The Armour Archive

Alcyoneus

Strawman. The example we were given was that person A's sword broke and hit person B in the elbow, breaking said elbow. Fact - Proper swords tend to not self destruct on impact. Logical Conclusion - had person A's sword been proper, Person B's elbow would not have been shattered. All swords fail at...

Alcyoneus

Thanks everybody for the generous input! I've been a lurker here for a while and this is the first project I thought that was worth posting. Alcyoneus, I wouldn't have thought of shortening the wrist leather by myself. I was actually thinking of putting in more segments at the wrist area. I'll try ...

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Often I hear of "the tournament fighters". Those guys who win tournaments and dominate the pickup field but somehow aren't valuable on the melee field. That's silly. Gaston It may be silly, but I know a Duke that is that way, to a degree. He might even tell you that himself. Calontir isn't necessar...

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Many Kingdoms have, for years, allowed naked elbows behind shields as long as the elbow was protected between the combatant's body and the shield. You don't want to wear an elbow cop under your shield. Right so far? Have you been wearing something between your body, and the elbow on your shield, wh...

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I think I have seen nearly identical pieces in 15thC tapestries, if not some of my A&A catalogs.

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C. In the event of any suspected injury on the field, the marshal shall halt all fighting in the area and determine the proper course of action. The hold may be a local hold as long as the safety of the injured person can be maintained. The overall situation should be assessed, and, as the injured p...

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No, they would be more like peasant levies//simple men at arms, rather than samurai/knights.

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I wasn't implying folk etymology for 'buff/buffalo', just a possible source for the thick leather.

Why would moose/elk be better than buffalo for weather/horse sweat?

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As for conditions that you can see that may be grounds for not letting someone fight: Under the influence of alcohol, illegal substances, or medicine from a licensed health care professional. If it is affecting their ability to participate and make decisions then they should not be on the field. Ca...

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Come on, now... I think your idea may have merit. Josh's legs are the exception, rather than the rule, the rat bastard. Haven't we all heard that poorly fitting armor is going to cause us more trouble than armor that fits us? Like loaner armor? I think your idea is a refinement of that theory, tailo...

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RoaK wrote:He then asked me if I wanted a mental evaluation...

So, what did you tell him?

Alcyoneus

Your range of motion would improve if you do two things. 1. Reduce the length of the plate in the middle covering the wrist. This will place the angle of movement closer together, more closely mimicing the wrist itself. 2. Flare the cuff, and increase the diameter on the inside of the wrist, rather ...

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Eastern Woodlands buffalo were going extinct at about this time, due to human action. Deerskin would have been too thin for buffcoats.

Alcyoneus

Ones I want to minimise the effects of grilles on, by riveting them internally. 7. There shall be NO major internal projections; minor projections of necessary structural components shall be padded. All metal shall be free of sharp edges. Face guard bars or mesh should not attach to the interior of...

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You should have told us about it in advance...

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I use the terms as you do.

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[retorical_smart_arse_comment] But, I thought that a ninja's armour what that you couldn't see a ninja and you didn't know who was a ninja. Why would you need armour if you could be invisible? [/retorical_smart_arse_comment] [superretorical_humorously_insulting_smart_arse_comment]If they were fight...

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It is good for pictures, and a place to start. Stone wasn't an expert, just an interested party, from what I've heard. The best example I've heard is he was somewhere in the third world, and would hold up a knife, and say "What do you call this?", and they would say "a knife". Then he'd pick up anot...

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They might have an adolescent collecting tickets asking if you are fat, or pregnant.

There would be a dumpster full of used 17y.o. who told people they were too old to get on the ride...

Here? They wouldn't be able to walk w/o a limp for a week.

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They don't break, they just open up to the point where they fall out.

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You wouldn't be 'bowing out' of the tourney, you would be accepting that fight as a loss. If that is your last fight, well... Theoretically a pregnant woman who is due tomorrow, could enter the list today, and have all of her opponents yield, and win the tourney. That isn't terribly likely, but then...

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It appears to be similar to a yataghan, which I thought was later. One of the things The Kingdom of Heaven researcher learned was that the curved blades happened much later than the period of the movie.

Do you have a date for this image?

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I've seen some used as shoulder epaulets on late19th/20thC British uniforms, and some was used on (experimental? for tankers?) early 20thC WWI era helmets.

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I think Racinet is probably closer than the modern one you show. Do they give any other pics? Link?

It seems obvious that the metal is going through several plates, while they show only individual plates in their reconstruction.

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Do you mean I've already had too many, or more are coming?

Okay, makes more sense now. Thanks.

Alcyoneus

It's from Burgkmair's Der Weisskunig, about Emperor Maximillian. Having images reversed isn't all that uncommon, I think. It would be pretty easy to get so far, and realize the mistake and not want to start over... I think even Albrecht Durer had that happen.

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It feels so good!!!

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Stupid computer...

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Stupid computer...

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Follow the lead of the people around you. If they bow, you bow.

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I used to have a pic of one of those knives...lyre shaped side plates were on this one, and I think it had 5-7 attachments.

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carlyle wrote:
Alcyoneus wrote:Mac Bible Horror Weapon #1. There was one in the movie Tristan & Ysult.

You saw it, too? That was so cool!!

It is always nice when Hollywood includes some little known detail like that in a movie... It sometimes makes up for part of the screwups.

Alcyoneus

Glendour's mild steel are around that (welded bargrill), I could check and see if he has any currently.

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No pics for us, James? Unbelievables: The "Scandinavian" Buddha. (and remember, one group has a "only one Buddha per reenactment gig" rule) The statue of Lakshmi found in Pompeii. Anything by Negroli. The 'tribal' etching on the L pauldron on A 50 in the Wallace Collection. There is a three book te...

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