The Armour Archive

Chris Gilman

Nice job, defiantly heading in the right direction, well done.

Chris Gilman

Kids these days

I guess construction paper and scissors is too old fashion.

Chris Gilman

I don't know f you have tried searching in Finnish, try this:
Eura Suomi rauta-aika

Chris Gilman

Just the lions and mail.
Ugo has done an amzing job on ...one....Lion and I am looking forword to the second monkey, I mean lion.

Chris Gilman

I must say, that it often seems, people spend more time looking for a way to save time than just doing the job. A good, sharp file (â€œsharpâ€

Chris Gilman

I DO have a bench grinder, but it scares me. I get a lot of kick-back when I use it occasionally and the wheel isn't in good shape either. it's also very coarse and tends to take a lot of metal off an edge fast and leave it even more jagged than before. This sounds like you are holding your piece t...

Chris Gilman

No theory or stylization, there where arm-shoulder single piece arms. There are examples like this in early armours and was in constant use in one form or another up until the 17th C. In fact I have a German (Nuremberg) arm harness from about 1580 that has an integral arm/ shoulder (pauldrin). If ar...

Chris Gilman

Thank you all, for the info!

Chris Gilman

I have a commercial to shoot in Cologne Germany this coming weekend and was wondering if anyone has suggestions on places to see, museums or such?
Or any AA members there.

Chris Gilman

I believe that would be because Richard Garriott, an SCA member from Austin TX. is the only SCA'er who has been there!
Edit: See here;
http://lists.ansteorra.org/pipermail/an ... 63169.html

Chris Gilman

Well the elbow is a single axis joint, while the shoulder is a dual axis joint so they could not be articulated like an elbow. In 16th C Black and white collars there are examples of the collar lames going over the shoulders. But these are typically articulated on leathers in front and sliding rivet...

Chris Gilman

I meant to add, one of the reasons fingernails get damaged, is when a suit is pressurized, it grows considerably. It gets bigger in diameter and longer. So to keep their fingers right at the end of the gloves, many astronauts, when being fit for the suit, ask to have the sleeves shorter than they sh...

Chris Gilman

I'm sort of working on that already... The guy who won the NASA glove challange (last glove in photo) , Peter Homer, works for Orbital Outfitters, the comapny I'm chief designer for. www.orbitaloutfitters.com Peter has built a custom set of gloves for me to test on our suit. Here are my gloves (Rest...

Chris Gilman

Long upper cannons on the arm will work fine if made oval and close enough to the arm. Krieger is working on a set of 14th C. arms that come up to my armpit based on the Black Prince's effigy. They are oval and fit closely to the arm and offer no real bulk on the inside of the arm against the chest....

Chris Gilman

After making an aventail with a sewn in lining and seeing how it drapes and moves I am convinced these hauberks were lined. Edit- Forget my theory! I just looked at the book that has the tapestry in it that I have always referred to and the pages have been bound out of order or they didnâ€™t pay att...

Chris Gilman

No. They are padded hosen and are sewn to the top of the boot.

Chris Gilman

Steve, Gerhard is correct; I have stitched in a "rand" or "welt" in between the upper and the sole. In early shoes the rand was a narrow strip of leather sewn between the upper and the sole to "fill" the seam therefore helping seal the seam. Later shoes had a wider piec...

Chris Gilman

Steve, I'm not sure what to explain. I made the pattern with the old sock and duct tape method. I then traced out the sole shape and upper shape I wanted and guesstimated the seam alterations to get what I thought I needed. The one fault I can see with some medieval reproduction shoes is the use of ...

Chris Gilman

Really really nice. What a beautiful site and event.
Hurha.

Chris Gilman

OK, I got a little bit done. I planished out the knees and finished them, but now I'm not sure I like the profile. I've added about 2" to the top of the greaves to make them reach under the cops and I'm patterning the sabatons. I also got all the studs for the cuisses cast in brass. (although, ...

Chris Gilman

Spell Check

Chris Gilman

I would have to disagree on one point. The rivets over the whole surface do hold the material from slipping, and therefore do stiffen the construction of this many layers of fabric. But Gerhard is correct in the amount of work to make something "culturally impressive" should not be viewed ...

Chris Gilman

Someone with more heraldic knowledge could likely explain the history of this better, But in the meantime, this may be Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor as I just noticed that in the illustration of the birth of Frederick II is a shield depicting the bars. And the eagle is the arms of the Holy Roman ...

Chris Gilman

..... Do you have any information on the picture you posted? I'm curious about a source and date. It has several very interesting features, including the bird on the shield. If anyone heraldically knowledgable is reading, is that how a raven displayed should look? I'm also intrigued by the plates p...

Chris Gilman

My father in law raises an ancient breed of Finnish sheep and has wool from their most recent shearing. We are expecting a shipment of a large amount of it to do some Viking age knitting projects. Would anyone be interested in purchasing any of this wool? We are not sure on the price, as shipping wi...

Chris Gilman

This particular armour is comprised of 4 layers of cotton canvas and an outer layer of upholstery velvet Decorated with 30,000 gold plated semi split rivets, however another 10,000to 15,000 rivets are needed to complete the pattern, which is not complete or as finely crafted as the original, which i...

Chris Gilman

What effigy or reference did you use for the dagged trim on the knees?

Chris Gilman

Home away from home:

Chris Gilman

Chris, Out of curiousity does the company you use entertain small quantities and about how much do they charge roughly per piece? Is there a particular person there to contact that might be more familiar with armour? Thanks. Ingelri They have a "batch" charge which is $200 or $250. I brou...

Chris Gilman

The heat treat company, do they specialize in sheet material? There is a big difference between large/ thick items and springs, sheet and such. Also, were the pieces salt quenched or oil quenched. Oil quench will often result in more warpage than a salt quench. I have my pieces done by Aremac m here...

Chris Gilman

I must have missed that episode, oh wait, I think I missed all of them.

I did have concerns of â€œrambunctiousâ€

Chris Gilman

Mikkel,
I believe I just purchased one of your 14th C. purses from Scott (Viking U Like) at Pennsic. Very nice work.

Chris Gilman

I'm pretty sure the "vambrace" on the fellow in red is a woven fabric or leather piece of Landschneckt style "clothing".

Chris Gilman

This is a painting by Matthias GrÃ¼newald from 1524
Look at the fellow in the upper left with his visor up.
[img]http://www.museumsyndicate.com/images/2/12601.jpg[/img]

Chris Gilman

Ya mean like how not to fall off scaffolding?!

Re: De-burring REALLY FAST

In Cologne Germany what to see

Intrest in- Wool from ancient Finnish sheep & old dye bo

Interesting sallet visor