The Armour Archive

Kilkenny

ok. I hadn't looked far enough to see that it was not the complete work.

In that case, nevermind.

Kilkenny

I made the mistake of encouraging a bunch of new folks to volunteer at a war one year. The women all decided to help with the childrens office. 4 of them came back crying and the other two were totally PO'd. One of the husbands had to be talked down. Not a good scene. I had no idea. My kids were ne...

Kilkenny

Am I missing something, or is that a screaming violation of copyright?

Kilkenny

How can you tell when an environment is about to go toxic? Strong factionalization, to the detriment of the group. Officers who tenaciously hold to power, even to the point of making it impossible to get "new folks" into jobs, because they refuse to relinquish power, and will only give it...

Kilkenny

Glaukos, it sounds like a flat snap with movement. Paul uses it for closing into effective range under cover, attacking the corners and I don't know what all else Can be done stepping straight forward, or on an angle to either side, and with either foot stepping. Try standing on one foot in front of...

Kilkenny

On a related note, are these legal for SCA use? They are latex covered foam over a 1" rattan core. My guess is not legal, but I wanted to make sure. http://historicenterprises.com/bmz_cache/7/748a305fda8dc1be3c82cd9481d92704.image.232x550.jpg And my answer is that they don't meet our rules, as...

Kilkenny

28.5" pit to tip, 3.5 across the knuckles.

6 feet even, 225+-

Kilkenny

I suppose one needs a definition of "movement" for a discussion like this. It's certainly true that there are some people who don't care what your plastic looks like or where it is (visible or not), they just don't think you should be wearing plastic. Whether a diffuse group of individuals...

Kilkenny

Guys, what's the best way to turn someone off on the whole idea of making a "nice kit"? Yep, knock their efforts to make something that will look pretty darn good, because they really should have done something "more accurate". I guess that depends on what your idea of a "n...

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Your Grace, there's a meaningful difference between a full on cross check and the kind of strike you are referencing. And yeah, I understand that strike better than the average bear. I grew up fighting HG Vissevald on a regular basis But, for all the power that is in that kind of strike, it does not...

Kilkenny

What you call percussion point is something of interest only in SCA game, it has very little importance in swords developed to deliver slicing cuts and thrusts. Especially if those are dueling swords (kind like) the purpose is not to chop arms and legs, but just to draw blood. And for this you don'...

Kilkenny

Thanks - I appreciate the feedback! I'll take some time to think over what you've all said and apply it. I am a six foot 200 pound +- male. I am not as strong as plenty of the people I fight. I am also stronger than many of the people I fight. My skill as a fighter is not based upon my strength. It...

Kilkenny

Well, yeah, you can be. But the question really being asked here is not "can you be" but "are you".

And that depends.

Kilkenny

Guys, what's the best way to turn someone off on the whole idea of making a "nice kit"? Yep, knock their efforts to make something that will look pretty darn good, because they really should have done something "more accurate". So, a bit of perspective from a guy who works in lea...

Kilkenny

A kingdom ruling that says you cannot grasp the blade is a kingdom ruling that halfswording is not done in that kingdom. The historic truth of the matter certainly appears to be that people grabbed their own blades to engage in halfswording (and even grabbed their opponents' blades but we'll pass on...

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Interesting division. Are we looking for people who put on armour when they arrive at the event, fight until that's over, change into their modern clothes and go home? (I hope they go home, rather than just hanging out in modern clothes at what is supposed to be a medieval affair) Or are we looking ...

Kilkenny

If fighting in a shield wall, I'll use a ~36" sword, tip included. However, if I'm just going out in a melee to be mean, I take my 1.75" x 42" single- hander with me. Ever had a tree branch fall on ya?! Chuckle. My usual swords get called things like tree trunks or telephone poles, o...

Kilkenny

Around 150 and 155 there's a fellow in a gambeson wielding a falchion - holding, and striking, with the blade reversed in his hand. At least, in all my thoughts about how one of those would work, he's holding it with the blade turned front to back. Strikes me as very odd. I didn't see any brigandines.

Kilkenny

Oh, is that all it takes? Its that easy? Well, shit. I didn't know that. If someone wanted to re-write the rules in a more cohesive manner, they could always contact the SEM and volunteer to do so. Just saying. . Cynical attitude aside, Diglach's entirely right. The SEM may or may not be interested...

