The Armour Archive

Morgan

Cut off an inch of the "pointy" end to make a blunt end and you'll solve that "pointy" problem.

The tearing off problem, I'm afraid I don't have any ideas.

Morgan

Actually...

DUH!

I totally mis-read that post. My initial read was that he wasn't familiar with "...AEMMA, or the other groups would could have posted here..." which I took to include the SCA.

Mea culpa.

Morgan

The SCA also falls back from the first because even with our slightly limited targets, we're sure as hell not "REAL" fighting. Since we fight often to a single SIGNIFICANTLY NON-DEBILITATING blow, that's a far cry from a "real" fight. The standard of real fighting with fake weapons would describe Cl...

Morgan

yet? Is that what you were hoping for? Reminds me of a post I saw on Arador. http://www.brothersgrymme.org/arador/forum/messages/21895.html Interesting. Are you just trolling to try to prove your point? I notice you didn't get a rah rah gang going over there on the superiority of Arador. The reality...

Morgan

Since you asked, allow me to edumacate you. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif (Yes, I said edumacate.) Spears had big heads. Spears had small heads. Spears had medium sized heads. It depended on the spear and the purpose of said spear and what part of the world you were in. Some long spears...

Morgan

I will only speak of the SCA, as it is the only medieval group with which I've ever been affiliated. In the SCA, everyone wears a variety of armour from very authentic to not-authentic. From full white harness to all hidden armour to simulate those societies where there was no real armour worn. Beca...

Morgan

I fight in both a close and an armet, both with period and non-period visors. I'd agree with Arland that in general, it's no problem to fight in a nice pieriod visor, and DAMN does it look cooler! ------------------ "Be bold and mighty forces will come to your aid." -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Morga...

Morgan

Discussing legitimate complaints makes for a better understanding of our issues, and helps clarify what we really want from our organizations and what direction we want our re-creation and re-enactment to go. It's the American way. You have every right to post what you just did, but I'd SUGGEST that...

Morgan

Of course the SCA is like UO. Or more specifically, UO is like the SCA. The guy who created Ultima is an SCA guy from way back, and many Ultima characters are actually SCA people from Ansteorra (Texas). Neat, eh?

Morgan

I like that I have friends all over the country in the SCA. When I go to big events in different places, we hunt each other down to enjoy each other's company and have a great time. I like that I've made friends with some people (Like Vitus and my Knight, Duncan) BEFORE I met them in person, just be...

Morgan

Aiden: As WE don't fight to submission, but to a single counted blow, I seriously DOUBT that many fights in period "to a counted blow" would end with someone prostrated or prone. Just my concept of reality, it sure doesn't have to be yours. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif

Morgan

I guarantee that you'll find lots of people in EVERY kingdom who'd say just that. "That's not true here." <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by FrauHirsch: <B> This must be regional. It is not true in Caid. Juliana...

Morgan

Personally I find a salute, a knee and the offered sword in recognition of superiority to be a far more dramatic display than the prat-fall. but maybe that's just me.

Morgan

It's beautiful work. The problem you will almost always face being where you are is that shipping is spendy. Now, if you were making $500 steel helms, the extra 20 or whatever on shipping wouldn't be such a high price. But on a $60 item, an extra $10 is a significant percentage. I know it sucks and ...

Morgan

Alcyoneus...that's where "counted blows" are VERY significant!

Morgan

I'm all for counted blows, but I'd like to disagree with Murdock's point about how the fights would be longer. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif Ever see two sword and shield guys who've both been legged? You can usually take a nap before they're done. The LONGEST fight I've ever had in a t...

Morgan

Vocalize the count and keep swinging. "That's one my lord! WACK!"

Morgan

I'll give you $250 for both of them...oh, wait a minute...

THERE IT IS!

Sorry, forget about it. I found my life. Knew I had one around here somewhere....

(Totally teasing)

Morgan

I think the gorget is leather articulated and is leaning on one side of the gorget, which pushes the point to the other side. That's what mine would look like if it were sitting like that.

Morgan

I pretty well limit it to letting my opponent fight with his primary hand if I take his sword arm. Lose the shield, but you don't have to fight off handed if you don't want. That kind of thing. That is if they don't wish to yield, which is pretty common in Ansteorra. I don't like it when I lose a le...

Morgan

Brand does AWESOME greek armour. That's the Armour Store. Just ask them.

Morgan

That's a reasonable explanation. The sellers lack of knowlege of what the hell he had did make me wonder.

Morgan

Isn't the answer supposed to be "no, it's your gut/ass that make you look fat"?

Morgan

half.com and bibliofind.com are good places to look as well.

Morgan

I know what you're saying, JP...scary eh?

THe thing about the sword was a joke...
no point....thrusting tip...get it?

You going to be at Coronation or 12th night?

Morgan

Well, MY marshall handbook says "single handed weapon" NOT "sword." SO the questions is, is Ansteorra playing with danger, or is Ansteorra using simple common sense? I say it's B.

Morgan

Traveling is different than moving. A kingdom is supposed to allow a fighter who is VISITING to use their own standards. For example, in Ansteorra we don't require 1/2 gauntlets with basket hilts, but we DO require vambraces. If I TRAVEL and VISIT a non-vam kingdom that requires 1/2 gauntlets, they'...

Morgan

A spear is easy to see if it's being held in one hand or two.

Morgan

I agree with Asbjorn. If you use it 1 handed only, you should be allowed a low pro. But you should have your card yanked if you grab it two handed and thrust with it, in my opinion. (I'm not suggeting you would do that, I'm just saying if SOMEONE were to do what you want and then use it two handed.....

Morgan

I'm not suggesting anything about this individual in either direction, and I certainly mean no offense to you, but I woulnd't expect that someone who's been fighting for 20 years, no matter HOW much a bastard they may be, would do a lot of rhinoing against someone in armour for the 4th time ever, pa...

Morgan

You could go crusader type armour. Be a lowland noble. It's deffinately cooler than being a highlander.

Pot helm? Great Helm?

Braveheart was middle 1200's anyway.

Morgan

Well, there are already gropus that do that kind of thing. I don't see the SCA changing. I doubt I'd continue to be in armour if that were the case. I'm not IN those organizations NOW, I'm in the SCA, so I think I've demonstrated that I'm interested in the competition. IN fact, when I got away from ...

Morgan

That must make typing awfully tough.

Morgan

If I have to pick just one, it's MacPherson. But damn there are a lot of talented folks around putting out VERY nice stuff.

Morgan

I'm not following what's semi-insulting about the auction.