The Armour Archive

lorenzo2

While what durasteel is mentioning is technically possible I don't recommend it. The real lames that I have measured and observed were nearly flat. Making a circle within a circle was only used a a particular type of 14th century leg. Armourers gave that method up. Your observation that the shape of...

lorenzo2

I think you have the right idea for practice gloves. However, may I make a few suggetions? The area around the joint at the base of the thumb is very vulnerable. You need to dish it out much more so it does not rest on the bone. Also you should extend it along the thumb in your pattern so there is m...

lorenzo2

An ambitious start, welcome to the Archive

lorenzo2

Witch, take careful note of the lames when the arm is in the extended position. The lames are still at an angle with the rest of the arm, not flat. Also the arm motion stops just short of fully extended. These are features found on many authentic pieces.

lorenzo2

He certainly looks the part! Any shots of the doublet uncovered?

lorenzo2

Signos method is good. The lames on the actual pieces I have seen and the one I have handled are very nearly flat so cardboard simiulates them fairly well. If you have to dome the lame a lot something is indeed wrong. Can you snap a few pics? Another method is to take a small C-clamp (or a pair of c...

lorenzo2

I'd go with the almain rivet harness. Use bits from the one at the RA and winchester to end up with a very easy to make but authentic early 16th cent. harness that covers all the SCA bases such as elbows and knees but not calves. Also, almain rivets are specifically designed as one size fits most wh...

lorenzo2

Glad things came out so well, looks like a lot of work!

lorenzo2

Those are great pics. Could you possibly get a couple of shots of the gauntlets? I have been working on a pair but I was wondering how others do the thumb and finger tip lames (the ones under the gauntlet if present). It seems there has to be a compromise between authenticity and SCA standards and I...

lorenzo2

Thanks MattB, there is a copy in the local library, should have checked it!

lorenzo2

Actually you should move this post to the classified/want add section.

lorenzo2

Some nice Japanese helms are clinker built. I'd say do some research on those.

lorenzo2

Thanks MattB, I have that pic from the V&A though. If only you could see the gauntlets clearly. They look to be similar to the ones on the RA splint.

lorenzo2

Thanks MattB, I was over complicating the construction in my mind.

lorenzo2

Does anyone know where the deteriorated basinet visor is from?

lorenzo2

Angle grinders feed on human flesh. The gloves I just tossed had lots of gouges in them from angle grinders. I repayed their sacrifice by getting new ones.

lorenzo2

Thanks MattB, Those were some nice pics, especially the last one. Am I correct in thinking that all the gauntlet lames are attached together only on leathers and the wrist of the gauntlet is only attached to the vambrace by a single sliding rivet?

lorenzo2

Enrico, alas no, there is a pair of "splints" with 5 or 6 lame gauntlets of a very simple type that attaches to the vambrace by a sliding rivet. Nothing as nice as what you have shown. I have a photo already but I can't see the wrist articulation clearly. The splints also have a simple bre...

lorenzo2

"It is a very imporatant piece " Agreed, since the few of the other pieces are connected its an important clue as to how it was done on the others.

lorenzo2

Almain rivet armours. I believe they have one and I would like to see a close up of the gauntlets

lorenzo2

I believe the posters are making jokes. Welcome to the Archive. Posts concerning the sale of Armour books are appropriate for this section. I think it is the enthusiastic wording of your advertisements that some found humorous.

lorenzo2

FYI the link to expand the photo of the swinborne arms does not seem to work.

lorenzo2

Sasha,

Thats what I call thinking outside the box! Gotta try that. I wonder if it would work with pads of artificial steel wool as well. . .

lorenzo2

I see that no one has really done much to address the most important point, why would we want to change to rebated steel? Focusing on the minor issues that you may have with my opinions on say wraps is just a diversion. Again, if the purpose is to more accurately reinact medieval combat then we shou...

lorenzo2

What would the purpose of using rebated steel be? If it is more accurate combat then the SCA would have to totally revise all aspects of its fighting. Take a look at the moves in Talhoffer or Fiore. There is a great deal of grappling, wrestling, throwing down your enemy. There full of blows designed...

lorenzo2

Sounds interesting, I have some old hool and loop backs that I might be able to adapt as you suggest.

lorenzo2

Dierick,

How do you get your angle grinder to accept roloc disks, some kind of adaptor?

lorenzo2

Here is my review, The video is just as advertised, lots of good raising footage and question and answer about what is happening and why. This is a good video if you have done some raising and had some frustrating moments. I'm not sure you would get much out of it if you have never tried raising bef...

lorenzo2

I think you are right it just might be a hat. However, that hat has an arming point on the side. Maybe the hat is some kind of helmet padding like the frogmouth jousting helmet padded liners preserved in Germany?

lorenzo2

Other clues, symetrical elbow cops with concave cones and no reinforce for the left arm. These things point to the end of the 15th century or perhaps a bit latter. The thing that I find intriging is the unnusual fluted helm, some form of sallet? It is my understanding that Spanish armour was for the...

lorenzo2

You can tell from the back of the piece that some 16th cent and latter fluting was definitely done using some kind of mechanical aid. Edge rollers were known in the 16th cent as shown in the famous Venus at the forge of Vulcan. I have not seen anything that indicates earlier armours were done this w...

lorenzo2

Some effigies form the 14th cent and some existing cuisses from the 15th century have what appear to be rows of rivets down the side of the cuisse. I think these likely held a padded lining. There is one gilded sculpture of a knight with open visor and a padded cote on top of a breastplate with the ...

lorenzo2

I like both helmets. However, I would like to offer some constructive criticism. The sallet with visor should be more lense shaped and less round from the overhead profile. This change in profile would make the whole helm look sharper. As to the shallow sallet, well, its just too shallow. Raising it...

lorenzo2

Thanks for posting the tip Sir Gaston, an great example of classic jewelry techniques applied to armor.

lorenzo2

Matt, I notice there are several color choices. Do you know what roughness is associated with each color?