The Armour Archive

Alcyoneus

I thought flamingos were pink.

Very nice.

Alcyoneus

Noble titles did not preclude Bishoprics. One of the Sforza's (or Medici's, I can't recall which right now) was made a Bishop at the age of 17. I believe Bishop Odo was William's brother.

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Examine each assumption, and look at the anomolies or inconsistencies that must be explained. A. It is a musclata. 1. That it is a muscluta. B. It is a coat of plates. 1. Why does it have a central flute on the front, and what is it attached to? Are there any other examples of central flutes that st...

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If you want it to be protective, I think you need to go with several layers of fabric/batting. Otherwise, it is concealment, not cover.

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m (among other things mentioned): â€¢ An ingenious suggestion which may bear an element of truth suggests that a flower used by Henry IV as a badge was the Forget-me-knot, known by its 14th century French name souvent vous de moy. This may perhaps appear a little too romantic even for the â€œage of ...

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I can't see William Marshal using 'chuks.

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There is also a current argument that kingdoms cannot actually modify some of the society rules such as this and that they are not really minimums like the armour standard (where a kingdom may for example require vambraces or elbow cops even though society minimums do not). it will be interesting t...

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I say coat of plates, Jeff says coat of plates or jack. He pointed out the triangular shaped 'demi-fauld' of plate lames over the solar plexus. Gwen Those can be found on the Altar of St James (Pistoia Altar), among other places, but with breastplates. I don't think I've seen them with COP, althoug...

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Until pretty late in the period, the difference between a spear, and a lance was an artificial one. The elite mounted 'knights' of the Bayeux Tapestry are using spears.

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That can only be answered by the individual. Some will go for the appearance, others would prefer the fiber.

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But that was because as a clergyman, he was prohibited from drawing blood. Smashing them was okay, he just couldn't cut them.

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A flail was an agricultural implement, knight's weren't farmers.

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I've never seen a coat of plate of that shape. I'm willing to bet that there were few six-packs back then. I doubt they spent much time doing sit-ups or crunches.

So why would it have to be anatomically correct?

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I looked in my book, and managed to find the image online. m Folding Multipurpose Tool, Nuremberg, c.1560-70, iron, case etched, partly blackened. [img]http://www.gilbert-collection.org.uk/previous_exhibitions/dresden/images/multipurpose_tool_225.jpg[/img] My books describes it as: Iron, etched, wit...

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It is a muscled breastplate.

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C&R would not qualify as it is not a Curio&Relic. It is too modern for that.

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MJBlazek wrote:The same way most besegews do, ties on. two holes in the middle to thread a cord

Or leather riveted to the back with a tab extending upwards to the gorget/shoulder.

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Chicago IL, 60655-2292 US

You might ask them for info on UK dealers, I couldn't find an email address for them.

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Safety. Assuming you are male, do you really want someone to thrust you to the cup just as hard as they would to the chest? Its a legal target, you know...

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I don't think there is any reason that it couldn't have been done in various ways, on the same suit, rivets with fluting on the torso, and lacing on the sleeves. The scales on the torso seem to overlap the horizontal 'banding', rather than the 'banding' holding down the ends of the scales. It may be...

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I went to ReconstructingHistory.com for the first time in a bit, and damn. She must be working 48hrs a day. She's added clothing, fabric, rope........as well as a ton of new patterns. If you need linen or hemp canvas for your interpretation, she's got it. Ecclesiatical brocade? Yup. Pricey, but you ...

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nice work matthew. Out of pure interest as it relates to somethign I am having made next year, how are tubes that fine made in the early periods? is it sheet then solder etc? Cut strips out of sheet, then run it through drawplates, then solder. Jewelry how-to books will tell you how do this better ...

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Its nice to know that you have friends.

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The pendulum swings...

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If they are just turning their head, I'd say they were in the wrong. If they are turning their head while also trying to move out of the way (dodging), I'd say they were okay.

Don't withdraw your spear completely, they'll turn back to you and POW!

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Photos 5, 6, and 7 are of the Galiot's suit in the Met in NYC, and are c1527.

The gauntlet I would guess is probably from 1560 or later, but I'm not certain on that one.

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Actually, it would be faux real.

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Even a muzzleloader has better range than a tazer. And 10,000 muzzleloader?

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This would be a nice one:

http://home.armourarchive.org/members/a ... met000.jpg (large)

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1376. There is a coat of plates that would functionally be equivalent to that on RedKaganate? site. I'm at work and don't have the link handy. It was Italian, but found in a Venetian colony somewhere in the Russian steppes, I think. I'd be comfortable with a date c1365-1385 as 'new' manufacture.

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You could get some skralings to help for about $24 worth of glass beads...

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In nineteen years of fighting in the sca, I have never seen anything like this. while I've seen people get hit on the ground, after they were dead, and hit from behind, I've never seen anyone knocked unconsious, or been given a nice case of permanent epilepsy. I know someone who says they were knoc...

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[uses The Force to insert thought into Vladimir's brain]Hey! Alcyoneus would like some cool leather work![/The Force off]

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That one is different than the one I saw in Minerva magazine years ago.

I recently saw a pic (I think I bought the catalog) of a German renaissance example.

They were more common than we realize.

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That makes sense. They took old breastplates and cut them up to use for brigandine in the New World. There is no reason to not have 'Army Surplus' sales to the East as well.

The Empress has been busy!