The Armour Archive

Cet

We have such an award in the East, created by Rhys and Elana I believe.

Cet

I agree. I see the SCA as being set up for participants to explore what might best be described as our cultural myths or idealizations about the middle ages trather than recreating the middle ages per se'. It allows people bring to the fore values and ideals which can be somewhat to express or devel...

Cet

How bifg would the pieces need to be Russ. I could make them up fairly easily either in AL or Stainless and punching the holes would be no problem given a diagram or clear instructions. E-mail me and we can sort out details and I'll figure a price. I might be able to do this in a plastic for you as ...

Cet

Could you use stelel or aluminim lasts with holes punched for fastening the hide down?

Cet

e-mail sent

Cet

There are a few of extant late 14th centurybascinets/barbutas which flare out along the bottom and hae vervells for mounting an aventail. Among them A.74 from the Wallace collection, and the Ia1 bascinet at Veste Coburg.

Cet

I'll send you an e-mail with a price list.

cheers

Dave

Cet

I'd like the first group of books listed. I'll e-mail to set up payment details etc...

Dave

Cet

I'm not sure I'm following you Tim but I think I disagree

The way the rear of the hose go up the back of the thigh suggest to me that they must be pointed around back as well as at the front and sides

Cet

Hi Steve, any word on ready-to-rivet brass rings?

Cet

While I agree that a solid breastplate is likely to be found underneath the tunic it could be a coat of plates as well. The internal fans on the poleyns are occaisionally shown in Italian artwork from the last quarter of the 14th century( on some effigies from the Low Countries as well). Other views...

Cet

Everything I've seen suggests that your date of @1420 is about right for the earliest evidence of mitten gauntlests in Europe. Befor that you have fingered gaunts of various forms and befor those mail, or possibly scale, mittens.

Cet

Hi Dan,

Jeff works from my shop so we'll get a pic of the gaunts holding a cross hilted sword in the next couple days and e-mail it to you so you can see if it covers what you want.

Cet

They're great tools, thought the #4 model for sale here is will require three phase electric which most small shops won't have. You could rig it up with a phase converter of course.

Cet

What Mike said. Though actually the first option- multiple overdyeing was the most expensive as it requirede more labor as well as starting with better quality cloth which could stand up to the multi-dye process. This gave you a deep true black colour. Cheaper blacks were availble, either through ot...

Cet

Hi Dan,

The picture may be a bit deceiving the finger tips are actually at least a half inch from the edge of the plate.

Making a more flared cuff would be no problem.

Cet

"But maybe if you look poor, then no one would want to take you for ransom! "

Then they'd just kill you

Cet

Take a look at these : http://www.gkarmoury.com/gauntlets.php

Cet

While I can't find specific source for the figure in any refrences I have it does do a good job of depicting 14th century Italian armour from @ 1360 through 1380 or so. Elements shown on the harness can be seen on a number of contemporary examples with perhaps the silver Pistoia alterpiece probably ...

Cet

Just a caution for anybody welding these onto shafts. I've heard from a custon knife maker who uses forges blades from ballbearings that you want to anneal, or at least normalize, them befor welding otherwise they have the potential to shatter violently from uneaven heating during the welding.

Cet

I'd be interestred in them as is, possibly a few of each depending on price.

Cet

Given that the Combat of the Thirty lasted under 10 minutes I suggest that there will likely be time to try both styles of scenario at least once.

It would be interesting to see how the different rules effect the flow of combat.

Cet

You should fight 30 Knights 30 blows each with polaxe or longsword.

Cet

I don't see a need to do much more than refine current SCA heavy rules as they work well for what thye are designed for- which in my opinion is to create a reasonably safe martial sport that allows participants to explore/experience ideas about medieval martial culture. I do think knee fighting will...

Cet

You want HDPE .It is available in black but I've never found a supplier selling single sheets. McMaster -Carr carries it in it's natural white colour.

$60 bucks is actually a good price if your talking about a 4' by 8' sheet

Cet

Roves are sort of conical washers used in boatbuilding in conjunction with copper nails. they are designed to spread the load of the peined nail over a broad area. Kohlmorgan's technique sounds like what are called clench nails, I'm not sure how copper nails will hold up to being bent over like that...

Cet

I'll be using copper nails peined over roves to atach the hardeware on the wooden shield I showed you at the shop, whether this is authentic I can't say as my copy of the Kohlmorgan book is on loan. I have extra if you need them. The Lancelot manuscript shows the guige and arm straps coming through ...

Cet

The scalloped gold border shown in the closeup is typical of the trim shown on maile standards from the period.

Cet

Have you considered possibly doing the field with gold (or brass) leaf rather than paint?

Cet

I think Aquilla actually called his business Eagal's Talon Armoury, Talon armoury is run by James Watkins AKA Master Glendour.

Cet

Will there be weight classes for the monkeys?

Cet

I'm not sure where I have this idea from but I think it likely that the moulded leather charges where gessoed to provide base for the application of gold leaf as is typically done when leafing illumination in manuscripts. I'll try to track down whether I've got a cite for this or if it's my own conj...

Cet

Update: We've done some more field testing on each other with my 5' axe and seem to have found a bit of a paradox When striking strongly against a target the heads twist and deflect as described in my earlier post However they don't deflect nearly as much with blows of lesser force. Consequently, wh...

Cet

I've never tried diamond belts but I have used AO. CEramic, And Zironia.

Generally I stick with AO as they are about 1/2 the cost of the other materials so I don't mind using up one belt of each grit per helmet/breastplate.

Cet

I"m handeling the RFH business for the last few years. Shoot me an e-mail and I can send a price list out for you.

Dave