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They didn't do long sleeves? That's not entirely accurate; there are extant examples with long sleeves, including one in the collection of the V&A.

I'll give you the other indicators, though.

Bob

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Yeah, same shape to the bodice, innit? However, with those sleeves - and what looks like shift linen puffed out through the lacing - it says "ca. 1500 Italian" quite loudly. I'm not saying it screams 1500 Italian; like I said above, it looks like an attempt, and a pretty good one, at that....

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Looks like an attempt at late 15th-century Italian to me.

Our RH509 - Florentine Woman's Outfit - will make that look.

Cheers,

Bob

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Yeah, we're sorry, too, Chris. But when the means of conveyance gets stroppy, you have to get that sorted.

Bob

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Logos, I'm making a concerted effort to get my authorization in rapier and C&T at an Eastern event in July. I need an approved blade - the Canelure currently installed in my Elizabethan hilts is too stiff and heavy - and something to protect the back of my head. I've got everything else. I'm pic...

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Saritor:

Keep an eye on the RH Blog (on the RH website). I'm gonna sink my teeth into RH111 in the coming weeks, if Pennsic prep madness permits.

Bob

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Lilies is still my favorite event. We got our asses kicked by the weather a little this year, and this week get to see how much stock we lost to the microburst on Saturday, but we had a good time nonetheless. Thanks to the folks at Reconstructing History for helping us get our issues resolved quick...

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Moar pick-choors. http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs140.snc4/37359_1433120141982_1052260231_31243728_233685_n.jpg Explaining the Dungiven Outfit to Mistress Olga from Ash & Griffin Pottery. See, Josh? You're not the only one who likes 15th century duds! http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hp...

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Pictures: http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs086.snc4/35643_1433114741847_1052260231_31243725_1586144_n.jpg Alejandro being jealous of The Only Ruff in Calontir. http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs046.ash2/35643_1433114781848_1052260231_31243726_2880447_n.jpg Violen, Benedek an...

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I've got one picture of me narrowly avoiding one of Alejandro's face thrusts:

NOT THE FACE! NOT THE FACE!

Bob

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As an aside, I saw a document in the Huntington that listed the items an early colonist headed to Virginia would need (early 17th C... alas I don't have a full citation). The very first item on the list was a Monmouth cap. [img]http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/John_Carter_Brown_Library/Virginia%20ma...

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I agree, Derian. I've got three. In fact, I've worn one of mine as the liner to a pikeman's pot. It fit so well I didn't need to do up the chinstrap; I can shake my head from side to side and the durned thing petulantly refused to fall off! Nowadays I wear mine all the time in the winter, including ...

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Bob, could red be the most common because natural dyes that produce red are common? Just askin' One imagines. But note the operative word: "imagine". We don't know until we can establish a chain of evidence which goes something like this: 1. 1500 tonnes of madder were shipped to Bishop's ...

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Tracy is right. Jennifer Carlson, in her excellent article , notes: Some sources claim brown was the predominant color, but at least one record of red Monmouth caps does exist. The only flaw is that she fails to cite that record. According to my good friend Mara Riley's website : Red was perhaps the...

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Like the title says, we've got new patterns for your perusal: First, [url=https://www.reconstructinghistory.com/index.php?s=&c=22&d=36&e=&f=&g=&p=285&w=21] RH111 - De Gheyn Musketeer or Pikeman. https://www.reconstructinghistory.com/image_lib/DeGheyncover.jpg [/url] The e...

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D'oh! Edited to correct. ops Excellent point about my Mortuary hilt. Like you say, it's not a heavy sword at all! It's just that I don't trust it against anything less ... er ... terrifying. If my much lighter, shorter pikeman's tuck chews through lesser blades, I'm rather spooked as to what the mor...

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I normally work either on Armourclass stock blades, or with the steel heat-treated by Armourclass - either way, their rebated steel that has a reputation for durability and quality that I hope's even got over your side of the pond As the owner of two Armour Class swords, I can attest to the durabil...

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Malachiuri wrote:Scary steel ones! Covered in high fructose corn syrup, trans-fats and nicotine...

...and garnished with heroin, herpes virus particles, and agent orange.

If you touch one, your schwantz will turn black and fall off.

Bob

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Soon as the assistant uploads them.

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We carry both linen thread and beeswax . Just sayin'. Now, as for using linen thread on wool... Using like materials is actually best, yes. However, waxed linen thread is what you sew seams with on your woolens when you want them to actually remain sewed together. In order to take the strain, a stra...

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Agreed! Lacing strips for pointing the doublet to the breeches makes a HUGE amount of difference! You just don't have to worry about your breeches falling down, or having a tight, constricting belt (or waist band) around your belly to hold them up. (Or being a total Farb and using braces/suspenders...

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Halvgrimr wrote:Wanna talk naked chicks, armour porn or research?....Im all fer it.

Noted. Next time.

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Baron Alejandro wrote:Now FOLLOW IT UP.

Bought some gear last night.

Hexpads FTW.

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Missed meeting you, Halvgrimr. It would have been interesting taking the Ghosts thread into face to face, where we could have been much less...inflammatory. And the more you kill Violen with his own gear, the happier my Happy Dance will be. @Irish: I wondered what that was about. Cool. @Pietro: You ...

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Heck at one point we had a line of 8 guys playing hold the field with steel combat. At Lilies. In Calontir. In daylight... That was FUN. This is one Easterner who is eternally grateful to all you guys for A. Taking it easy on a goob-y noob; and B. Loaning me the gear to come play. Regards, Bob

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{country drawl]"I'll give yew a nickel to hit that man in the ding-ding." [/country] Indeed. Pictures of me getting taken to Skool at CalonSteel will be posted as soon as we get a chance to breathe. Got in last night about 1AM. Had a good time despite the weather. Poor Johannes and the cr...

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Nice work, Chris!

Bob

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http://www.therionarms.com/reenact/ther ... c1152.html

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Baron Eirik wrote:
brewer wrote:When you, my dear Master Eirik, dance along - but you've got to wear a frilly pink tutu.

It'll go really well with your beard.

That is sooooo last season!

[img]http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a266/dweorg/animated/39908.gif[/img]

Ooo, nice one!

You win. I'll wear Japanese.

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1. Who sells 15th century floating elbows? m m m (probably too light for SCA use, though they look all right to me) m m 2. Since I'm in the start of making the arming coat, and plan to add new armor in the future, is it hard to add new arming points to a arming coat? Nope. Use sewn thread eyelets. ...

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When you, my dear Master Eirik, dance along - but you've got to wear a frilly pink tutu.

It'll go really well with your beard.

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One word: Gobsmacked.

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Homer Simpson's Guatemalan Insanity Pepper hallucinations? If one of Kass and Brewer's greyhounds starts talking in Johnny Cash's voice, I'll think the peppers are too strong... Leopold says U CAN HAZ HOOMAN COS I LURVE PEPPERZ: http://images.cheezburger.com/completestore/2010/6/4/12920175040197962...

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Wow, Clay. Just Wow.

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I bought a 72" length of this at AE War Practice. I cannot WAIT to make a pole-axe out of it. The thing's going to hit like a truck. In the hands of someone who actually had a clue what he's doing, it'd hit like a nuclear explosion. For anyone who's never dealt with Baron Eirik before, worry no...

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