The Armour Archive

Morgan

I think it's ebay policy that they must contact each other within 3 days. So if the auction ended on Friday after you leave work, you REALLY should make sure you contact on Monday morning...and leaving feedback over the weekend is unreasonable. UNLESS they state in their auction that you are require...

Morgan

I protect my sword arm about as aggressively as my head. I hate fighting off hand, and if my opponent doesn't beat me to the punch offering to let me lose my shield arm, I yield, unless he's at a disadvantage. But me off hand vs. someone at full strenght, not much of a fight. http://www.armourarchiv...

Morgan

Thanks for that clarification. I knew I could see that they had some specific safety stuff going on. Just like every other group that does more than stated combat...we want to kill our friends, not hurt them.

Morgan

You weren't planning on useing them for sniper work and assassinations?

Morgan

I also noticed that there wasn't much for shots thrown at the face, neck and head. ALL the spears are pointing down. I don't think I saw a spear shot that was higher than belly level in the whole video. I'm not suggesting that's a BAD thing, mind you...if I was wearing an open faced helm I woulnd't ...

Morgan

I've flung 200 pound fighters with a pole arm...it's technique. I have a squire sister who's not very big. She's tough. I've met tiny tough women fighters. They know their risks, they fight with heart, and I'm proud to share the field with them. We've got a guy who occasionally shows up at our baron...

Morgan

I believe now it's just "no authrorizations will be done at Pennsic." So, have your card when you get there, period.

Morgan

She's doing his toe nails, right?

Morgan

I've been playing it multi player with my girlfriend and a bit online as well.

Morgan

I usually like to let a new fighter play around a bit before I want to see them on a pell. First of all, they aren't interested in hitting a pell, they came to fight...so let's KEEP their interest by letting them play. They won't all of a sudden enforce bad habits in a practice or two that can't be ...

Morgan

How can anyone be "done" with Dungeon Siege?

Morgan

I can only agree with what Jean Richard had to say. It's a tough path to walk, working with the new fighters, giving them a sense of fun, accomplishment, progress and reality. In the "old days" from what I understand, there was often far too much REALITY given to new fighters and not enough of the r...

Morgan

Well...if the fight were a samurai in a kimono vs a knight in a shirt, I may be inclined to bet on the samurai, or at least give him a fair chance, for sure. But if they're both fully armoured, I'll give odds if someone wants to take the samurai. I don't care how good his swordsmanship is...we all k...

Morgan

Allow me clarify what I meant. If I'm in a place where I'm the new guy or someone else is the new guy and they're so unconfident that they want to calibrate, I don't really care. I've never done anything except square off and start swinging against anyone from any kingdom I've ever fought...I just f...

Morgan

'bout time.

Morgan

Could be a strange cookie problem. I just posted to one of them. Clear your cookies maybe, or just reboot. Just a thought.

Morgan

I won't get into the argument that a wrap with a sword to the back of the helm would or wouldn't be effective. But if you think someone with a spiked mace/flail throwing that ball around into the back of the head of someone wearing a simple Norman conical and a coif wouldn't cause stunning effect an...

Morgan

A) You know how to spell "assume"? I went to college on a debate scholarship. I have studied logic. There is nothing wrong with my question. If you're too inarticulate to be able to tell me what's wrong with it, then I have doubt that you studied logic (or understood it) myself. B) Left. If I had to...

Morgan

From an SCA standpoint, it'd depend on the design of both units and which way is more comfortable. I think that on the outside is more common. From a historical perspective, it's totally different. The gorget was very different than the SCA wears them. MANY historical suits of armour had no gorget, ...

Morgan

I'd have taken this side discussion private, but Marshall's email address isn't listed on his profile. I refuse to accept the answer both because the question was asked to illicit which is WORSE. If you have two lumps of clay and you say, "WHich is heavier?" the answer cannot be BOTH. It's also HIGH...

Morgan

Good answer. I wasn't really referring to something like a bar grill bascinet, more than the helms like Ashcraft Baker's round football bar grill that has ZERO historical basis (like his spangen that doesn't have spangens)... the ones that look like upside down bar grilled trash cans. But your answe...

Morgan

My question was asked specifically because I knew the answer if anyone had the guts to answer it honostly. YOUR question is specious...because A) I don't have a wife B) I never beat my ex-wife C) I never beat my girlfriends. D) I woulnd't refuse to answer. See A, B and C. MY question was based in re...

Morgan

One hypocracy I find interesting is when you have something little sticking out from behind a shield or something and the marshall says, "YOu need to get that ankle in" or some such...but the guy with the sheild that's TOO SMALL to do it gets by and the guy with the POLE ARM gets by.... makes me lau...

Morgan

And I notice that since I've asked again, nobody who's against the helm has answered MY question. I'll take what Thomas Jefferson said about a question left un-answered. With the very skilled methodologies that have been used by the ultra-authenticity crowd, I'm suprised nobody'd been able to answer...

Morgan

Note to Bascot: Not everyone in the SCA thinks our weapons would do the damage that seems to be implied by our rules. Many of us say, "This was the damage level they thought these weapons would do when the society was first started. Current research shows this isn't the case, but we still fight with...

Morgan

One CAN get lucky on ebay. I got a $300 router new in box for $35. I've SEEN RW#5 go for 10, but more often than not, I've seen used punches go for over 50 when the new punch with a full punch and die set is 60.

Morgan

I'll say it again, and I'd love someone who's against this helm to answer the question: I think we can agree that we need to START someplace to get to the goal of absolute authenticity. WOuld you rather eliminate THIS helm from the list first, or the round bargrill monstrosity that looks like nothin...

Morgan

testy testy Do you have a harbor freight around you? They sell a knock off that's dirt cheap and works fine for 14 gauge steel. I went to the website listed above, and on that very page there's info on the "Roper Whitney #5 Jr." That's the hand punch you want. I have one, not the knock off. I think ...

Morgan

Sinric's work is so good, you can't even see where the springs for the pins are located, yes. It's hard to find them when you've got the helm in your hands even. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif They're basically a few inches toward the temples, parallel to the line of the eye slot. Right ...

Morgan

there are no thickness requirements for clackers as long as their design doesn't allow them to go through an eye slot. It's basically a shaved off section of rattan. If you took a piece of rattan and drew the largest square you could on it, you'd see 4 sections of rattan that looked like a D on each...

Morgan

Go with a close helm...all the cool kids are doing it. Right Pathfinder?

Morgan

Awesome work. I'm the owner of Sinric's most recent close. He's actually done a THIRD visor for my helm recently, and I've been too busy job hunting to think about it, but wanted to say he did a great job. There are new pics of my helm with all three visors at http://www.eskimo.com/~cwn/close.html T...

Morgan

Any nobody says "What's a Westie duke doing fighting in the Caid crown?"

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Documentable or not, It's still several steps over the spuntop bargrill football helmet. It's sure interesting looking.

Morgan

What they said.

Morgan

Chainmaile bikinis aren't period, my dear...let's get you into something considerably more period...like my pavillion!

[This message has been edited by Morgan (edited 05-03-2002).]