Kilkenny

The rules are clear that any two handed weapon may be yielded with 1 hand. Any weapon over 48" is considered a 2 handed weapon. Sure, put butt spikes on them as long as they are over 48" and under 7'6". (unless your KEM says no.) I'm assuming that "yielded" above was meant ...

Kilkenny

Maelgwyn wrote:"Don't" is perhaps not the best word to start with. How about "You've rolled the dice, now live the adventure!"

I think this is an excellent suggestion. It avoids the negative connotations, makes it more of a natural next step, just the continuation of what you were doing..

Kilkenny

What strikes me, and it applies to both fighters in the video, is that you appear to hold your swords in a position to defend against offside or left handed attacks and then attempt to strike from there. This initial hand position makes it very challenging to get any body action (hips, abs, shoulder...

Kilkenny

I've never worn a demi with my shield basket... and my basket is damn near on the edge of my shield. yep that's yet another ambiguity in the rules. If you take a literal interpretation of the rule: A shield with a shield basket or equivalent. A shield alone is NOT sufficient, since it covers the ba...

Kilkenny

You mean "tilting on foot"

We joust on foot all of the time

Kilkenny

The point about C. Manan isn't that it's the only kind allowed for SCA (because our rules make no species identification and as a group we've been woefully ignorant about what the heck "rattan" actually is for most of our 40+ year history;)) but rather that it's one of the most exported an...

Kilkenny

<Shrug> I can't find where a cop under the shield hasn't been the case. At least in the Midrealm and SCA rules I can locate I have a copy from the mid 1990s. But hey - different Kingdoms.... . I quoted the Society level rule on the matter from 2000. I don't think it requires an elbow cop. It might ...

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Bucklers? . Some might be that small. But I think it's pretty obvious that the rule isn't designed to address issues with centergrip shields and hand protection - unless the idea was to stop marshals from expecting centergrip users to protect their hands As a center grip user, I can tell you that I...

Kilkenny

16. Weapons under 48” ( 1.22 m ) or greater than 7’ 6” ( 2.29 m ) in length shall not have a thrusting tip at both ends. want to make sure i am clear on this. if i were to fight with single handed axes with out thrusting tips on the axe end this means i can use butt spikes? That is what it says. Co...

Kilkenny

I suspect the "glove" being referred to as usable by itself is a hockey glove. Not that the hand can be literally bare. Blackbow this new rule simply states that your hand can go uncovered, save the magical glove also required inside a shield basket (wtf?), so long as its 4" away fro...

Kilkenny

As I was planning to finish my shield this weekend and don't currently have a shield basket, what does this mean? I have to hang my shield so my hand is 4 inches away from the edge? Even with a glove of sort? I hate trying to deciper some of this stuff. Sid No. If you wear hand protection that woul...

Kilkenny

Diglach mac Cein wrote:Bucklers?

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Some might be that small. But I think it's pretty obvious that the rule isn't designed to address issues with centergrip shields and hand protection - unless the idea was to stop marshals from expecting centergrip users to protect their hands

Kilkenny

Despite the consistent insistence of HG Logan, the hard elbow cop had been in the rules for years when it was determined by Hrothgar to enforce the rule again. Despite HG Logan's consistent insistence the rule was put into place due to a catastrophic injury to Earl Sir Kevin Peregrynne. The fact of ...

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I'm wondering if this is for center grip shields with out actually calling out specific shield shapes. Morgan How many center grip shields would not put your hand more than four inches away from the edge of the shield? I think it extremely unlikely that this is intended to address any issues regard...

Kilkenny

So, here's a bit of info that might help explain some things. The "best" rattan is the species C. Manan, and it's being over harvested in the wild and is not well cultivated. It gets to 10 cm in diameter. m There are, however, 600 varieties of "rattan palms" and some of them are ...

Kilkenny

This is where I used to go (haven't been in a while). When last there, they had stuff that big, but it isn't on their site. You may wish to inquire about special ordering. http://www.caneandbasket.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=P%2DNRPWS I emailed them. They replied promptly: The largest we car...

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