The Armour Archive

adamstjohn

The arm armor section spells out that a shield is NOT sufficient regardless of design. (i.e. strapped heater vs center-grip) ... to cover the elbow points, yes. Basically, elbow cops must be worn under shields. Padding under a gorget is also new, it was suggested but not required in the 2000 versio...

adamstjohn

InsaneIrish wrote:I don't know for sure but are the following new?

No and no.

adamstjohn

16 ga helmet =concussion Well, in a sense the thickness was increased. It is now "0.0625" inches rather than "16 gauge" - that is only the nominal thickness for 16 gauge and a lot of sections are thinner. So if you want to be sure of that thickness throughout, you might want to use a thicker gauge....

adamstjohn

The rules went up a couple of hours ago. As Society Rules, they are in effect now.

Wait for word from your Kingdom Earl Marshal to tell you when they will effect you locally.

Cheers

AdamL
/Athestan, Earl Marshal Drachenwald

adamstjohn

This is better than many books I have seen!

THANK YOU!

adamstjohn

Cool, all my favourite people are replying! Awesome- thanks for all the data. Does this exhibit have a catalogue? As it is a new permanent exhibit, I don't think it has its own catalogue, sorry. The museum has a rather byzantine picture ordering service, including some Xrays and IR photography. For ...

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Alcyoneus wrote: And could you turn some of those photos?

The weird bit is, I had turned them in I-photo, but Flickr turned them back again...

Now I see that Flickr has a turn function. I will turn them all when I get a round tuit. Anyone got one?

adamstjohn

I can get all that on my next visit. Than Angst Altar is called that in German (Angst-Altar). A better English translation might be Altar of Fear. It is a Gethsemane/whipping/resurrection triptych where the first two pictures were originally one piece. The name comes from the vivid depiction of Chri...

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I got mine from Talbot here on the archive. He's a great gentleman to do business with.

adamstjohn

Dear all, I hope you might find some of these useful. Thes are simply things that caught my eye. Some personal highlights: - early (1400 AD) clamshells - late (1470 AD) bascinet - nice statuary of 1365 rig with beaded strapping detail - ninth century silk - lots of tableware and boxes - and a pictur...

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Wouldn't it be cool if you could select, say, "France" and see all the French stuff in a line going from Gauls to Curassiers... OR ..... select "Fourteenth century" and see all the C14 stuff side by side from all over the world... OR ... select "France" and "Fourteenth century" and see just the C14 ...

adamstjohn

These sound fun.

Would a normal heater shape be appropriate for a 1370s/1380s portrayal? How big would it be?

Is it possible to make these of a reasonable weight using medieval materials? I have tendonitis in my elbows and have to be careful with weight, but dislike aluminium shields...

adamstjohn

"4) Handicapped - There is a period solution, carts and wheelbarrows. Also I foresee it being so rare we could just carry a person in and set them in a chair."

Better still, sit any who can manage it on a horse with a high saddle.

adamstjohn

H. Leg Armor 1. The kneecap, an inch above and below, and both sides of the knee joints must be covered by rigid material, lined by at least Â¼ inch (6mm) of closed-cell foam or an equivalent padding. This armor shall be attached in such a way that the knee remains covered during combat. Yup, it mu...

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Gnaaah! And my sodding Paypal is screwy...

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Wolf wrote:ewh... i bet that thing is just dripping with history....

Now, you really didn't have to go there, did you?

adamstjohn

Honestly if i did not have the possibliy of being _forced_ to fight from my knees....I likely would wear nothing but "bullwarks of wool" (i think thats how they put it) on my knees beneeth my armour. I know several SCA fighters, including our only Scottish knight, who do just that. Even kneeling, i...

adamstjohn

There is absolutley no need to wear knee pads. Not even in the SCA. However, knee padding is a very fine idea, especially in the SCA where it is compulsory. As the inestimable posters above know well, blanket windings or padded chausses are an excellent alternative to anachronsitic sports equipment....

adamstjohn

Halberds wrote:Ps: is it their or there? Whitch one is whitch...

There = over there, in that place. Think of here and there.

Their = belonging to them.

Cheers

AdamL
Onetime English teacher.

PS It's "which"

adamstjohn

Great idea for a site. D. Sebastian.

Once again, you perform a fine service for our society. Thanks!

adamstjohn

Gosh, this sounds tremendous. Personally, I think those who can wear contacts should so so. Glasses should be in medieval frames or good approximations and should only be accepted as a genuine last resort (ie you are medically unable to wear contact lenses). Absolutely no tinted glass. These are jus...

adamstjohn

Sir Andreas,

That is a noble offer!

adamstjohn

I'm with Lorccan there.

Fitting gloves to gauntlets is a major embuggerance, and I'd appreciate a gauntlet design that made it easier (predrilled sewing holes for instance).

adamstjohn

I used to fight outside the SCA using SCA rules and kit but with untaped rattan. We never had any problems and the modern public accepted it well. When the sticks started to splinter (which took a while), we would sand them down. When they got too bad to sand down, we would tape them and use them fo...

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Kilkenny wrote: she is an evil mutant lefty

No, she is an evil mutant under-your-radar lefty. Far, far worse.

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adamstjohn

This one?

http://tinyurl.com/mavyj

Cheers

adamstjohn

Wow!

But... don't you just hate blue tape?

adamstjohn

Can you give more information on the swords? Would these be the 3mm thick "live steel" swords, or more realistic lighter ones like, for example, Del Tin?

adamstjohn

Can someone point me at the rules / kit regs for the Challenge of the 30 and the How Men Really Fought tourneys?

adamstjohn

This is great stuff, gentlemen. My thanks. This blazon is likely to produce the birdies in more of a V configuration than the horseshoe shape you're drawing, but you can still draw them so if you like. I don't mind at all what shape they make. As I said, this version was produced by a kind friend an...

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I like the ability to 'roll' my fingers on a hilt which is in-plane motion but still don't want them shifted out of plane Sean understood me. Of course I should be able to curl and uncurl my fingers individually, but the gauntlets should stop them being forced backwards, and most importantly should...

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Ugo wrote:What an angel, I want to melt!

Hmm, not met Robyn yet, have you? There's plenty of devil in the angel mix.

Those are beautiful arms, and it was a most generous deed.

adamstjohn

John!

Thanks for taking the trouble to work that up. I agree it certainly does look better, but I have a feeling I might need the star at least for a point of difference.

I'll have to check the online armorial again.

Cheers,

adamstjohn

Stonekeep wrote:We ONLY will offer them as a splints inside option, and will therefore be hidden under the leather vambraces or leather cuisses.
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To encourage the cops to be covered, we will only be selling them in white.

This is admirable. I salute you, once more.

adamstjohn

Just beautiful. Thank you all!

Images: German National Museum's new "Mittelalter"

Re: Stonekeep: Kydex Splints now available on arm and leg se