The Armour Archive

Morgan

Make hardwood pell swords, and only swing your rattan at people you're trying to kill. Just a suggestion. Or, take the ever lovin' hell out of your broken sticks to use on the pell. I never hit a pell with a good rattan stick.

Morgan

Hehe...I suppose this picture would make most of you scream with concern: [img]http://mike.thelostfrayman.net/King_Champion_01_2002/SMALL/images/KC012002_03_10.jpg[/img] ------------------ "Be bold and mighty forces will come to your aid." -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Morgan Buchanan http://www.geoci...

Morgan

A bruise is an injury. A nasty bruise is starting to be a bad injury. Bad bruises can lead to a world of problems after a while. Never problems, bad circulation, scar tissue build up...and here I thought you didn't want anyone getting injured. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif Or are you ju...

Morgan

Cheval...thanks for the input. Please know I wasn't championing the bowling ball, merely pointing out that it's results (albeit with the flaws you've described) are more repeatable and understandable than "it'd injure someone in armour" or "the force was transmitted through the armour" or any such d...

Morgan

A) Yeah, it looks like he miscalculated when doing international money values.

B) There's NOTHING to stop me from putting my old 1 button apple mouse on ebay with a minimum bid of 50,000,000. I just have to pay the listing fee.

Morgan

Syr Rhys, undeniable true. But the reality is that we currently have ZERO. No way at all to judge the blow. What we do is put someone in armour and hit them in a non-combat situation, and then fight with them and talk about blow calling. What Richard is asking for is a non-subjective method of writi...

Morgan

Totally subjective. Who's reasonable? Who's the median of reasonable? Who's prudent? How prudent is TOO prudent? What's adequate armour? What armour is TOO adequate? What is "substantially?" Mind you, I don't disagree. But it's not a rule. I like the common sense approach, but I think that has been ...

Morgan

A) Hjalmr made an attempt, but he didn't get any closer than the current rules. He merely substituted "sufficient" for "telling." B) Syr Rhys, I have finally to disagree with you. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif You stated, "Even the "hitting the bowling ball" test is artificial in that w...

Morgan

hehehe...ah yes, that'd make a heck of a difference.

Morgan

I tried to email you at the email listed in your profile, jvreeland@jimachine.com, but it bounced. Please email me, I'm interested in seeing a pic of your gauntlets...or if anyone else has pics, please send them to me. And of course, I still need James to get to me in case I'm interested. http://www...

Morgan

I'd like to see the list of "types of maille that Erik has never worked on or built."

Morgan

Imagine if you were some unlucky sap who was jumpping over a 100 foot gorge at the exact moment that Newton discovered gravity...

Morgan

AWESOME site! Lite porn that doesn't get filtered at work!

Morgan

Rhys, Rorik...the problem is that he's in the Middle kingdom. I believe their marshall handbook actually says to TAKE a shot if it's light but clean. At least that's what I saw being discussed on the Northshield list recently. Please, someone from Middle, correct me if I'm wrong. I went to DL the ma...

Morgan

In my armet I'm a sucker for an underanded thrust. In an armet in the 15th and 16th century, I woulnd't have given a damn if you tried the same thrust with a real sword...it woulnd't do anything. In the SCA, I'm learning to not let that underhanded thrust get me. And I LIKE wearing a period visor. I...

Morgan

So did you re-list them since they didn't meet your reserve?

If so, how long are your legs? I'd bet no matter HOW "adjustable" they are, if you're 5'2" they would't fit my 6'4".

Morgan

I guess what I've been trying to say, Owen, is that we're not REALLY PUSHING per se. Contact, yes. WEll, frankly there woulnd't be contact if your sword arm wasn't up. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif Controlling. But not a hell of a lot of pushing. As Parlan said, a fine line. Perfectly l...

Morgan

And of course "What does the brave squire say to his knight?"

"Get your own damn beer!"

Morgan

I believe we're in complete agreement. That'd what I'm talking about...my shield inside my opponents sword arm. But it's not just sitting there. I'm actively trying to control his sword hand. NEVER punching. Never "pushing the guy around." But if he starts to raise his sword, I'll push out or back (...

Morgan

Of course the English feel superior...anyone who lives that close to Scotland has to feel pretty good about themselves!

Morgan

Morgan

Glendour? He sucks. NOT! Gosh, I love looking at his stuff and chatting with him. That's a guy who'll show you ANYTHING (armour wise, that is)...great work.

Morgan

Excellent suggestion. Now, go to Pennsic and see how many archive people you can find wearing a little pewter pilgrim's badge. Look at all the people wearing hats and figure out which one has the right stuff in it. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif "Regular" heraldry is best for this. I've ...

Morgan

I guess it's pretty hard to "tell" you want I mean by "push" in this instance. If I wanted to knock someone backwards, I could do that. I don't mean to suggest that we "push" that hard. It's when 2 fighters end up in that open stance that makes them both look like big cactuses...you know, arms up in...

Morgan

Robert, I'm glad you didn't take it as total flaming, as I didn't intend it to be TOTAL flaming. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif Yes, it's my belief, and the belief of others who's opinion I hold in much higher regard than my own that the "standard SCA belt favor" is a modern creation, li...

Morgan

It's an ancient tale...a tale as old as the Armour Archive itself. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif Please don't take this as being completely rude, because I don't REALLY mean to single JUST you out, but I certainly don't mean it to sound incredibly nice either. It's very obvious that you...

Morgan

Gravity

Morgan

I like the 7 1/2 footers because they have to run farther to get to you...makes them more tired when they get there!

[This message has been edited by Morgan (edited 02-11-2002).]

Morgan

Playing a little bear pit yesterday, and there were a couple high strung "jump the guy with the the pole arm" s/sh guys...I just love the look on their face when you're NOT running away and they're STILL not killing you. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif Just had to share. -----------------...

Morgan

...still unamazed.

Morgan

I'd have to at least partly agree with Androu...when I first read it, I thought "borne to the earth" was a genteel way of saying "knocked on your ass" or, basically, hit so hard you were knocked unconscious or at the very least, knocked down.

Morgan

So when are they going to actually get you, er, elevate you to the order? Enquiring squires want to know. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif ------------------ "Be bold and mighty forces will come to your aid." -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Morgan Buchanan http://www.geocities.com/morgunnmac

Morgan

Here's the rule. It may be a slightly liberal interpretation of this rule that allows one to place their shield on the weapon arm of one's opponent and push to control the weapon, but the intent is pretty clear. The typo is actually in the rule book, so I included it. http://www.armourarchive.org/ub...

Morgan

I'm guessing by the description that they're too big for Jengjen...she's not the largest lady in the SCA by a long long way.

Morgan

Huge congrats, your Highness.

Very very cool.

Morgan

Pushing IS allowed. We do NOT see that. This is of course, just my opinion.

Attn: James of the Marsh : Gauntlets

Pole arms...gotta love 'em