The Armour Archive

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They for sure received unexpected amount of orders for such book. I think they may have miscalculated the time to start to sell the book and the amount of book already printed.. or they could have started printing the book later than expected, i think it's a quite small publisher, so probably put ou...

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This have a very strong turkish origin, but i could figure that like a lot of other solution for wear, armour and weapons, were developed after meeting them in the crusades. So i could see that such kind of scale protection for the head could have found easy diffusion if you think how simple it is t...

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If nothing's wrong with it, i think that all of us would be glad to put our dirty hands on it

maybe he could be put in the ESSAY archive... maybe?

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I agree, the note on the top appers to say Churburg, so northern Italy is the place to go.

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Why not just anneal it and have it hardened after forming?
If you don't allow it to cool down in the open air, but maybe under hot sand, i think you can have it in a workable status.

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This is for sure right, but how many manufacturer therewere?
How we can think that they produced identical stuff? Even if we talk of munition grade armour we must assume regional differences and shop preferences.
Those small differences are what that allow a serious student to identify pieces.

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I think that most part of people that today wear armour, don't know what the hell they are carrying on their heads. Oh yes maybe they know it's name, and maybe the timeframe of such piece of armour, but their eyes can't see the details, or tiny (and big)differences that, to more trained eyes make tw...

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Thanks for your efforts, we are waiting to enjoy and drool allover the place

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I suggest you to add a flange on the cuff of the two pieces pattern and then rivet the cuff to the metacarpal, making a hourglass in a single piece is not a easy task, it will require hot forming and advanced techniques. Then you can hide the joining with a brass decoration at the wrist if you don't...

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They told me to wait at least two weeks due to the large number of orders received in a short time, the two weeks should end this week

.. we will see.

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Another suggestion for the march.. if it was me , i will try to walk on the grass as more as i can, avoid gravel, roads and other hard and flat surfaces, they will kill your feet if you plan to use period footwear.

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Someone already received his copy? I should receive mine within days... i can't wait to drool all over it

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That would be very very nice, i think i'm understanding the whole process, but some other drawing of the stake could help me to understand if i made mine in the correct way.
Thank you again.

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Oh This is just THAT stake...
How it's supposed to be used a stake like that? I should just put in place and whack the metal until it get it's shape? Or i should work in a smarter way? I've made a replica of such stake.. but now i need to understand how to use it properly.......

Any hints?

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Not all the pictures are taken square on the holes.. so it's hard to tell, a tapered punch need just a light tap to go back and came out, so i don't think.

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I'm unable to understand how to shape the metacarpal, could you make some light on it? Thank you.

You did a very good job.

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Talbot, this is not a sketch of the legs that are in the Churburg CH18 harness? I remember that one of the wings is riveted, and they have the same feature of the upper lame under the cuisse. Edited: ME DUMB this have one more lame in the articulation and the half greave have a differend lower cut.

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Sometime ago i was just wondering about exactly those kind of spaulder, and the only sensed conclusion to their use and functionality that i found is to use them in conjunction with an aventail, maybe padded, that will give to the upper portion of the shoulder enough protection (a sandwich made of m...

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As far i know industrial method of carburization or other alteration of composition are done in very sophisticated facilities and can bring the results you said, but i don't think that us with a simple forge could obtain the same results (in term of penetration on the whole surface), this don't mean...

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Roger That Brian, now i understand what you mean.

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Uhm i'm not so convinced, maybe with more picture at hand.......
It look like it could work, shape and position are quite right in respect elbow's motion and arm volume...

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I find very interesting the pivoting plate that protect the inside of the elbow, i suppose it substitute the roll in the plate of the vambrace.. right? It's interesting too that there are 2holes here, maybe the armourer made a little mistake? Another question : (today is the question's day) there ar...

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I like it, how it's constructed?Or better, it's supposed to be strong enough for swing it over a shield or is just for show?
I'm with the opinion of blackening it, maybe the idea of the wax could be very nice.

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It looks like that nobody here know the Lord of the Rings

hehhehee do you read it at night before go to bed?

I figured that armourer only had time for mr Boccia and mr Blair or mr Price.

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The two rivets at the top of the shoulder should be of the middle strap of leather that run along the whole piece, often the front is mounted on leather too, while the backside is on sliding o pivoting rivets.

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I own a box of casenite, a metalworker gave it to me for free, and i used it some time. The chemical process involved allow to increase the carbon content of the outer thin (very thin) layer of metal of the object you intend to harden. This, combined with a heat treatment could give you a hard surfa...

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I would extend a bit toward the middle of the kneecop the ridges of the wing, this could make it more rigid and avoid that metal find an easy line where it could bend out of place. The elbow should be deeper, maybe it's time for annealing it before you go on.

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I would start from under to outer, so, for first the purpoint, then arms and breast, then spaulders and gauntlets (for example) etc. etc.

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Usually car body hammers are considered too light for armoursmithing, but is a lot relative the meaning of "light". This by eye looks like on the light side, but could be ok for small refinement of shape, surely not for the rough shaping.

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What about a series of video called "armour in action" ?

Seeing how a certain kind of harness is suited for a specific use could be very instructive, other than joust i think other kind of tournament combat could be instructive, for example halfswording and so on.

What do you think?

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Thank you so much, it's very instructive, and the end result is very nice.

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I think it could be enough for the kind of practice that you describe, but remember that there isn't good protection against stupid behaviors. What i mean is that the first protection is in the mind of who grasp a weapon. If you plan to allow thrusts you should evaluate the need of a torso protectio...

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I have i piece of C40.. it should be ok for shape those usefull small stakes no? I plan to make the shaft of mild steel and weld the stake head over it.. do you think is a good idea? How i should heat treat it to make it durable but not brittle?

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Ralphs ,is not the moment to think to science... now is the moment for the silence and the sadness ...

Rest in piece unborn piece of armour

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Archie you showed us very nice things, always, both in metal and in glass.
Maybe you just need to relax or just to find an inspiring subject to work on.. maybe you need both.