The Armour Archive

Thomas H

Suppoe it might be small? you make it sound like they were only large hefty items used for shooting from. If you use the german term Setztarsche for the larger pavise and handtartsche for the hand held ones, things begin to make sense. Setztartsche or sitting shield and handtartsche, hand shield.

Thomas H

Admittedly, they weren't much bigger, but still a mounted knight using a pavise, which was the point i was trying to put across.

Thomas H

I have to say, your assumption that pavises weren't used on horseback is, i believe, unfounded. There are illustrations of riders having pavises attached in a similar manner to the bouche shield used in jousting. There is a pavise of exactly the same shape and style present in the British Museum. i'...

Thomas H

I think an oil paint would work and also be waterproof.

Thomas H

Thomas H

more.

Thomas H

even more.

Thomas H

more.

Thomas H

here is what i managed to recover form yet another crash (its every other day, i swear)

These are from various places, myarmoury, google i have others but copyright kicks in so i cannot show them.

Thomas H

Painted armour is definately the shiznit. It ads so much to the overall look.

Thomas H

Hey, it's glasslowing, thanks for the link, yet another to add to my list of books i need.

Thomas H

Cool.

Thomas H

well i'm clearly not working hard enough if pavises go unknown about the archive. I have a table which documents sizes thought it is extremely rough and i have much left to add to it. as to dropping the shield when the fighting came in closer. Many crossbowmen also sometimes called pavisiers carried...

Thomas H

With silver leaf stalks. Superb work, as always.

Thomas H

As the article says and i would have said, strap and buckle an inch above the wrist will (and did) work fine for holding the vambrace together.

Thomas H

When do we Brits expect to recieve our tickets?

Thomas H

The faulds are attached to the breastplate via a small lip at the bottom of the breastplate. the top fauld is solidly rivetted to this lip, the others, usually 2 more, getting a little larger towards the bottom. These overlap the one above. They are held together with internal leathers that allow th...

Thomas H

well, it could be a smaller version of an extant pavise that is basically just two pieces of wood mitred and in the shape of an oval.

Thomas H

Wow, you have been busy, i see why you only stopped in chat for a little time

. i wish i could afford that leather helmet but the tooling would kill me with the cost and your arms

Thomas H

Got any hardwood and a lathe lying round? should work for a while at least for lighter materials.

Thomas H

well yeah, but it deosn't give me my cheese. it took me a year to get the shaun the sheep joke.

Thomas H

I REALLY wish i could get over there. Alas, i can't. i'm finding it hard to get some money together for wood.

Thomas H

awww, i want cheese

Thomas H

Need to know or i'll blow (not really).

Thomas H

i see, raising is fun, is it not

. shame i still need to 'perfect' my technique

. As for a base, hows about welding 3 legs on and concreting the centre and the legs into the floor?

Thomas H

That's quite the stake you have there. Whats it for though?

Thomas H

well sure, that'd be great, point away

thanks.

Thomas H

Very nice, thati sone mighty sized nasal. i take it will sit higher with the liner in

Thomas H

They come in weighing less than Al legs

Thomas H

In the early stages of the hundred years war a pavise would not have amde its entry onto thebattlefield. The ealiest surviving pavise is dated to around 1380 making it middle HYW (if my history serves me right). Though i must admit this is conjecture based upon the fact that none extant are before t...

Thomas H

SPOCK GAUNTS!!!

Thomas H

And here's stupid Thomas thinking why would a cog of all things interest you until i came to the part about boats

Thomas H

Kewl, nice to know who everyone is.

Thomas H

So, who's who in the pictures, nice to put names to faces.

Thomas H

Hmm, try a scrapyard, only place i can think that'd have an I beam that thin.