The Armour Archive

Cet

Given the knowledge of anatomy needed for making historic armour I think it's unlikely that an armourer would have so poor an understanding of torso musculature. No doubt it's a funky piece but I can't see shoehornign into the catagory of mascled breastplates being justified.

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Nope. hafts don't kill. Cross check me and I'm just gonna get up and kill you

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One more time for $300 and I'll throw in some RFH stuff to sweeten the deal.

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Great shape! Please post pics of the finished shield.

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Try these guys Luke:

http://vansantent.com/metal_shaping_forming.htm

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Oskar, Contact me via e-mail and I'll send you a price list. I sell dished halves and I can also provide welding if you don't have access to a welder. I've never shipped to NZ that I recall but I've sold a bunch of stuff to Sir Alfar in the past and several other folks as well. My e-mail is below in...

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I thought everyone got rid of non-contact archers?

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Thanks Ivo,

What ever you're able to supply regarding the find will be appreciated.

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Hi Matt, Oxy Acetylene or oxy propane? If you haven't bought the tanks yet I'd recommend oxypropane as it is much more economical to run. You won't be able to weld with it though. As to the tip size smallish tips are OK for O/A and for O/P if your sticking to lighter (16 ga and higher) material but ...

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To my mind the biggest mark against it being a muscled breastplate is that it is not anatomically correct. The modeling does ressemble the musculature of the abdomen but the breastplate covers the chest not the abdomen.

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I e-mailed him weeks ago but haven't gotten a reply yet. I guess I'll try him again. Thanks for the info though Just noticed this. You must have sent the e-mail to the Vallhalla Leather owner who is totally out of things for years. I amazed the sites still up. Send an e-mail to the address in my pr...

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Usually tool steel rod will be sold in an annealed state so the engraving shouldn't be a problem. I'm not sure how hard you need coin dies to be but hardening certainly couldnt hurt assuming it's done properly for the application. What type of steel will you be using for the dies?

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Wow! Thanks Thomas

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Done

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Jusy checked V. He definitely needs cash.

When you can w the helmet is cool. Send me a pic of your Bedford hilt when you have a chance.

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Ninja's? Not appropriate for European Medieval/Renn Tournaments. Though perhaps it would be entertaining to watch...

With real ninjas you wouldn't see anything though. Plus they are masters of disguise.

Count Rhys is actually a ninja.

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Hi V, I believe the guy's prefrence is for cash but I will ask him. He bought the coif, wore it a couple times, and then decided on later stuff. Spending more on mail after using the coif so little puts him in danger from his wife. Who hunts I should be talking to him in the next few days. Cheers

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The Philly session will be Fri Jan 26th from 10am till 5pm. A number of pieces from the museums reserve collection will be available for study. I'll post detailed listing of the items will be available on the ARS site over the weekend.

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Bumpage

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Still available. The sooner it sells the sooner I can complete my vision and get this guy into a nice right-thinking 1390ish German rig.

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I'd think a "used" coif would be worth fairly close to full price, but maybe knock 'er down to an even 3 Benjamins and she'd move. I agree. Titanium amail doesn't really go bad Theres' definitely some room move if anyone wants to make an offer. He needs to get most of his money out of it though to b...

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bump again

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I sell Rough from the Hammer fanless elbows from 6061-t6 aluminum

$18 + shipping unstrapped. Very light and about as low pro as you can get. I can strap 'em for a few bucks more

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Logan's answer came through as I was waiting for the rely field to come up. I agree, keep hitting him as hard as you can/want to until he yields or you feel a good shot land on your body.

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Okay, so instead of focusing on the negative how about we compliment those that impress us

I'm not sure I follow you here. Impress us in what way?

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I've got a customer switching periods who needs to sell his Titanium flat ring coif from Knuut. It's Knuut,s standard coif as pictured at WeldedChainmail.com These retail for $335. He'd like $315 for this one including shipping.

If interested contact me via the e-mail in my profile.

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On that subject, I'd like to see more dialogue in reference to a point I raised: That of hoi polloi (or worse, chivalry--I think it's criminal when that happens!) who are watching a fight speaking out loud about what they think they see, calling blows for the fighters on the field. I believe specta...

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I'm not asking about how hard you can hit a pell or some othe inanimate object.

I'm asking how guys who say they "can't tell how a blow feels to the guy they hit" can know that they are are requiring blows that feel lighter.

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If you can't know how hard your hitting you can't know if you are practicing at a 10. Unless you have some way of practice ing in which you hit yourself.

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If there a good bow wood I'd consider it. that's what I'm looking toward the yew for. More interesting than growing Christmas trees.

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One point I'm curious about, if we can't tell how hard we're hitting our opponents how can we determine that we are taking lighter than we give?

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I doubt one could prove he worn only black armour as his own inventory is loaded with armour covered in fabrics of all sorts of colors.

What forms is this inventory available in? Has it been published?

Titanium coif by master Knuut