28".

JS has tentative dibs. I can send a photo from my phone, e-mail me at red barbarian at att dot net if interested...

Klaus the Red

Ze camail, she is mine! This means I need to unload something else from the collection to balance the budget. If anyone wants an early Atlanta Armory welded stainless camail for the same price, PM me...

Edited: camail SOLD.

Klaus the Red

PM sent about aventail, decision pending real soon...

Klaus the Red

Here we have floral/leafy roundels around the staples for breastplate chains on the Hirschstein armor: http://www.hermann-historica.de/auktion/images52_gr/59656_c.jpg Here's the effigy of Ermengol X in the Cloisters, NYC- based on the size and elaborate designs, my money is on these being cast washe...

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