The Armour Archive

Cet

See, I'm not a wood guy. Shows what I know.

Ever use these tubular hammer wedges yourself?

No, but I've been meaning to and Maeyricks' review makes me want to even more- must be the time of year most of my hammers heads are loose right now too

Cet

Hi Frieman,

I found it- knew I had it somewhere. It is coming to the e-mail in your profile.

Cet

Boiled linseed oil is used as a finish raw linseed doesn't really dry ( or at least too slowly to matter)

Ever try the tubular hammer wedges Centaur Forge sells ?

Cet

To be clear , I am not suggesting that the fights be to submission just the victory conditions be limited to thrusts to the eye-slot to a bargrill, thrusts to the arm pit, thrusts to the back of the leg/buttocks/groin, (and maybe thrusts to the throat) i.e those areas only protected by mail in a ca...

Cet

Ransoms that allowed us to re-enter the field was introduced for the third COTT, in an attempt to make the fight last longer, and it did very much accomplish that. The unintended consequence was that the ransom portion became a more prominent feature of the COTT, and it civilized it a little. We ha...

Cet

would also like to add, "Hats off" to Cet and the people who ran the deed at Gulf Wars as they had the "stones" to turn away a least one but I think possibly several people that did not have appropriate kits for the endeavour. That is something that Sir Johannes and I feel very ...

Cet

I'd like the fights to go longer but I'm not sure how to accomplish that. My gut feeling is that the rules make stunning too easy.

Cet

If I recall correctly the first SCA 30 didn't allow you to get back in by paying a ransom- you could however re-enter if you had been taken for ransom and your captor was later killed. Also, the ransoms for the 1st were in the form of coins made available for purchase by the folks sponsoring the eve...

Cet

Master Galleron has made some tapered rattan spears with 2" heads which are very nice. We have used them for several St Michael's events and folks seem to like them. He has a tutorial on his blog:

http://willscommonplacebook.blogspot.co ... pears.html

Cet

Think we can talk Manfred out of his past French ways?

One never know with a German but I will see what can be done.

Cet

If I am in fit state to take up arms I would, of course, stand with the forces loyal to Edward Plantagenet lawful King of England and France against those worthy but misguided souls who cast their lot with the Valois pretender.

Cet

The fellow in the yellow COP is circa 1350 or so. One of Adam Berry's personal kits is quite similar. Adam's wife Marla makes excellent gambesons for this period kit.

Cet

Great finds! Thank you.

Cet

That's a somewhat fantasized drawing of a harness which could range from roughly 1390-1430 depending upon region and whether you want to be "state of the art" or somewhat old fashioned. The torso defence could be a any number of things including a late form of coat-of-plates opening down t...

Cet

Any interesdte in trades for armour?

Cet

You guys are gonna make me blush. The armouries you mentioned use my tops ( actually Windrose uses his own patterns which I dish for him) but they all do their own fitting and welding. When I do fit and welded tops they are MIGed on the inside and then TIG welded on the outside and ground to a 120gr...

Cet

Nice job D!

Cet

I'm surprised that greaves don't require anything else to hold them in place. I just assumed they needed to be attached to something else somehow otherwise they'd slide around... but apparently I'm wrong! One caveat- This is true of historical weight greaves; modern reproductions ar sometimes excess...

Cet

You welcome

- weldedchainmail.com usually has them in stock. ( I meant to mention that befor)

Cet

Never heard of anyone making riveted from Ti- only welded.

Cet

I'll e-mail you pics tomorrow or Wed.

Cheers

Dave

Cet

I sand the skin aggressively but not enough to remove the skin and then dye with Fiebings spirit based leather dye. Repeat till you achieve the depth of colour you want.

Cet

Thanks Agnarr are they the same pattern as the regular cops, with the fan removed? Also, I was wondering why the fan less knee is more expensive than the fanned version? The elbow is pretty since the body of the cop and not the fan covers the required 3 points of the elbow so the fanless elbow is no...

Cet

I thought I did but it looks like they didn't get on the site. They are pretty much simple dished ovals: I'll send a pic later today.

Cet

Hi Garetth,

The stock elbows, spaulders and knees are 16ga whether mild or stainless. I can do thicker or thinner upon request. The e-mail you sent to is fine for ordering. I respond to e-mails within 2 working days as a rule.

Cheers

Cet

Cet

There's documentary evidence for voiders in the latter part of the 14th century I'd have to dig it up for the actual sites But IIRC the context was an ordinance from the Low Countries. Dantini mentions importing mail sleeves to Avignon circa 1360 I think.

Cet

This piece is actually quite similar to the armour shown in the Ralph de Knevington brass dated circa

1370.

Cet

What color(s) are you looking for? I have some velvets which might be suitable.

Cet

The majority of inventory descriptions I've seen mention velvet with the occasional instance of "cloth of gold" which I believe in this context would be a brocade incorporating gold thread. The St Michael painting in the met shows brocade. I can't recall what the outer layer on the Chalcis...

Cet

The #5 would be a little light for the 14ga stainless but it would be fine for the lighter guages. A #7 or #8 would be better choice. If you njeed to drill I would recommend cobalt ot HSS bits.

Cet

Really? Anymore info on it? Pigfaces arent exactly like burgeonets in extant numbers.....Id love to know more about that piggy find. Try getting this through ILL: The Antiquaries Journal - Society of Antiquaries of London The visor of a 14th Century Bascinet Found at Pevensey Castle; James G. Mann,...

Cet

Bruno, you should contact Andre at Icefalcon Armoury regardign this order; He is getting ready top palce an order of mail from his supplier.

Cet

HI Doug, I'll find out, Pierre mentioned that a German museum did get it but I forget which.

Cet

If you want an aventail to count as legal protection for the neck/throat it must be used in conjunction with with at least 1/4" of padding wherever it lays in contact with the body.

Cet

Thanks guys!

Dave