The Armour Archive

Rev. George

The conflict *I* would be most afraid of is "france, ancient: Azure semy de lys"

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Rev. George

But does that NEED to be discussed at an event? If so, do you do it in private? Do you find it detracting from what the purpose of the event is? Please do not feel like this is an 'attack' in any way, I am just seeking opinions... No...not at all. Part of what I do is socialization, part is "gettin...

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Hey brennus Not to be off topic, but how much for a set of those knees/ elbows? pvt me and let me know... I might be interested.

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Rev. George

The brittish redcoats were, IIRC, dyed with madder.

Here's a ransom image from the web showing a madder dyed wool yarn:

<img src="http://www.radix.net/~herveus/aelfwyn-madder-dye.jpg">

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Rev. George

"Sable, a semy of fleur de lys, each within and conjoined to an annulet Or"

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Rev. George

I think the thing with British NCOs is that they tend to be career soldiers, often more so than their junior officers, and so are where the experience and dedication are particularly concentrated. Generally it is the same for the US, as far as I can tell (esp as you get above Sergeant (e-5)) A seni...

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Actually, the Aztecs had armour. It was several layers of cloth, stitched together and soaked in some kind of brine to stiffen it. (IE terribly like a linothorax) The picture below is fromt he book "The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico" (ISBN 0-8070-5501-8) and is based on ...

Rev. George

s there a list somewhere or could someone provide a list of any rules and regulations to armor? From the horse's mouth: m [i] Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc Inc. Armor Requirements A. Armor Construction 1. Helms: a. Helms shall be constructed of steel of no less than 16 gauge, or of equivale...

Rev. George

My best blazon would be:

Colour, within and conjoined to an annulet, a Fluer-de lys (colour)

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Rev. George

My best blazon would be:

Colour, within and conjoined to an annulet, a Fluer-de lys (colour)

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Rev. George

Yuo could also use electrolytic rust removal- all it would take is a battery charger, a bucket (I use an old kitty litter bucket) and some soda ash (sodium carbonate- availible in the pool chemical section)

Oh,.. and a sacraficial hunk of metal.

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Rev. George

An eating spoon. Regular size (5-7" long or so). Appropriately shaped bowl.

No holes, as I want o be able to eat soup.

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Metal. (pref. Pewter, while i'd like silver or gold, I can't afford it)

And yes... the sig link is broken... I'm gonna go fix that

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Rev. George

I've found several on the web, but I'd also like to know what else is out there, and who you might reccomend (esp for speed of shipping)

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Rev. George

You know, the bit about the magnet isnt right. SOME types of stainelss are magnetic, some aren't. If you dont believe me, go to your local appliance store, and stick a magnet to the stainless steel refrigerator. The short answer to the question is that you cannot easily tell. You could do any of the...

Rev. George

I dunno if I would say it would be "useless" I mean, against a mail clad oponent, a two handed swing with the "pizza paddle of doom" would probably wound the fellow, not from sharp cutting, but from blunt force trauma. It woudl be the equivilent of a heft wooden waster, which, in theory should eb ab...

Rev. George

Let's just say, it seemed fishy to me. I mean I've SEEN byzantine spoons at the museum here on campus (and some other really cool stuff from the era) and I've never seen a spoon that looks like that except in my silver drawer

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no death beatings here... but i have dropped the sumbitch on my foot before. It's heavier than my framing hammer, and probly more rugged.

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Rev. George

Browsing e-bay today, and found this spoon, which claims to be from byzantium, circa 12-13th cent. In my mind it looks like what I have in the cupboard right now. Any thoughts on whether it is likely authentic, and if so, how common? <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/R162-Medieval-Christian-bronze-spoon_...

Rev. George

Do an e-bay search for "whitney punch" look at the pictures, and choose one that has a russetted brown look and appears to be cast of metal, rather than formed of sheet. Like this: <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Whitney-Punch-Leather-Craft-Tool-Pat-d-5-24-13_W0QQitemZ7574430151QQcategoryZ25296...

Rev. George

Brocades, habotai, satins, buckram, tafettas, probably jaquards as far as I can tell.

Duponi was, IIRC occasioanlly seen by merchant-class folks in italy, as its slubbed appearance was unappealing to the typical consumers of silk (the high rollers, as it were)

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Rev. George

The Fluer tunic is sold.

Anyone want the doublet? come on folks, it looks dashing...

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Rev. George

Obsidian is a glass. As such it has no crystaline structure, and doesnt suffer the limitation of crystaline materials (minimum angles of cleavage/fracture, minimum thickness, etc) like steel. Thus, if the angle and thickness are just right, it will break with a very thin edge. this phenomena is used...

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Try this one. In Christianity, Jesus Christ is the son of God. He is God in the flesh. In Islam, Christ was just a prophet, not divine at all. If Islam is *true*, Christianity isn't. And if Christianity is true, Islam isn't. Well early christians had arguments about this. The arian, ebionite and ma...

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Of course obsidian can be sharpened to a monomolecular edge... though it still is a bit brittle...

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Rev. George

I'd gather the look and/or appearance of a medieval warrior.

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Rev. George

well, I think it fits well into the SCA's fighting style- as we have accounts from the spaniards of Aztecs using Macana during skirmishes and decapitating horses with one blow- which means that it is one of the few weapons that might actually hit with sufficient force to cleave an armoured man's arm...

Rev. George

To answer your questions:
16th century and 65 dollars plus shipping ($5 for priority, more if you want express)

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Rev. George

Bump. No word from Robin, so both the Fluer tunic and the doublet are up for grabs again...

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Swear out a warrant- Larceny after trust (or your states equivilent). It will eventually bring the man to bear, and also provide some documentation of your loss for a civil case.

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Rev. George

Yeah... the links been skrewed for a while... hosting comopany decided to eliminate thier free service. I'll probly buy a domain come January or so, but in the mean time the site is homeless. Drop me an e-mail on what yo are looking for, and we'll see what we can do.

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btw, I think the wandering Jew comment was a bit out of line Reverend. That comment seemed very mean spirited. HUH? Are you familiar with the medieval legend of the wandering Jew? Who was cursed to wander the earth until armegeddon? Hence, he would still be alive now, and that would be about the on...

Rev. George

Black tunic is sold.

Fluer de lys tuinic is being held for the next 24 hours pending payment from ?robin?

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Jeff, et. al: From: m Thought you blokes would enjoy some photos of some out of production helmets. I made a fiberglass copy of each for my workshop as you cant beat studying original pieces hands-on. I have access to some original armor in several private collections that we have been granted permi...

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Spoon shape and an interesting e-bay find