The Armour Archive

RandallMoffett

Very nice arms. and 1 and a half pounds seems fairly reasonable as far as weight goes.
I think it was great what you and Stormkeep did. It is nice to see such good deeds.
How did the armour work out for Robyn?

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RandallMoffett

Thomas,

I don't rightly remember. When I get home tonight I will look.

Tim,

Thanks for the link. i am making my own crossbow right now and trying to get ideas on what I want to do. IDEALLY I want a composite looking one as I want a semi ambigous one. Thanks,

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RandallMoffett

I am at work so don't have my churburg 18 pics but here is this from the pattern archvive.

http://www.armourarchive.org/patterns/b ... te_sinric/

hope that works.

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RandallMoffett

Chuck,

how is your mobility at 21 layers? If it fairly stiff or is it still flexible. How has it worked and held up for you?

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RandallMoffett

Thomas, I thought I told you.... I am hopefully going to be notified as soon as it is done (hopefully before) so I will let you know. It should be published by the RA. I am hoping to get back in there soon but my wife is 7 months along, have to move, dissertation is near due and I am speaking at a c...

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Chef, I just had a quick question about why you said the coventry helmet is from brughes? I have an article by David Edge and Alan Williams attributing it to England from the late 90's and have not seen anything else. Any info appreaciated as usual. Johan, As a visual person here are some links of a...

RandallMoffett

Can you describe it a little more not sure exactly what I am looking at. I think most locking pins I have seen come in during the 14th but will go look through some pictures to make sure. Also what do you mean by locking pins? A pin that has a spring behind it or one that has a pin through it?

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RandallMoffett

once you get over 20 layers the linen (depending on its weight) will make it semi-rigid. The ones I have seen made over 20-25 layers can stand up on their own. Basically like Tim said,go with thinner layers over places that need to move. Are you using this as a stand alone defense? They still had pa...

RandallMoffett

It is really good for that price for sure! When you make your mod's to it get some pics up so we can see what you have done! You may be right that the spaulers ar tied up to highas the rerebrace does look fairly long. Looking good.

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Thomas,

It is lovely! I think Ralph's work is exceptional. The blueing is great. Did he do it chemically or by the forge it is very good! Well use it it good health! Cannot wait to see it in person!

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RandallMoffett

Nice! I would say they look quite good. I personally do not put a hugh polish on all my armour on purpose (I do not like how it looks for the most part and its high maintinence) so I can dig them!

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RandallMoffett

Here is from Contamine's @War in the Middle Ages' from a req list off the Templars in the mid 13th; Mail shirt, Chausses, helmet, espaliers(spaulders), Sollorets, Surcoat, Shield, lance (spear), sword, turkish club (mace) and dagger. Basically mid to late 13th you start getting plate things, gauntle...

RandallMoffett

Ralph where do you get them? I moved to the UK and have yet to find them. (Along with many other things but in part likely moving pains!).

Halbards,

I have used the scotbrite pads for about a year after I saw an armour use them and have foudn them very very useful (and time saving!).
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RandallMoffett

I have never spoke to a single curator of arms and armour at many of the better known armouries (I still have some to find still) that thinks backplates were not used before 1400. This seems to be a fairly common statement of certain groups recently but I have never found it made much sense personal...

RandallMoffett

Thomas,

where do you get your fabrics? I am contemplating a aketon or gambeson in my future (again),

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RandallMoffett

Looks great. I assuem they do but wanted to ask anyway. How do they hold up in SCA combat. You should not be getting hit that hard direct to the face but was curious. Once again I have to say very nice work, I thought about doing a simple face in steel but started and never finished I got so frustra...

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Stan,

very, very nice! I have to say the work you put up always looks so polished (I mean that it looks both finished and well.... polished!). Thanks for posting.

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Thomas,

next time I am near your house I will have to go and see it! I am very envious! Good luck with the rest of your harness, with ahelmet like that you have alot to live up too!

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RandallMoffett

Looks like you have been well helped. I can attest to the facitily of making these. I have a large number of barrel, early great -helm illustrations from the 13th, (making a time line from late 12th to 14th, maybe). The mid 13th ones can be like these or the Mac bible ones that are somewhat differen...

RandallMoffett

Thanks all for the information. I am using it in some research and wanted to see if spending lots of time with the originals were a good idea. Will look into it, BL has two of the originals (perhaps the two volumes) as well as 4 of the reprints. Thanks again,

Randall

RandallMoffett

I do not like close enough to really help (York England) but I have made armour for sometime for the SCA mostly and can help out as much as needed. What Konstantine said about not using straight strips of metal for the neck-band is important. It fits much better with a slight curve at least in the f...

RandallMoffett

very, very interesting. I did not think much about this until recently but it is very neat to see the differences in the original. I assumed it was not in English considering its original place of publishing, my bad,

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RandallMoffett

Interesting. Thank you very much. So aside from the language difference then the first issue was in two volumes.

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RandallMoffett

I am looking for the editions that have come out and where they were printed. Thanks in advance,

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RandallMoffett

I would help but all my armour is back in the states. I am working on a few kits at the moment. Keep me posted.

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RandallMoffett

ARMOUR FROM THE BATTLE OF WISBY
Anyone know what years that Chivalry bookshelf published this and where? Thanks for you help. Anyone seen the original from 1939 and 1940 before?

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RandallMoffett

looks good. You may find them more 'right' looking with more period boots but the sab's themselves look good. Did you use an AA pattern? Good job!
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RandallMoffett

Ugo, I found titanium at a shop I worked at one time. I hammered it like nothing else and got little movement. I thought it looked like some other type of metal so I kept hammering. In the end I just gave up until my boss asked if someone had moved the bit I had. I told him where it was and that I h...

RandallMoffett

Josh, I wish you lived closer I have a COP that I made that made me favor my second half of the 14th over my 2nd quarter of the 15th harness back at home (just barely thought). I was in the process of making a second more refined on when I left. I was looking to cover it all in a red or blue velvet....

RandallMoffett

it really is not that hard to form after. In fact recently I have come to feel that formed edges may be easier than 2 dimensional curves to roll. It reall is not that hard though if you have a nice solid thing to work with. A cut rail road rail with one of the curved sides faceing up works very well...

RandallMoffett

Cat, Something also to look at is your pain tolerance and natural arm padding. I as a somewhat thin gent and a damaged arm would be terrible for my work like having a bit of padding (I think 2 layers of cotton batting (8oz., don't think it is too thick once sewn) under cotton and linen layers. It al...

RandallMoffett

sounds good to me!!!!

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RandallMoffett

You get them even after the 9th commonly. They start getting replaced in the late 10th I think by single pieced ones but linger on for some time.

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MacGowan Metals

Thats the one!!!! SO is this a B2?

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RandallMoffett

Looks bigger than the B2 I used to use.

I guessed a B3. Suprised some though as the B3 I think has an arm thing sticking off the side perpendicular t the blade....

What ever the cxase 75 for any Beverly shear is pretty dang good

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