The Armour Archive

Ernst

http://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-state-papers/foreign/vol5/pp559-581 Calendar of State Papers Foreign, Elizabeth, Volume 5, 1562. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1867. 20 Dec. Entry 1301. Vaughan to Cecil. 1. Cecil will receive from Mr. Marshall the certificate f...

Ernst

http://www.british-history.ac.uk/letters-papers-hen8/vol14/no1/pp436-441 8 May. Archaeologia xxxII., 30, from the Records of the Corporation of London. 940. THE LONDON MUSTERS. Contemporary description of the muster which was made before King Henry VIII. by the citizens of London, 8 May 31 Hen. VIII...

Ernst

A bit earlier than your request, but gives an alternate term for search. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/no-series/memorials-london-life/pp415-428 1 Richard II. A.D. 1378. Letter-Book H. fol. lvi. (Latin.) On the 29th day of May, in the first year etc., John Grey was attached to make answer to John...

Ernst

The National Museum of Scotland has the cast of the effigy of Donald MacGill'easbuig from Finlaggan, Inner Hebrides, 1541. http://nms.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-100-046-134-C https://www.flickr.com/photos/94328122@N06/sets/72157642301266953/ At least it may provide some idea of the tail...

Ernst

Dan, it's always good to look for the original, isn't it? https://books.google.com/books?id=sUpKAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA61&lpg=PA61&dq=giovanni+michieli+qualche+petto+di+corsaletto&source=bl&ots=9mlUIPQOfa&sig=3EPrxUPW2nVFzvzLAEZyUMkEb58&hl=en&sa=X&ei=oW9yVYKUKo7xoASvpIKgAg&ved=0CCIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=giovann...

Ernst

1300-1600 in England, Prussia, and France doesn't narrow things down much, does it? Earlier than you wanted, but I like 13th century stuff. BNF Français 20125, fo.121r, 1276-1300, Acre, Israel BNF Français 20125 fo121r-escu.jpg That's certainly easier than a number of designs seen on tournament shie...

Ernst

A Venetian description of the stuffed English 'doublet of fense', at least giving a thickness which is considerably more than that used by most re-enactors. The jack being more used by men of means, so undoubtedly more costly. I've briefly handled Jessica Finley's reconstruction of the Lubeck jack, ...

Ernst

The biggest safety concern seems to be from metal cleats, and what they do to others who have fallen or might fall upon them. Don't step on your friends while wearing hobnail boots.

Ernst

An example of potential relationship - The arms for the town of Rosegg (Slovene: Rožek), Austria:

Ernst

There's John Major's 1521 description from Historia Majoris Brittaniae , which was in Latin and doesn't specify if the armor is a "jack", "doublet of defense", "cotun", etc.. http://ceathairne.blogspot.com/2012/01/armour.html John Major one of the best sources of material on highland Scots wrote in ...

Ernst

Quite interesting. The riveted copper-alloy plate is almost certainly a city or arsenal mark rather than something from the maker. Perhaps we can find something similar: a cinquefoil with three tulips(?) radiating from it. Perhaps city arms, a seal, symbol for a saint? I would suggest posting this o...

Ernst

I wonder if metal discs on shields are necessarily "bosses" and not just ornament. I'm thinking of extant artifacts from that Bronze Age culture, the Inca. Shiny metal - copper, gold, silver, would denote a great deal of wealth regardless of actual protective value. There are Inca breastplates made ...

Ernst

This thread might provide additional images.
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=158425

Ernst

I'm fairly certain I've seen some which are shallow cones rather than convex. Some have reinforcements riveted to the face which might have covered seams. I'll have to see if I still have photos from Ft. Caroline in Jacksonville.

Ernst

You could always go with a baselard to the side.....
http://www.themcs.org/costume/Male/Germ ... 0%2005.jpg

Ernst

Mail is sometimes shaped to the garments worn beneath. Sometimes the general form is more useful in attributing date than is the ring shaping. I don't think it's German, perhaps Italian, but a lot of Italian mail got exported. We might be able to tell more from a clean rivet overlap. It looks to be ...

Ernst

I think it's the same one from the Inventario Illuminado.
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/182325484891487839/

Ernst

Is the pattern for your leather bazuband symmetrical, or asymmetrical like this historic example?
http://www.elpenbeen.nl/vambrace.pdf

Ernst

...and the bollock dagger to tuck in the loop.

