The Armour Archive

Cet

I haven't run across this and I'm kind of surprised by that. Recognizing holds would be the biggest issue and in individual fights it should be easily accomplished by having the marshal interpose his staff at eye level between the fighters when a hold is called. Melee's would be another issue. Can s...

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Sounds like a cool project Russ, good luck with it. You can get Cornus Mas through the Arbor day Foundation but it doesn't appear to grow in Texas. Saddly, they don't carry European Yew sapplings so I need to find a whoesale supplier of that for a long term project of mine. I'll ask around duuring m...

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6. Those guys take so much harder than us we can't win.

Corrolary to #6: we can't have lost lose do to leser skill, fucktarded battle plans, or inferior numbers becuse we know that we are really superior and can only be beaten by cheats.

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No high speech, as I'm ill and haven't the energy for it. Besides which, I see this as amodern concern an idea rather than a medieval one. I believe the danger to the populace is overstated. Our fighting even as practiced by the hardest hitting of men is very safe i tewrms of serious injury. Men che...

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I can't remember ever seeing any dogwoods being sold for lumber. Cornel Cherry a pretty common landscape plant in some areas maybe check with some nursrey's for stock that's died or in bad shape?

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A high carbon blade not tempered properly could quite easily break into a several pieces from being dropped.

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I've seen the best success with aerosol contact cement followed by applying a coat of acrylic gesso to the canvas once the cement has dried.

Cet

I agree with Adam, if your going for Bohemian I'd look elswhere. This decorative style ( particularly the broad upper band) seems to be primarily English. Very few English effigies show mounts for visors which I think is more likley do to artistic choices than an indication that bascinets without vi...

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Definitely based on early 15th cetnury effigies as far as the decoration and form goes. I'm with Talbot on the visor style definitely a side pivot with a houdnskull shape eithe rvery pointed or somewhat blunted.
It's purty.

Cet

I'd recommend steel staples for the chain attachment coupled with a copper ally washer if you want some bling.

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It's not a legal practice under the current rules.

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Looking great Jeff! I can't wait to see it finished.

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Official Journal of the Congress of Seurosurgological Surgeons
Dec 2000, Vol 47, number 6

It may be available from Ketn Trottman books or thropugh ILL

Cet

Hi Sean,

I have a few pics you may not have seen. remind me when you come by the shop. Are you sure it's not in the Rustkammer? I have one pic of it in the Kunsthistorches Museum catlogue ( are they the same place?)

Cet

The rubber axe heads Murdock referred to above are pretty good though I think they are too light to simulate real polaxes well. That said, they are the best thing I've seen for use in a any bouting system similar to what the SCA does.

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I'm curious as to what, besides tents and a list field, folks are picturing that require extensive set up?

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I'm curious as to what, besides tents and a list field, folks are picturing that require extensive set up?

Cet

Very nice! Will there be a helmet coming?

Cet

I am looking for pictures of an effigy from around the 14c it has a knight with a globose breastplate and instead of faulds there is a scale skirt coming off the breast plate. pretty sure the first name of the knight depicted was Hans and i believe that the second name also started with H but i can...

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The above quote leads me to believe a turban was only permissible in the field.

It could be taken to imply that turbans of colours other than white were acceptable off the field.

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Unless I am misunderstanding something, the first plates to the left and right of the central plate are articulated with leather, yes? No, the large plates on either side of the of the central plates are fastened to the central plate via riveting. Even if they were connected to the central plate vi...

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What's fasionable in 1320 is peasant wear in 1390.

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Add some embroidery to the tunic

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I usually use old band or hacksaw blades Never miced them but there probalby 22-20ga thickness. You can fine tune spring tension by changing width and length for the same thickness material.

Cet

Hi Steve,

Just responded to your e-mail but the pictures help. The upper backplate needs to be rotated forward a bit so that the edge is more in line with the two lower plates. You can do it cold but I do the same as Hall: clapm it and blast it with soem heat

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Bashing at each other in harness with sharp swords is in the tradition of certain 14th century deeds.

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Cet

Cool! it's got a collar! The buckles under the left arm are interesting does it close doen the whole left side via buckles or just in that one area? It's surprisingly shiney for mail so old.

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Bruno G what do you mean the bevor is really thick? its not.

The4th pic makes the edge look very thick because of the way the light's catching the roll. I thought it was thick too at first glance.

Beautiful work Per. I'm looking forward to seeing the whole suite.

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I've a selection of these coins from Jehan. Quite more than my rank might suggest so I must have shared the capture of someone of substance These coins are great reproductions, worth having just to look at let alone the value they add to any portrayal. I've yet to see the burnished coins in person b...

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I emailed the museum requesting information on price and payment options. I will post the information they send me.

Thanks Rob.

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Pyro, e-mail me. I'm near Ft Dix/Bordentown and I can sell you a sheet or two of 16ga mild.

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Cool thanks!

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I've been looking over some English figure sculpture refrences trying to spot somethign similar. Not much luck. It does seem odd for a sculpture to show a person in half armoured state though. More an more I uspect that this is not a textile armour unless it's not meant to represent an English king.

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