The Armour Archive

Signo

Probably I'm completely wrong, but the first example is french style to my eyes.

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From the holes in the pieces it could be a leather strap under the feet, toward the heel.

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Yes but it will take longer, Ampere are important here, more than volts.
Volts just "decide" if the metal (or which metal) migrate, 12 volts are more than enough for most metals. Ampere define the intensity of such migration, more Ampere, faster etching... more danger..

be careful.

Signo

This could easily fit the folder "forgery"

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UMPF... is just TOO nice, TOO well made

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I've been there once, the museum is nice, but as most of S. Marino, everything looks like "tourist oriented".For whom that don't know what S. Marino is, I tell you: S. Marino is a small republic that sits on the top of a big rock in the lower side of the biggest italian plain, very tiny, q...

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You should consider to buy some chinese machines and start a business with nails, bolts, rivets and so on.

I suppose for the same reason where do you live there aren't scrapyards where you can find such things for free

I found a lot of rivets in scrapyard, they were just rusted.

Signo

Maybe your setup was not ideal for sheetworking. I can turn 1,5mm mild steel of a nice orange with a stupid weed burner of 50mm diameter and some firebricks to back the metal, I get a darker orange/ reddish color on 2mm, is not a lot, but the metal is much softer than cold anyway. Venturi burner and...

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When we talk of armour we can't talk simply of the piece of metal or leather or even plastic that make the outer shell, we must talk of the whole assembly. The first thing that come to my mind reading your story, it that (maybe, I can't know) your under armour clothing was not adequate to the situat...

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I think it is a great achievement and I hope, with the help from all of you, to be a sold out. Only so I will be able to start working on my next project which, believe me, will amaze you again. Let's keep the forum alive! Thanks. Carlo You are trying to force us addicted to buy more copies of the ...

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Uhm nothing that you can't see on his online catalogue. m The swords in general have not a high level finish on them Hilt and pommels could be quite rough, hilts are hot forged and show it clearly. They are cheap and sturdy, usually properly balanced, they don't dent so easily and don't dent deeply....

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roughly 71 euro is 2007 Kc
1 euro = 28.308 Kc

Signo

Nice, Brian is right, you should always remember that this is intended to meet SCA regulations, i think that you will have your fun to understand how to make a good reenactment piece.
Happy pounding!

Signo

It is, but it's understandable, there is a file PDF, that is called basic-armouring.pdf or something like that, that is absolutely free and legal to ask for, and give you a lot of starting tips. I understand it's not the level of TOMAR, but maybe will give you enough info to make some simple project...

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Something makes me feel that JIRI is the most common name in Czech republic... as is MARIO for Italy, John for USA.... or only armourers and swordmakers are allowed to have this name?? just joking, I would really like to learn a bit of Czech language other than Dobra den, dobra noc, ahoi, pozor and ...

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I was never able to make work mine.

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My teachers spent many years trying to teach me a decent english*, I think it's better if I stay away from slang expressions * In the end, the main boost to my progression was internet, and even this forum and all the books of ITALIAN armour of ITALIAN museums that are written ONLY in ENGLISH

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Why use a bicycle when you can use a shopping cart ?

In that way your squire can drive you. If you have enough squires and enough carts, you can recreate a clash of charging knights

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Living bejawhat?

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I own the Trajan Column, I can make a special AA members price! I'll trade the Brooklyn Bridge for it, I'm not currently using it. I think it's a good exchange! I will sell all that unused metal to the scrapyard and have it recycled in anvils, hammers, stakes and metal sheets for armouring.

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I own the Trajan Column, I can make a special AA members price!

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Jiri is right, there is a KKart seller (now it has another name) behind the astronomical clock square, and another one is near the castle in the higher part of the city. Bestarmour.com has a workshop in Prague, but he don't have a stock to sell on the fly I think. For sure there are some other, like...

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It should be ok (but i'm far to be and expert). If I was in you, i would made such bascinet in just 2 pieces, and not 3 as it is in this pattern. As I understand most american armourer prefer the 3 piece construction, while here in europe, I've never seen one made in 3 pieces (except the one I've ma...

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Is part of our history, so why look elsewhere? It's horrible and violent just like swordfighting, but most of us consider swordfighting a noble art... I think it's quite ridicolous, there is nothing noble in maiming and killing your opponent. If there are many rooms in the dungeon, it would be very ...

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The energy of impact will be wasted in lead plastic deformation, I think it's a waste of time.. and energy.

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In Czech republic you can talk the universal language of love

Seriously.. not a lot of people talk english there, but I've never had problems and i go there quite often. (It worth to go there, if you can, go!)

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id call it a cheap medieval helm. possibly a few helms that were riveted togeather. maybe by an armourer, or maybe by someone who found a few helms with holes in them, and needed a helm bad enough to pull em apart and put em back togeather. i dont know. -patric You forget that 5 Kg of iron is reall...

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I need one! But i really would like to go there and see the exibition

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Not this particular kind, but i've seen other lacing methods that don't rely on a buckle. It appears to be very simple and easy to do, in no way someone could tell that it's not a period solution.

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I think it's a well written article, clear and honest. It always put in evidence it's own limitations and this is probably the most important thing. Probably is not the kind of article that will be able to open the eyes to who think that things made in the medieval age was "better" just be...

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Any ideas who made this? The seller hinted that it was made by an AA'er but I suspect it's an Indian import after looking at it (mostly because the the round top). Tim Both affirmation could be true,as the AA is today quite famous and for sure some Indian armourer know of it I think is quite nice f...

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Sorry but what is the sense to dish them near the rivet holes?

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Hi Lorenzo, I know, the pattern was taller, i had to cut away part of the point to make the pattern work... next time i will try to achieve such feature that i like really.

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Have you some avaiable pictures of them?

Thank you!

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Interesting that you can play cricket in armour

this makes a lot of sense to me

Just joking Dan, don't worry! (p.s. is a lot that we don't meet in the ARS chat)

Cheers

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