The Armour Archive

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Some of what was said of Michael of Boorshaven sounds similar to what I heard of an Eastern Duke (Angus?) including the pawning of the crown jewels. This one apparently got involved in a felony murder or two, and is in a FL prison.

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There are something on the order of 200+ SS alloys, so there is a difference in how they would work.

If you are a real man and choose to work SS hot, don't wear gloves.

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So HRH wants you to wear later period garb??? That would be about 1150 for you, wouldn't it?

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Aye, begorah! That you are, hoohoohoo!

Frosted lucky charms, they're magically delicious!

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My guess is you are probably right.

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Glendour sold the last of his turbans at Pennsic (I think Templar Bob got one), and wasn't really planning on making another until it was time to get ready for Pennsic again (that is where he finds that they sell...), but has parts for a dress helm cut out. He said he was interested in making bazuba...

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Also, check GC Stone's Glossary, page 1. Adaga.

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Glendour doesn't have a website YET as far as I know. He had a couple at GW's, but I think he sold at least one of them at Pennsic. I mailed him this page, so if he does have one, he should be letting you know.

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The color of the steel could be determined by the alloy it was made with. If your ore had nickle in it (like some German sources), your finished product would appear whiter-like some German Maximillian armours.

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Try out several different shield that people have of the style you have (round, heater, wankel...). How you strap it will determine, to an extent, how you will fight with it. Mine is a wankel shape, and I have one strap on the forearm near the elbow and two more straps for the hand. These straps are...

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If you go to most kingdom webpages, and from there, to local groups, their webpages often have photo albums.

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Think of a knight as a sort of "Renaissance Man". He doesn't have to be as committed to A&S as a Laurel, or as much service as a Pelican, but he should have to participate a little in each. At the ceremony the Laurel is basically saying "He's not just an ignorant stick jock", the Pelican "He's not j...

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Just watched the show on Vikings last night, and wondered how long your boat is?

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Primarily used for planishing plate.

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Makes sense, the top surface would be work hardened to about RC 50 jillion...

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Sure, why not?

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Yes. A number of Calontir kings were not knights when they won crown. We have an "open" list to which you generally have to write a letter of intent to enter the list to the Crown. They may deny you entry into the list, and occasionally do.

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I vote for very late 16th C. The lack of "peascod" on the doublet might indicate early 17th C, but I don't know enough to say for sure.

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I know a guy that tried to make a titanium shield, and wanted to curve it just a bit. He took it and put it through one of the large 3 bar rollers, and had it completely wrapped around one of them before he took it out. It came out flat. Most likely it will not want to shape much, if you work it col...

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If he was striking an arm that was gone, it would be a kill. Since he was striking a leg repeatedly it sounds like he either wasn't very skilled, or was simply an ass. There the possiblility that he thought he was actually hitting the torso. This happened to me once, and after I killed the knight, I...

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What's in it? Damn near everything he could find that was authentic. Copies of real pieces were excluded.

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It is possible for a face thrust to be too light. If you are at extreme range, you may just be able to touch the face, but apply no force to it. If I do this, and I have, I do not expect my opponent to take it. I have told people "Please do not take that, I can do better". If they turn their head to...

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You are crazy. Think about it, you wear a dress and let your friends hit you with clubs. HELLO!!!?

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Yes, there is. Borrow a shield and use it long enough that you can authorize. This usually means that you gain minimum competency in offense as well as defence, and are not likely to do anything immediately dangerous to yourself or your opponent. Authorize. Put the shield down and use something you ...

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Unfortunately, I failed my dice roll for my "see invisible link" spell...

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It is not always a "point of honor", sometimes it is a "point of stupidity".

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Falchions were (so I've read) used more commonly than longswords, due to their greater weight. But they did not survive, apparently in proportion to their supposed use.

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It is a good price for a (presumably) Museum Replicas piece. I wish it did not say "SCA" though, because someone might buy it thinking they could fight in it. 16g, not 18g is the minimum for that.

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Vol. II (Arms 714p) is on Ebay for just $2.25 at the moment. I've got one and I still think I might bid...

http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1459223713&r=0&t=0&showTutorial=0&ed=999353113&indexURL=0&rd=1

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Part of the reason some people take to BS so quick is that it takes less time to gain a reasonable level of proficiency in it. A newbie with a BS is far more dangerous to me than a newbie with any other weapon system when we are fighting with the same thing. S&S requires a certain amount of coordina...

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It looks to thin to be part of a horse's harness, but when it gets here, I'll let you know. I hope that I am not imagining things when I seem to see some sort of design on the thing. Oh, he said that it was found near Augsburg.

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I have used tannic acid to treat metal before (mail) and it leaves a rather attractive finish that is rather durable.

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A lot of anvils were melted down in WWII for scrap metal. Seein a photo of a fence made from melted down armor was obscene.

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