The Armour Archive

Alcyoneus

And now, for something completely...odd.

It is Irish, and either 15th or 16thC, I seem to remember.
[img]http://josh.mediumaevum.com/irish-16-full.jpg[/img]

Piers Butler, 8th earl of Ormond --c.1539 (Thanks, Talbott!!!

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I have rarely been able to generate enough power for a kill with such a blow, but it will give your opponent something to worry about. Also, you have to be very active and agile to be effective with this style. Most people you face will decide to parry your first thrust and rush in past the point. ...

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I think the lower profile for the wooden portion of the hilt would be better. I don't have a catalog handy, but I think you could find historical examples of handles that had sewn leather, as well as wrapped with strips.

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What is the length, and width (above the post) of the top? Have you weighed it?

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6' is the maximum length for single combat in Calontir. ? Two unpadded polearms or spears can't fight singles? Anything over 6' is limited to melees. There exists the possibility of exceptions for matched weapons tourneys. We have a 9' spear tournament at our large annual event that uses those, so ...

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Nope. Smaller, and very little mass to be absorbed, and no follow through.

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Not having used it, but knowing people that have, Northwest Pitchworks makes great stuff that smells good, and does a great job. Sir Gaston has probably tried the roofing tar/plaster and found it not to his liking for any number of reasons. And why would you recommend something that was worse than w...

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Great pics, thanks!

Could you flip the ones we need to read that are sideways? Thanks!

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6' is the maximum length for single combat in Calontir.

30" is fine.

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Dudley Do-right and Bullwinkle always get their man!

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There were no native sources of silver in Scandinavia at the time, and the Arabic coins were there as silver sources (fur, amber, walrus ivory moves South, silver coins come back), not because Arabs were running the convenience stores.

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Ninja 2: "The only reason you're hassling us is because we're wearing black. I'm gonna sue you guys for false arresteratin'. My cousin is Johnnytsu Cocheranitu. Oh, man...If I was that Samurai Patrol Leader I would SO flip out and I'd probably cut everyone's head of.... Shit. I just blew my cover.

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That's kinda like watching ping pong.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsRqSNSjy3E

I'm not real sure, but I think sometimes they drop a ball in, just to see what happens...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10OeiZDbH-0

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At work, before we do some of the fiberglass layups, we build up portions of the plaster casts with an industrial wax. I keep wondering if maybe I should be saving it (it can't be used for that purpose more than once), instead of peeling it off and tossing it... Maybe I should be saving it for repou...

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Circa 250BC, Prince Asoka sent Buddhist missionaries to Greece, as well as Egypt. That is literally written in stone. m m Now wouldn't that be a trip...a personna of a Greek Buddhist monk. Monasteries(male or female) are a Buddhist invention. The route that particular Buddha could have been direct, ...

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Almond, white and avocado tend to be more common for appliances.

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First, I'd pay attention to spelling and grammar rules if I wanted potential customers to pay attention to me. I'll move on to the next merchant if I had to spend time translating english into English.

2nd, Most of what you need to know is found here: http://www.sca.org/officers/marshal/com ... ndbook.pdf

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I was looking in Davenport's History of Costume last night, and saw something that struck me as rather amusing.

There was a picture of some lamellar painted in an Egyptian tomb, c1500BC that was rather similar to the Byzantine stuff that Egfroth wears...

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[quote="Sir Gaston"]I didn't say it was illegal or immoral, to distribute un-copyrighted, free information. My personal opinion is it undermines some of the value of art, literature and information. We better be careful what we wish for, it is said by many experts that we live in an â€œInf...

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Glad to be of service, old man...

I'm 44.

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Then again, I still hear far more still wishing the Tuchux were gone and saying as a whole they are still a problem and don't follow the rules/spirit/guidelines. Maybe they are working on outdated info. Perhaps I should simply wait until I can see it for myself. That is fairly common in life. Peopl...

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No more woods battles for you!

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[quote="Talbot"]Said to have been a water find and said to have been the property â€œof an English Gentlemanâ€

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mid16thC Tournament armor for the joust.

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It is man-made. I'm not sure I've seen any to say anything more than that.

I forsee MariaAgrissa making a boo-boo in a little under 13 hours...

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Did he print it after the copyright expired, and how much was he selling it for? I notice that Ken is selling a number of facsimiles of works who's copyrights have expired, so I'm not sure I'd find it unethical or dishonest to do the same. Dover and Lindsey Publications both do this as well. He does...

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With a 6" hilt, including pommel, that brings the blade length down to about 14". Compare that to a bowie knife.

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( I say for the most part because I won't willingly fight a man in hockey gloves because the sound of people crying because I broke their fingers upsets my delicate sensibilities, and makes me sad.) So now we see the kinder, gentler side of the SCA's 'middle finger'. You are gettting soft in your o...

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Yes, they do. You can probably find them at most places that sell files. Hardware stores, Sears, Harbor Freight...

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I'm still working on adding spandex to the transparent aluminum...

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Try on Stonekeep's new line...

97% stainless steel, 3% spandex

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the elbow is the third hardest bone in the body jamie. breaking one with a rattan stick is very very unlikely. and while we have had a good number of broken arms (ive broken them on two men) we have had no broken elbows behind shields. i would suggest that this is because the elbow is damned tough ...

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Boar spear/hunting spear works fine. Unarmored fool sticker works too.

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Inside pics of any armor, or tents.

Its always the guts I want to see.

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This weekend I was injuried by WEARING the hard elbow behind my shield in a charge. That has never happened before and I hope, never happens again. Was the injury 100% attributable to the wearing of the elbow? Could it have been injured without wearing the elbow this time? How many times might inju...