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T. Finkas

I am very excited about all this, Matt! I'd love to have a front-only cuirass and hoop fauld---including the nad protector. All fabric or leather covered, of course. Maybe you could make it as a parts kit for me to complete with my choice of fabric? The spine protector from the same altarpiece would...

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The canvas commonly available at hardware stores as drop cloths is typically not of great quality---IMHO. I'd avoid using it for any hard-wearing garment. Making a jack is a LOT of work, even if you fake it like I did. Please don't waste all that time and labor on substandard materials!

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Caithlinn wrote:...be advised that the pattern of said jacket is NOT a bathrobe style. It's entirely different, with straight front pieces, but angled hems, which *could* be worn overlapping...

Note that the Scythians are depicted wearing this same exact jacket some thousand years or so earlier. Interesting, eh?

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...Armour or not, your average Viking doesn't intend getting hit. If he gets badly hit, he doesn't mind dying, if it's in Glory... So why did they wear armour at all? Expensive armour at that? No, your logic does not follow. They must've wore maille armour because it worked, because it was effectiv...

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Indeed!

Go Scythian...plenty of evidence for scale EVERYTHING! And there is extant evidence for Scythian use of leather scale (as well as bronze and iron).

Cheers,
Tim

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I believe the kit I have is the one featured in the following thread:

http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/ ... highlight=

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I have a front-opening corrazina kit I bought from William Avery. It's not the Global Effects kit. If you are interested, I still have it and could part with it for $125 + shipping.

Cheers,
Tim

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That is a thing of beauty!

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Glad you like it, Matt. I am enjoying making these!

Here's a detail of the trim (see attachment).

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Okay, somebody is going to say it so it might as well be me...

Superglue Viking (repro) silver pennies all over it!

[img]http://www.by-the-sword.com/acatalog/images/weric.JPG[/img]

Cheers,
Tim

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...Anyone remember those 1980s girls' jeans with the zippers that went all the way to the back? <deep sigh> I will never forget them. And how about the white Levi's Bend-Overs (real name) that girls were wearing back then? I was in high school and it was the early 70's. Now THOSE are some nice memo...

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It occurs over and over again in 15th century paintings, IIRC---not specifically on shoes though. I'd have to look to see if indeed there are any paintings from that same period that show shoes are tied. The virtue of 15th century art is that there is a pervasive level of realistic detail where one ...

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My vote is for a bow with one loop, as opposed to the common 2 loop bow as is modern fashion.

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That hurt my brain and I hate it. Especially the mullet. VaderNooooooooo!! Relax, let's say the mullet is optional. True, it's a stellar addition to any Ren Faire Scot's outfit, but in practice virtually any hairstyle seems accepted. If you have all the rest of the doo-dads, don't sweat the mullet....

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The Romans (I think it's written in Tacitus) explained how the Gauls were oh-so manly except for their clothing. Namely their feminine trousers... Huh? Say what? Are you sure about that? That implies that the Roman women wore trousers, which they did not. Or that there were well-known cultures to t...

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If you will allow knee britches and even briefer "legged" garments to fall under the scope of "pants" then one would have to say that pants become "de rigeur" in Western European culture during the last 3/4 of the 16th century. You have sailor's sloppes, Venetian sloppes, and trunk hose (which are a...

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I have seen what seem to be "tuck" quilted instead of the familiar line-stitch quilted (into channels or grids) in the photos of Gerry Embleton's group (in The Medieval SOldier book), and I seem to remember seeing the same in some of EMbleton's sketches. Tuck quilting is certainly less laborious. Wh...

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"Trousers are the cat's pajamas!"

---Some Scythian dude

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Konstantin the Red wrote:A baldric's a bandolier for a sword. Pretty late period...

Or pretty early.

Ancient Romans & Greeks seem to have used them.

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Oh man...that is just toooo funny!

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Good news! You CAN wear a modern kilt in the SCA. In order to have such a fashion accepted though, you'll have to add a rigorous list of items. Are you ready for such a committment? You'll also need: ⋅ A bousy pirate shirt ⋅ A pair of knee-high Minnetonka fringed suede moccasin b...

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Here he is:

http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/ ... ile&u=3827

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Wil has a larger than average hat size and he likes this kind of helmet. Try contacting him? He used to post regularly but I haven't seen him around for a while. I'll see if I can find his AA info...

Cheers,
Tim

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...The bell wedge is a VERY strong tent, yes... But for it's footprint < 13'x24' > it's basicaly an oversized 1 person tent. A good starter period tent though. The shape lends itself to alot of unusable space < especialy with an elevated bed >. Cheers Sixtus I quite agree! I would have been tempted...

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Got mine today and it looks great! Thanx John.

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NICE!!!

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www.historicenterprises.com

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Thanks, that's a great couple of photos!

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Very cool!

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keeping it simple does have something going for it...

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Let me say again, you Armstreet folks make beautiful stuff! I hope you find some buyers here. I'd love to buy some of your lamellar but I just don't have the extra money. And again, welcome to the Armour Archive. I hope you will do more than just advertise here (though there's no problem with that a...

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I like the new home page and the clean interface. But while we are on the subject of your corporate graphics... http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/spiers-saddlery_1915_69318232 I mean no offense but I have to report that your logo (the gothis S K behind the castle) always hits me with a "swast...

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Cool, Eff! I hope it goes well and is enjoyable.

Cheers,
Tim

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Okay I'm an SCA old-timer but new to fighting so forgive the newbee question: Don't the rules (Marshall's Handbook) say that hand protection must incorporate 1/4" of foam padding to the outside surfaces? Are these gauntlets padded in that fashion? If they are not, how are you getting around that rul...

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And Gareth/Dave is a righteously cool dude as well!