The Armour Archive

Alcyoneus

What would you want spun domes for? Those are SO 20thC.

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Halvgrimr, InsaneIrish, Trevor and I were all there. Sean of the Chippendales, Sir Richard Wolfwood (Knotwolf Armoury), probably more.

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Considering where you hail from (Ryleh), I shudder to think of your consort...

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The greaves are splinted, with gaps between the plates, and held together with straps. The straps could be leather, but it is also possible for them to be woven.

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Do you have "The Armourer and his Craft" by Charles Ffoulkes? it is an excellen source for armourers marks. Aaron Dover has printed an edition, so it shouldn't be hard to get. I bought a hardback in the 80's, and I asked my mom to pick up A&A titles when she went to Spain and England ...

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Richard Blackmoore wrote:Well sure, but in the SCA we are all nobles, so we have the cash to be properly equipped! It isn't like we are peasants or uppity merchant types

Don't you just hate those rich Fuggers?

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The faceplate didn't hold up worth a damn, did it...

Great shot placement!

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I posted this on the Calonlist.

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InsaneIrish wrote:[More Schwiezzer propoganda, I guess that is why the swiss mercs where so sought after by govn'ts and armies......

Someone has to keep the generals in fresh milk.

Alcyoneus

Most of the surviving liners I've seen pictures of, are constructed pretty much the same way. The differences are primarily in the geometry of the helmet.

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I hate slackers.

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Counterbore a hole large enough to epoxy a magnet into it.

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I just looked in Richard Barber's The Reign of Chivalry , and on p107, there are two knights on horseback fighting with those rectangular shield that have the extreme curl on the top edge. The image is from the Guiron le Courois by Helie de Borron, and it is giving a date of 1475-1500. It was writte...

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"You could have the personna of a blacksmith, or, like Thomas Powers, you could be a blacksmith." Yes; but my anvil's personna is that of a Norman knight who was kidnapped while on crusade and sent over the silk road to China where he was traded to a japanese swordmaker! Thomas Have you e...

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I haven't been to the NMF in a few years. Maybe I should break that streak.

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I don't really explain how the G.A. works on that one article of mine -- it's about the G.A. in general, but not very specifically about the tailoring and exactly how it goes together and works. Sorry about that. I've been promising that for a long time. One of these days. -Tasha We wants it now, i...

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If they can enter an SCA legal faceplate more than 1/2", no.

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Suede did not exist during the period. I don't think it is as durable as leather is at the same weight, either.

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Dierick wrote:I just got an offer from a friend to come crash with him for a week or so if I helped him dig landmines from the field next to his house. :p

How close did you say you two were?

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You can also find turned furniture earlier, Carolingian, I think.

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You are pretty much right on the origin. I've seen a number of depictions contemporary with this. Eventually, the 'wrapper' gets a more solid attachment to greathelms.

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I think this is a second-cousin to the Pigs in Space helm.

It looks part standard India bascinet, and part Gladiator helm (the chin area).

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D. Sebastian wrote:The nature of the shield allows for the oportunity for the leg shot.
I haven't noticed many matched greatsword, singlesword, or polearm fights that involve the loss of a leg.

YMMV

Wanna play?

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There is a Korean technique called Kum Boo, but that is generally putting the leaf on silver.

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The Altar of St James in Pistoia has some good images.

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Boiled leather was 'sport' armor in period.

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http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~marc-ca ... louis.html

http://www.forest.gen.nz/Medieval/artic ... UNICS.HTML

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Try a drill bit in a drill press. Low speed, high pressure and oil. That is how I would do titanium.

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There is a Venetian boatsman as well, I think.

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I agree with the mispunch assumption.

That helmet looks really weird. I don't think the visor and the helm belong together, I think they have been combined from two different finds. The visor just sits (based on the eyeslot) way too low.

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Vitus von Atzinger wrote:That hosting service helps me to sell lots of paintings.

Sell out?

Sell out!

Alcyoneus

Destichado wrote:Just watch which direction you go with your line.

I won't ask the question.

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Thanks for the pics Rev, but they are rope keys. They are not tourniquet tightening devices of any sort. When the rope passes on the outside of the rail, the rope key is inserted into the rope and turned to take up any slack. Then the rope key is removed and moved on to the next piece of rope. Then...

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It looks like you have the ear bent outwards. If this is correct, you have it bent the wrong way.

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Check your kingdom's marshal's handbook. It would certainly violate any rules about being 'blatantly mundane'. It may not be enforced, although I think it should against weapons colored like that.

Re: taking a trip, looking for armour (dallas & bosnia)