The Armour Archive

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Good news! By the way the promised rview of the Hungary tanned stuff will follow as soon as I put it through it's paces on a current project couple weeks tops.

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How well established is this idea? Isn't it the case that much of what shows up in museums has been repaired at some point in the last 500 years? Isn't it the case that much is also a composite of several armors? I would venture that is it very well established and is not restricted to pieces which...

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I'd consider it if it is just a costume piece. e-mail me and we can discuss it.

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I just want to point out that it is not only "munitions" or arsenal pieces a la the Chalcis stuff that is lacking in terms of symmetry and etc.... pieces that are unarguably quite fine have these issues as well. Try looking past the embossing and chasing of some Negroli pieces for example ...

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I use these guys for 2" by 72" belts:

http://www.supergrit.com/

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Judgement is needed to ask the question "what did the medieval armorer and wearer find important Perfectly stated. Fortunately a growing segment of modern armour consumers are developing a better understanding in this regard. As Ralph points out, sticking to what we can conjecture about mediev...

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e-mail sent

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Definitely a worthwhile project. I'm in the process of gathering my image files into some kind of order; I'll send you copies of effigies and brasses as I do. Mostly 14th century stuff. I've a copy of Stothard as well as Creeny's "Continental Effigies" I can take scans from if that would h...

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the Munich fauls does appear quite straght as faulds go much more so than iconography and later extant faulds suggest. It's abit of a puzzle really. Spring steel costing would simply be the additional materila cost above the mild version. The heat treating I'd have to think on ( I'll know better aft...

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Good question. A lot will depend on exactly how I do the faulds; either continuous hoops front and back or more smaller plates*. Hoops tend to be wasteful of material vs more cutting for the smaller plates and I haven't really examined the pros and cons yet. Given that the upper torso work would be ...

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I probably will be offering them around the end of the summer once I'm satisfied with paterning and fitment. The RFH globose is a good start and I can cut it in half for you for an extra $10 with an allowance for overlap if you remind me upopn ordering.

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Interesting. The "scabbard butts" used by Dobeson for his vambrace reconstruction sound the same from his description but there's a clear difference in that they could be tooled and had a smooth surface. Cetainly looking at the stuff inmy shop I can't imagine tooling it.

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Hi Russ, No pebbling would be cool as I'd like to incorporate tooling into pieces. As far as appropriate use, I'll know better once I make functioning pieces. My plan is to make last formed upper and lower arm cannons, greaves, and possibly gauntlet metacarples ( or cuff/metacarple pieces id I can g...

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It isn't exactly like any ot the Tentsmiths tents; kind of a cross between the round end marquee Jehan has and my own medieval wedge. I'm pretty sure Tentsmiths could make something quite close probalby for a similar price if not less. Their quality is outstanding- I left mine up here at home for a ...

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Thanks for the review. I also have a half hide of this from Russ waiting to be made into armour. I figured the tooling would be problematic as the surface is very pebbled unlike reg' veg tan. I've experimented with hammering some test pieces to smooth them out and it worked quite well though I haven...

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A jewel of some sort, a horse

, word fame. maybe a commemrative display shield or weapon. theses are pretty off the cuff so don't ask for cites ( I could cite the jewel bit though)

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Hi V. Mine are my avatar but I can send a drawing with the patterns. A jouster would be cool

gold Leaf please

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Nice

makes me look forward with impatience to starting mine.

I don't think I've seen Tashas' arms befor. Nice choice of colours

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In my oppinion, hold them. If people have a good time with them, then they will want to do more. The more they are held, the more people will do them, making them both popular and "cool" again. There is a slight resurgance in tourneys- the VH Winter Wolf being the only new become what cou...

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Nobody has yet mentioned what materials were used to do the sewing. Are we talking a waxed bast-fiber twine like hemp or flax? Sinew? Just curious.

Waxed nylon silly, mostlikely from Tandy

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Thanks for the recomendation rondel Mild RFH are $45 for up to a 46" $10 more for 47"-50". I can do bigger if need be. I also have an unstrapped but otherwise finished 14ga mild BP based on the Pistoia alterpice figures ( globose with medial ridge and no stoprib) on hand which I would...

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Aluminum wheel cleaner of some sort should do the job and certainly wont hurt the aluminum. Use the foaming stuff it's more fun

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Off hand, I can't recall a bascinet aventail mounting that is defintely original though some of the Churburg example may be. In practice I have always I've found that mail sewn to leather is very durable- holding up for years in some cases even in SCA or similar use where the helemt is worn on a wee...

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completely agree with Erik. At this time mail chauces would be old fashioned for one of his social class.

I beg to add 'in England" to this.

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Try this:

http://www.themcs.org/armour/photos/200 ... %20149.jpg

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I've use an oxy/propane torch for heating medium carbon steel while raising for about a year now ( iIused oxy-acetylene previously) and it works just fine.

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Very nice! I lespecially like the shape of the brim.

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Randall, have you run across any textural evidence clearly describing any limb armours being constructed with splints? I know that splinted armours are a common interpretation of art work- e.g Miles Stapelton etc... but I'm not sold on the idea- especially in regard to exposed splints.

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Similar leg harness elements appear in Memling's St Ursala, the "Entombment" sculpture at the Church of St Martin in Pont-a'-Mousson near Nancy as well as some other examples from the first half of the 15th century. I agree with Bob that these are likley plate defences covered with cloth a...

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Anyway they work but I don't like them because I'm sure that that isn't the proper way to do it or the period way

Why are you sure of this?

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Theprevious three C30s have been immediately following opening ceremonies adn I belive that is the plan for this one as well.

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Rub it with green scotchbrite pad lubricated with wd40

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I have, along with Duke Kelson who works form my shop, but things here are booked until late summer as things stand now. One piece of advice to your friend or anyone making small gaunts is that the thumb position is substantially different when gripping an object of a given thickness than it would b...

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Weapons and armour requirements vary year to year based upon the choices of the Captains. the fundamental requirements are that weapons and armour be appropriate to those of a 14th century man at arms.

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Unleess there's been a change ( and assuming my memory isn't faulty)

Sir Kieran McCloud and Count Ingvar the Dismal are this years Captains

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