The Armour Archive

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I think the skull on the right look better than the one one the helm.. but could be the picture..
Can we see both?

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Seems to be a polish helm to me.. 17, 18th century.. but is not my specialty..

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What about saltwater etching over hard steel to make a mark?

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Hi Erik, is nice for me to see that you are back and well!
It was a long time, i hope you had fun in europe!

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Ehi! I just signed in yesterday... so now we have a italian in the party!
I hope to receive confirmation ASAP.

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This is what i learned from dishing: i don't start dishing from the very edge, but around a 1 inch or less inside. After each dishing pass i hammer flat over the anvil the edgeS that will be welded to the other side (THE PART I DID'T WORKED). Only when the dishing reach a good dept, i start working ...

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From the first pictures appear that the metal is 5mm thick.. but damn.. what about armouring for those little blue creatures with white pants and hats? (PUFFI in Italy, i don't know the original name).

Very nice job.. i want to see it full scale

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Ehy! Is a cool STARWARS HISTORICAL ARMOUR! Why when people say that he made a reproduction, he should copy silly human armourers? There is a universe full of armourers, you need only to choose the planet you prefer! As i see you don't know nothing of Gastramenorrea ancient armours... Pfui! Good job!...

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Yeah! I think that 18 meters for 100 tons could be ok to carry all the stuff you need to have fun in battle.. how yeah.. the engine.. that is the only bad thing!

"CRITICAL HIT CENTER TORSO,CRITICAL HIT ENGINE, ENGINE EXPLODE, 2343254365676787980908 damage dies

hahahhaah

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I think 4 mm inner dia. is little for allow the right ring movements.. but is that for armouring purpose?
If not, you should have no problem.

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Personally i use 3 different hammer, or better, 3 heads 2 hammers: i start with 1 inch ball, i use a 1 and 1/2, and a very large shallow domed head for "even" the dishing. I do all into a steel dish, so, no soft vs hard or hard vs soft.. i'm not strong so is not hard for me to control my blows.. sof...

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Probably before you grab an hammer and start smashing metal, you should take the time to learn how to, what to, with what where when and so on. In this way you won't have any armour for Xmas, but you could know a little better wht you need to make it properly. I spent more than 3 years on armouring....

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I don't think you need it, take instead all the measure you need for the job you plan to do.

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I think that many of us encountered the same problem.. you KNOW that THAT book is here.. but he will remain where it is, and you will only be able to read it a little. My hungry for knowledge is second only to the hungry of gold pieces of a D&D warrior hahahhahhahahah I hope that this new experience...

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I discovered that a little bigger is better.. people don't like when their head don't fit into a helm.

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An archer have some necessity that men at arms don't have, so i don't think that many piece of armor for a men at arms would be useful for using a bow.
Or : why give a bowman a piece of armour that would be more useful to replace some broken or damaged piece of a first line footman?

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I live in Italy where many armours are.. can this be useful? Is not a joke, i think that could be useful if there is a chance to see,measure or manipulate a piece, i know that if particular permission are asked, museum usually allow more than to a common visitors. I could be your hands and measuring...

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LOL! There are other archivers who lived in or talk italian! But only 2 or 3 italian people write here. Well if you want i can write more in italian so you can train a bit! About the splinted arms... i've made something that is probably near what you are looking for, check this m Now they have large...

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wHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! I'M NO MORE ALONE!
CIAO FINALMENTE NON SONO PIU' L'UNICO ITALIANO!

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Here you will find the almost finished prototype
http://www.flosferri.it/foto/foto_armature/spangen1.jpg
http://www.flosferri.it/foto/foto_armature/spangen2.jpg
http://www.flosferri.it/foto/foto_armature/spangen3.jpg
http://www.flosferri.it/foto/foto_armature/spangen4.jpg
http://www.flosferri.it/foto/foto_armature/spangen5.jpg
Next time i will try to make it a bit less bulky, with thinner strips, a thinner nasal and thinner eyebrows.. and a more pointy top.. i love point!

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You can use a chemical blueing agent over stainless. Stainless don't mean "impossible to rust" mean : in normal condition air moisture, salt and other common agent won't affect the metal. But stainless can react with a chemical if the chemical is strong enough. For example: i don't think that modern...

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Last but not least: the best way to survive bullet impact and explosion damage... is to avoid to being hit! It appear to be silly, but mobility is the key. Other argument: most part of the "opposing force" in modern warfare is untrained or poor trained soldier, this mean that they probably don't aim...

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I Agree fully. Is a very precise analisys.

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I think it's very original!

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Ehi! Look like those gauntlet are a reproduction.. the metal appear a lot different from the one of the leg.. ok ok this is another story..

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In reality in very happy of the results, but in comparison to the stuff that we see everyday around here....
But you are right.. next time will be better, and further will always be better.
I'm satisfied, it won't be perfect, but after some welds it will be combat ready.

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A foreword: I have a magic camera, that show how things will be in the future.. as you may see from the pictures, rust appear in the helm top... but there is no rust at all! Some scratches appear too.. but it has never been used! Except this i would say that i used my pattern even if the one of the ...

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OK, any chance to find clecos in metric measure system?
Thomas where do you find them in Europe? I'm looking for them, but in Italy i had no much luck on the web.
I think they would help a lot.

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He maybe a octopus?

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Ok great!

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Thank for your help, i will try to save my last experiment, or i will try a new one.

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Well, i read tomar up and down, i read here and there, but there is something about dishing helm that i miss. Now i have the right tools (right hammer and dishing forms, T staks ,ball stakes and so on) so the problem is only "how to". But start from what i understand: I understand tha dishing a piec...

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I usually sacrifice a virgin over the forge.. if blood don't turn off the fire.. it works!

Otherwise a little fire of wood, paper, and so on should give you enough power to lit the coal.

Enjoy! It's very fun to play with a forge!

First Spangen helm!you will find a vomit bag under your seat

Question about dishing helm halves