Ernst

There's always faux gold leaf.

Ernst

Indeed, lots of potential with Jacques' kit. I would recommend some separate padding so that the elbows could be hidden underneath the fabric of the tunic, rather than above. And although the ailettes are cool, they're about 100 years later than the helm style that's been chosen. Is there a particu...

Ernst

This one showed up from MyArmoury

Ernst

The other (and more important, for SCA problem) is that in order to last, or even to not pull apart under its own weight, requires an ahistorical wire diameter - which spills into making the maille way heavier than it would be. Since it doesn't really work as armour for what we do, why haul that we...

Ernst

Latin: bipartitum < Latin partialis , from pars , part- ‘part.’ http://www.british-history.ac.uk/plea-memoranda-rolls/vol2/pp124-131 22 Sept. 1371 Henry de Padyngton sued William Clerc, dyer, and Godfrey Dyer for the sum of £4. The defendants, who had been attached by foreign attachment, made four d...

Ernst

15th century, though decades past the battle, shows crosses centered in front and back -
http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b84386043/f59.item

Ernst

THREAD RESURRECTION The topic of added rondels on helmets came up on the FB Days of Knights group page, and since Tom B., Glen K, Randall Moffett, I and others have already been kicking it around there..... A sallet a rondel? BNF Français 247 fo270v-dtl.jpg Is there some purpose in attaching rondel...

Ernst

Bertus,
It's good to know there are cloth parallels to this mail example:
http://manuscriptminiatures.com/4584/12964/

(And yes, you should write more often.)

Ernst

We have discussed before whether the kettle hat is worn over the bascinet or if that's some sort of weird cheek defense.

Ernst

There's the early 15th century kettle hat of Charles VI of France, although it's copper alloy that was gilt with enamel badges, so suitable for "parade use" or worn over a bascinet. http://athenaia.lu/uploads/pict0899-857543991.jpg Thom Richardson mentions one example in the 1344 Mildenhall receipt ...

Ernst

One of the limitations of using Manuscript Miniatures is the 1450 cut-off date. I suspect you'll have more possible finds after 1460 or so.

Ernst

Goll ref_arm_2255
https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=ref_arm_2255

Ernst

Shouldn't the big plate be going beneath, instead of over the first lame?

Ernst

Don't forget to photograph the interior of the rings as well. Thanks.

Ernst

Holger Grönwald, OLD IRON – IRON FISTS AND OTHER FINDS FROM THE MEDIEVAL CASTLE OF CUCAGNA

https://www.academia.edu/8267957/OLD_IR ... OF_CUCAGNA

Ernst

Surcoats are really better suited to the 4th Crusade and beyond. Mail chuasses from before surcoats, gamboissed cuisses from about 1210, knee cops from 1225, schynbalds from about 1250. There are still plenty of opportunities for surcoat and great helm into the early 14th century. Look at the Maness...

Re: Scottish Jacks

Re: Scottish Jacks

Re: Scottish Jacks

Re: Scottish Jacks

Re: Scottish Jacks

Re: shield art

Re: Scottish Jacks

Re: Hobnails and Cleats, how dangerous are they?

Re: Cleaning an antique maille shirt of it's rust

Re: Scottish Jacks

Re: Cleaning an antique maille shirt of it's rust

Re: Ponderings on Copper and Bronze Age Armor

Re: 14th century knight and kettlehats?

Re: 16th Century Targets: Always Convex? Where to Buy?

Re: My new purse

Re: Cleaning an antique maille shirt of it's rust

Re: Long-sleeved brigandine

Re: rethinking my arm armour

Re: My new purse

Re: Bronze electroplating for SCA helmets.

Re: 2015 Show us your kits!

Re: Long-sleeved brigandine

Re: Chain maille

Re: particolored? mid14th century?

Re: Agincourt archer padded jack: Cross center or left breas

Re: Rondel on the back of the helm?

Re: 14th Century Hooded Cloak

Re: 14th century knight and kettlehats?

Re: 14th century knight and kettlehats?

Re: Is this armour documentable? OR Brigandines + armets

Re: regarding 14th century sabatons

Re: regarding 14th century sabatons

Re: Cleaning an antique maille shirt of it's rust

More gauntlets

Re: Trying to come up with a good looking budget kit for my