The Armour Archive

Alcyoneus

For $15, it is worth a try, you might find some other use.

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I think I heard on NPR the other day that they'd had about 250 murders or so in the last...year? They've solved 1.

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Morgan wrote:I've done various martial arts since my early teens (I'm 38 ) and I've never understood the "my reactions would cause me to do X which is illegal in this game" thing. I primarily did judo,

You are still pretty good at the 'falling down' part.

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If they had a '40 Years War' at Pennsic, think of all the 'George Foremans' that would be out there....

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You really should beat them there, by at least 600 minutes.

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are we going to start having age divisions then? i was describing the SCA to a GSI the other day and he was amazed that we didn't have age or weight classes (or general skill classes of any sort). Age divisions would favor those younger in that they wouldn't be getting their asses handed to them by...

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I just revisited this topic to add a picture, but I think you missed the big thing, Durasteel. Yes, it gaps, but more importantly, the knee cop isn't solid, like most of the ones we see, but it is in two halves (look at the line on the other knee), and pivots at a single point. The knees on the Gali...

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Osprey's Constantinople 1453 shows three surviving helmets with the body of the helmet added to the cap (pp 72-73). There are also other examples depicted within its pages. The raw materials in the MA&Ren were far more valuable than labor. It would make little sense to grind off vast amounts of ...

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Hmm, he doesn't read his PM's, and no response to the email he has in his profile...

I guess if I had a lucky Sir Rabbit's foot, I might get my half-gauntlet back.

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$900 shipping to Wichita, business address.

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Scales?

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I'm currently investigating publishers, but the problem is that many of the academic publishers would have a final tag of around $90 per copy. In my opinion, the quality of the work merits the price, but I want to see what the market thinks. It would be new information and insights, hardback, perfe...

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If authentic, that piece belongs in a museum. I don't think there are many surviving examples of that.

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This is his second time, isn't it?

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Come on, you are a reporter, give us more details!

I know JP was fighting in it, as of last week.

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Perhaps we should consult with Mr. Bla[img]http://www.sinch.net/images/blog/lightning.jpg[/img]

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You only have to grind and blend on the outer surface.

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A fax is a legal document, see if they will accept that. If they won't, have her spend the $10 or whatever it costs to overnight it. The cost will be less than $44/day.

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Did it remind you of a recent post-revel?;)

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Aluminum varies between really, really soft, to really, really hard. It depends on the alloy, and how it has been treated, or not treated, to 'artificially age harden' it.

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There do exist a number of helmets where the top is rivet to the base.

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Which one? Most 16thC suits had codpieces. I'd like to see a pic if it is the one I think you are talking about.

I made a steel cup cover c1984 after having one of the plastic holes flex in from the tip of a BS hitting me.

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I've seen a helmet made this way. The body was made of one piece, and bilaterally symetrical, with the strip (keyhole shaped, with the rounded part over the top of the helm) to join it together. It was plausible.

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It is an easy task to prove you wrong, if I am willing to ignore evidence that contradicts what I "already know to be true". I think you have made some good observations that demonstrate critical thinking on your part. The more you look, the more examples you will find that are outside of ...

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It depends on where you are talking. The Italians seem to be big on heavy lance against heavy lance. Look up Paulo Uccello for some damned riveting artwork of men in melee after the first charge. You see men with hammers and side swords mixing it up on horseback over a field of broken lances. The a...

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16g SS is roughly equivalent in protection to 14g mild steel. But it will be tougher to work. Generally speaking, when working it, the impact will dent the area the hammer hit, while with MS, it will also deform the area around the strike. Welding is not a problem, you simply use the appropriate wir...

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how the heck does somone make off with somthing as big as a pavilion without anyone noticeing? Think about it. There are tons of piles of stuff laying about, and if the owner, or a friend isn't nearby, no one knows it isn't yours. If it is dark, it is even easier to look like you belong to it.

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Whitney Punch. Punch out the largest one, then punch out the size hole you need from the round blank.

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They should advertise it as 'Greek' rather than 'Viking'.

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Klaus the Red wrote:I'll talk to the house brewster.

In that case, I'm offended too!

Honey, water, yeast. Nothing else added, please.

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I enjoy taking dagger against rapier at times.

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How many drawings can you make in an hour? How many pictures? I think you can get more detail with pictures, and more views.

I can't draw.

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What he told us:

What he told everyone else:

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Many effigies were painted. It makes sense, that if the original colors were blue&red, that they'd touch them up in blue&red, etc. I was looking at a book today, and where the stone was broken, the broken parts had been painted blue, just like the body of the surcoat.

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It does, once you get up to the THIRD level like the rest of us badassmofos.

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