The Armour Archive

brewer

I would never have thought about putting them perpendicular, but then I've never had a problem with them parallel. I like to fiddle with the tension anyway, so...

Good thread!

Bob

brewer

Sure we do. In medieval Spanish and Portuguese heraldry, bordures with text (usually part of the Ave Maria) are a common motif. Any fool can plainly see that none of this - Spanish, Portuguese or religious text - has anything to do with this proposed device. One wonders, therefore, why you brought ...

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdMCAV6Yd0Y

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Diglach mac Cein wrote:Brewer: There is a non-rattan alternative?

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Technique-ist. Rattan Superiority-ist!

Bob

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I was going to mention shoes, but forbore to comment because of the intent of the ensemble. While shoes are "mo betta", boots will hide things like soccer shin-guards; cut hose will do little in that regard. Boots will also cover any bits of leg harness which peek out from the knee-bands o...

brewer

Blade length 43"
Total hilts length 8", including pommel

It's a bit longer than Swetnam specifies (four feet). Fabris and the other Italian masters call for a longer blade than the English. It's been working out fine for me.

Bob (offering a non-rattan perspective)

brewer

Sure we do. In medieval Spanish and Portuguese heraldry, bordures with text (usually part of the Ave Maria) are a common motif. Any fool can plainly see that none of this - Spanish, Portuguese or religious text - has anything to do with this proposed device. One wonders, therefore, why you brought ...

brewer

oh yes got Swetnam too. and Di Griassi, Capo Fero, Agrippa, Marozzo, Montante, Hope, Dudley, Sutor, Salvatore.... even got Pascha's 1640's manual for the half-pike. What, no Fabris? Just yanking your chain, my lad. You've got quite the collection. I've got most of the Italian and English 'fence tex...

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Suzerain wrote:but you would'nt want these Italianated, weak, fantastical, and most devilish and imperfect fights, would you?

What, like Swetnam?

Cheers,

Bob

brewer

go with Icefalcon on this one if you can. The only thing I do NOT like about them, is there is no place to tie spaulders/shoulder armor to. I am not sure how I am gonna get around that unless I sew in grommets myself. Which I have no skill in doing. You can sew laces directly to the garment. These ...

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Fear me, baby. Fear me. I'll try to get some pictures of me in the bucket boots Thursday at my local 'fence practice. I wear 'em. They look nice, IMO - which is good, or I'd be sitting on a crap-ton of inventory I won't sell on principle. They're not exactly right (the heel isn't tapered), but then ...

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[quote="CillÃ©ne mac Conghalaigh"]In my endeavour to put together a better, more accurate, yet â€œfunctional for the activityâ€

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Just got this back from our Kingdom's Heraldic Education person. Play along with me! ---- <ekheralds> wrote: >> >> Can someone who actually knows what they're doing conflict check >> something for me? >> >> Pean, on a chevron gules fimbriated or three lions rampant or. Aha! A perfect educational opp...

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do you think they would have been in use in '95 or so? if so what would it look like? It's impossible to say. As Saritor pointed out, one can find what appear to be precursors quite early in C16. There is, however, argument as to whether or not the garment in question is armour or just an outer lay...

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Okay, I'll get some heralds I know to have a goosie. I'll get back to you.

Bob

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I've been a herald for ten years.

I still suck at conflict.

Give me the blazon, and I'll see if I can't pull in a favor or two and get some people to give it a go.

Cheers,

Bob

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Piers Brent wrote:
brewer wrote:It's sitting here on my dining room floor, staring at me, because I'm not going to use it for anything other than looking pretty at LH stuff. No rattan for me, alas.

Just not gonna fight rattan or just not in that helmet?

Not gonna fight rattan.

brewer

I have that same hat, which I purchased with a view to using it for SCA rattan fighting. Here's what I was told by knights and earls and armoring Laurels and stuff: 1. 14-ga mild might not be enough, depending on where you are. Here in the Southern Region of the East, people hit hard. It is solidly ...

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Shark's Tooth!? Cool!

Why for? There's got to be a story there.

brewer

I'm also in the process of building a buff coat of my own. Luckily, we have a pattern which is perfectly suited to the task. Isn't that a little late? or are the extant examples of that style earlier? Yeah, it's a little late. My research leads me to believe buff-coats become relatively common righ...

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Kenwrec Wulfe wrote:
brewer wrote:It's Sex Bomb In A Bucket Of Astroglide.

Bob

Awww...I started reading that and was hopin you were talkin about me....

brewer

How about...

This...IS....

ATHENS!

Come on. You knew someone was gonna go there.

brewer

I so want to get a larger copy of that pic, and caption it "proposals to merge Cadw Wales with English Heritage proved unpopular with the locals". http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploads16/roflmao_5221261009874.jpg Seriously, that was pretty damned funny. Beer hurts when you snort it throu...

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The pictures don't really do this hat justice.

It's Sex Bomb In A Bucket Of Astroglide.

Or something. I mean to say, it's frelling awesome.

Bob

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http://www.hyw.com/books/history/money__i.htm

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An auto responder gives a static reply "Thank you for your interest" Wrong. An autoresponder sends precisely what you tell it to. If you choose to have it send "Thank you for your interest", it will. If you choose to have it send "Step off, you psycho hosebeast", it wi...

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Note: I'm a n00b. Take what follows with that in mind. As others have noted, you really don't need all that much armour. A rapier helmet, gorget, elbow pads, cup and rapier-legal clothing/gloves is all one needs to start. On the advice of more-experienced practitioners and practical experience, I ad...

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I simply wont buy Westland products. Id still buy from merchants who carry their product If I ever become delusional and go later period Id gladly buy other RH products While I'm sorry I can't convince you to have a pair of our shoes - which come from Westland - perhaps I can convince you to come t...

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Torvaldr wrote:So next question, for those of you who use credit card vendors, do you pass on the transaction charge to your customers, or eat it yourself?

It's a cost. Therefore it gets built into each SKU's price. Simple, basic per-unit pricing.

Cheers,

Bob

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So, AFAIK, if you're exclusive to PayPal, you simply can't take credit cards at events. Bob If you have web access at events you can accept credit cards via Paypal. Wireless access and a web enabled phone is all you need. Just pull up Paypal and let the customer send you money. As long as they are ...

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Step-by-step Guide to Prop "Chain Mail": 1. Buy an oversized sweater. 2. Buy tin of silver metallic spray-paint. 3. Paint the sweater - not too thick, or the paint will crack and flake off. 4. Wear your new hauberk. Hey, if it worked for Hazel Pethig in MP and the Holy Grail, it can work f...

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Well, I guess we are one of those not so professional businesses that only takes Paypal. Dude, relax. I said it's just a feeling, that's all. No slam was intended. PayPal works fine for some people. Since I got into business from a part-time, hobbyist POV, we used PayPal for a long time, too. If it...

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Well, damn. Sorry it got lost in the shuffle!

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Cian,

Your story is the most inspiring thing I've heard in a long, long time. I am the richer for hearing it!

Well done indeed!

Regards,

Bob

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Maeryk wrote:Thanks.. she worked quite hard on that. It's one of Kass' patterns.

I like the apron, personally.. it's a touch you don't often see.

Dude! I'm putting it on the RH Facebook German photo album!

She did an awesome job!

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