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Alcyoneus

I rather doubt that we (SCA, but this probably applies to any similar org.) will ever be scholarly or historical enough to gain praise (as a whole) from academia. So what? We don't have to educate to that level to be educational. The goal for the next Lilies War is to have something on the order of ...

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But make sure it has plenty of pretty pictures!

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Hmm, would Crusaders of the Cross be Catholic (Roman, Eastern Orthodox, Russian Orthodox, etc), Protestant (Anglican, Lutheran, Calvinist, etc.), or heretical (Cathar, Hussite, Arian, etc.)?

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I am now, and the second guy is now aquainted with the gladius.

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Wouldn't it be covered under "fair use"?

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I'm not sure which suit it is, (His "butt suit"?) but when it was checked they determined that hardening had been attempted, but the attempt failed.

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Awhile back there was a topic about early bs/gs. I was looking at a book today and saw a stone carving from c300AD, "The Tetrarchs, Diocletian, and Companions (?)". They all had swords that the blades went from about the hip to nearly the ankle, and the hilts were obviously long enough for a two han...

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What, do you want to live forever???

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Konstantin the Red: Would anyone care to comment on the above remark? For I speak without experience in the matter. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Mega-Konstantin dittos.

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Where else can you find the variety of "experiental archaeology" going on?

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Squirt some iodine on it, put your helmet back on, and get back in the melee!

Kids these days, buncha wimps.

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by chef de chambre: Hi Vitus, I'm glad you are so open minded. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/wink.gif I just have a few questions to ask - 1. Is or is not SCA combat "calibr...

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If you weren't fitting the armor, I guess you could roll the edges, on some pieces anyway.

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Frederich Von Teufel: I've come up with a fairly strong way of having a historically accurate hinged thumb, that still provide protection from blows to the thumb, but I found t...

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The bronze at The Yard tends to be "Whoknowswhat" brand TM... Much of it is from the aircraft plants in the area.

I love bronze age stuff as well, even if it is really outside the scope of the SCA.

I love it when people whisper sweet nothings in my ear, like "Halstaat, La Tene..."

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JP, you obviously need a pair of Glendour's gauntlets! (This is a crass unpaid commercial plug.).

His thumbs are damned good, I've actually talked him into selling a guy a pair of them to upgrade his gauntlets.

Roderick makes a welded thumb that looks like it ought to work well too.

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Just wondering about fumes. I plan on doing a little forge work on some bronze. Besides beryllium, are there any kinds that I need to worry about? I probably don't need to get it that hot for this particular project (Celtic torc, possibly some other items like spears, daggers...), but I think it wou...

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A little bigger than 1 1/4" by 1 1/2" for one handed use (rattan).

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Bascot: And if you can't fight from horseback, you are a poseur in my book, anyway. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> A. Set pikes for charge. B. Cut horsie in half with my Zweihander. ...

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I'm not sure I want to know what a Pennis Pas is...

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I really don't like the large plate on the pauldrons. On the back, it is pointing outward, basically protecting nothing, when it should be angled inward covering the shoulder blade.

Of course that's just my opinion.

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We already do counted blows (3), but since we can't count very well under pressure, we act them out to help keep score. 1! Good leg, so I don't forget, I'll fight from my knees. 2! Ow! My arm hurts, I won't use it anymore. 3! Ow! My arm hurts, I won't use it anymore. Hey, I don't have a way to hit y...

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I intend to hit you with the edge of my blade, if I hit you with the flat, I am doing something wrong. At the very least I am not using the proper technique to deliver a certain amount of force to my target.

I shave all of my rattan. My rattan swords work like swords, not round sticks.

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Rev. George: This should be on the faq... same reason people throw wraps-+G<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Just because you say good, doesn't mean I can hear it. Also, the next...

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I'm looking in a museum catalog from Bern, and could use a little help translating a couple terms. Thanks. Schwert zu Hieb und Stich? Sword to blow and pass???? The hilts are ~20+cm so they could be used as bastard/hand-and-a-half swords but what is the proper translation? Kurtzschwert, pretty simpl...

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Perkins is pretty much my standard supplier as well. I get the sanded&shaved because I shave mine anyway (better performance, probably shorter life-span), and the husk is pretty damned hard on my electric planer's blades. I have gotten sticks that were the same dia. from end to end, and some that ta...

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No, I haven't met that particular book, but I have met a few others.

Unfortunately, the firemen came...

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But the fat chicks (and chucks) complain!

[This message has been edited by Alcyoneus (edited 12-13-2001).]

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You're all right! http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/biggrin.gif If everybody does it, it is not a PoH, it's a point of convention. Sometimes I will, sometimes I won't. If the shot isn't good, I don't want him/her to take it and I will tell them so. If they insist that they are right and I am mistaken...

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Well, if you want a laurel for it, you need to research the kind of trees they used, and grow some from seed.

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I've seen painted canvas glued onto the shield work well, and I hear powder coating is very tough.

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Look in Norman Vesey's A&A first chapter, and AAOTMK by Edge&Paddock for metal versions.

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Seriously, something like that should be done by someone nearby for fitting purposes. It's a little more specialized than regular armor, and has to fit closer.

Not that I'm opposed to looking, mind you, but the job should be done right.

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Prices look okay, are there better prices in larger quantities. Since they are butt-spliced, you don't have to worry about getting the arrow in the right direction, correct?

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If you have the whole key, even in 2 pieces, the locksmith can probably duplicate it.

Roman Empire bastard swords

Fumes?

German/Swiss Translation help