The Armour Archive

Cet

HI John,

They are actualluy for a friend of mine who dopesn't post here. I'll send him your e-mail and vis-versa. Thanks

Cet

Cet

Knights and Peers I know of:

Duke Lucan
Duke Gregor
Duke Andreas
Count Thorsen
Sir Griffith
Sir Douglas Henry
Sir Gabriel

I'm sure there are many others plus sundry unbelts

Cet

Anybody have any of the old Rathbone rubber polaxe heads available? Good used condition or unused are acceptable.

Cet

Hrogn,

Send me an e-mail to remind me. I'll probably see him next Sat.
cheers

Cet

Cet

Le Jue is only text there are no pictures. If there are pics in Archeologia they were created by the guy who wrote the article ( and probably not of much use)

Cet

Duke Balfar works at a waterjet place out here and they do a lot of titanium. I'll get some contact info for you if you don't mind having to ship across country.

Cet

Yup, it's Haralds'. He's borrowing my WMA lamaellar in the meanwhile. He says he feels shots more and gets more sting from the lamaellar.

Cet

And hey, how about posting a pic of the finished armour? I'd love to see it and I'm sure others would as well. The scale harness just came back to my shopthis week after 3 or 4 years. The owner dropped a bunch of weight so it's time for a refit. I'll get pics befor and after and tell what's been ch...

Cet

The helm of Edward the Black Prince has breaths forming a crown on the right side. That's the only example I'm aware of.

Cet

For what it's worth I was told by a ACW reanactor that it was common practice not to sharpen sabres as it was seen as preferable to break a guys collarbone as he would then be carried from the field by two guys- taking three out of combat rather than just the one if he were killed outright. maybe Ch...

Cet

Your well within the time frame for using an armet.

As far as I know the rondel thingy is a mystery to everyone though the most common theory I here is that it's to protect the attaching strap for a wrapper.

Cet

...it all depends on control. True, but some tools require more fineness of control than others. That being said, I haven't seen anything on the SCA field that I think requires more than fairly rudementary control to be acceptably safe. 12 foot spears, some hard rubber headed weapons such as the Rev...

Cet

when do you expect restock on the new style aventails?

Cet

I can do it, though I may have to make the spheres in 1/4's and weld them into hemispheres.

I'd have to do some test pieces befor doing an estimate.

Cet

Probably an honest mistake which they should have no problem rectifying for you. I've done it the other way once or twic- using s/s in mild or spring pieces.

Cet

I'd be interestred as well Chuck. Shipping 08041

Cet

Talking will work when dealing with someone of good faith but the real cheaters- those who choose to ignore blows they know are good- wont be helped by talk. If I strike you in the ribs your eyes water and you double over, and groan you know you've been hit sufficiently- even if you choose to keep f...

Cet

Better a cheat win a bout or even a Crown, than judging others blows becomes our common practice.

Everyone misses blows: a few do it intentionally but those who do will not be changed by words when heavy blows haven't served.

Cet

It does look disproportional at first glance but the first example posted by Strongbow has similar proportions as well as sharing an overall similar form. Photo angles could be playing tricks as well.

I need to go to the Met soon.

Cet

They actually date the armour to 1360-70 which I think is actually a bit late for it. I would place it as being "state of the art armour for maybe a decade or so earlier though 1360-70 might still be within it's working life.

Cet

Rather than a back-up set of gaunts you might try having your KEM look at them and if he finds them OK writing you a letter to tht effect which you can keep with your armour. Of course if he thinks they're not Ok you'r kind of screwed.

Cet

I think Chef is pretty much right on the money except in regards to the use of splited defenses chronologically and geographically. There are a number of representations of defenses for the limbs incorporating splints depicted in Northern Italian art from the last quarter of the 14th century sic: Gu...

Cet

I'm planning on including a photo tutorial on the new website. It will show asembling the basic halves as well as info on attaching skirting patterns to make specific helmet styles using the halves. I can send you a draft of the text portion in the next week or so if that would help. Cheers Cet.

Cet

I have a small mid-eastern styled helm kickingaround the shop. Let me check the size and I'll let you know.

Cet

Pretty straight forward bascinet variation. I'll e-mail a quote.

Cet

Sir Vitus,

Please contact me regarding your armour issues, I may be able to help.

Cet

Hi Adam, I'll see what Rhys can send me as I haven't kept track of all the various examples. I mentioned the 15th century helmets as I was taking you to mean grills in the SCA period et al not specifically the 14th century. I can't recall seeing examples of grill works from as early as the Combat of...

Cet

There is certainly more than one illustration of grilled field helmets from period, mostly on sallets but at leat one I example of bascinets. I think Count Rhys has kept a list of them and if he has I'll get the cites from him. Even so, they were not typical and didn't particularly resemble the usua...

Cet

I've had these folks suggested as suppliers of quality material though I dont have first hand experience with them:

http://www.hedgehoghandworks.com/catalo ... ndex.shtml

http://www.threadneedlestreet.com/prodbody.htm

Cet

I generally find my arms and shoulders more tired from fighting spear than SH&W though with spear in the more static mellees lots of guys rotate with other spearmen to get a break.

Cet

e-mail sent

Cet

I believe Duke Alaric captained the "English". Originally it was to be Count Vallharic but he had to withdraw.

Cet

A website should be up shortly after Pennsic. The breast plates are $55 in stainless and $45 in mild for upto a 48" chest.

Cet

I use a leather strip riveted beneath a band around the base of the helmet and underneath the occular which the mail is then sewn to. You will need to allow space for the band by either attaching the slats inside the bowl and the band outside the bowl or by flanging the lower part band out to accomo...

Cet

Justin & Greg. I just sent the pics to your e-mail.

Wanted: Rathbone Axe heads