The Armour Archive

Thomas H

You could fill them with lead or steel or something and make paperweights out of them

Thomas H

1. Is it period to wear the lower half of a milanese breastplate over a brigandine?
2. were doublets worn under a brigandine?
3.what were period colours and fabrics for brigandines?
thanks for any help you can provide.
i'm talking about late half of the 15thC by the way, about 1480ish.

Thomas H

Someone is finally doing some research. this helmet looks like a pretty decent general style armet.
http://www.a2armory.com/clhemehe.html
some of the other helmets are not looking too shabby either like that bellows face sallet.

Thomas H

i'm not entirely sure about the periodness but an oval would be pretty sweet. curved ever so slightly along it's length.

Thomas H

Mail the pictures to me at haymanarmoury@hotmail.com

Thomas H

First thing i would think about is the cost of heat treating the steel cos' it will have to be annealed at some stage. i suggest you go to a steel fabrication shop and ask them to plasma cut it out. it may be a tad expensive but will be cheaper than buying all those jigsaw blades.

Thomas H

Well, with much reluctancy i started on the halves today. i did them at the same time rather than do one and then match the other. it took me just under half an hour to dish within about an inch of a perfect fit. I used my modified lump hammer, it has a 1lb ball cut in half and welded to either side...

Thomas H

I think i'm going to have to upgrade m yplanishing hammer from a ball pein to some kind of large mallet type object. The steel came as a free half perf/half normal sheet from my dads work. i whacked the perf bit and it barely moved(7lb sledgehammer)

Thomas H

Until i had the pieces cut out i never really realised how thick it was. this is definately a piece for the hotworking pile.

Thomas H

I just got back from the fabrication shop with my helmet halves for my Armet.I am using Sinrics patterns and i have chosen to use some scrap 3mm steel, is this overkill or just right. it translates to about UK12g. I am planning on selling the helmet to SCAdians when finished.

Thomas H

That helmet looks liek a perfect fit actually. if it wobbles add some padding and maybe a coif with arming cap and before ya know it, it fits like a glove.

Thomas H

I've seen a propane tank explode before and i is NOT pretty or funny at all. The shrapnel is razor sharp and very big but if that doesn't kill you the fireball will. http://www.thedailystar.com/news/stories/2001/05/08/farmer.html http://www.news-record.com/news/local/rock/explosion_063004_hp.htm htt...

Thomas H

I think that if you've had no previous experience in armouring you are setting yourself up for a HUGE disapointment, Especially if you want it to look great the first time round. By all means though have a bash at it. If you need help with anything mail me at haymanarmoury@hotmail.com

Thomas H

That helmet's different i'll give you that. very good for a first try. that breastplate also looks very cool and comfortable. Well done, better than my first try and i had help.

Thomas H

You'd better make something good.......so that i can drool over it

Thomas H

Pictures of your work would be good and/or a site address if you have one. people tend to be wary of people who just show up and post like this.

Thomas H

http://www.triplette.com/Zen/04_SCArattan.htm
http://www.kingslayer.com/ironmonger/hilts/hilts.htm

Thats what i found with a quick google search. hope it helps.

Thomas H

http://home.armourarchive.org/members/hayman/
scroll down to the filename armour 1 and they go all the way down to 42. that's all the ones from Darivs' site.

Thomas H

In the royal armouries there is quite a well known horse armour and knight. I was looking to make a repro of the knights sword for my future armour projects. Does anyone know where i can find a detailed picture of the whole sword and closeups of it's chape, grip, and crossguard? thank you for any he...

Thomas H

My dad said that back in the day he used to soundproof his room with cork tiles. he said it worked a treat.

Thomas H

Oh well, i suspose it's less work for me then. Now i think about it and have a good look through my picture collection i can't see any gussets. Suspose i'll have to look harder next time. thanks.

Thomas H

I believe a lot of the presentation material was stolen from a hotel(not entirely sure).

Thomas H

Thanks for the help guys. Anyone know how to do triangualr rolls then?

Thomas H

sorry about that folks. having a few technical difficulties as usual.[img]http://home.armourarchive.org/members/hayman/New%20Folder%20(2)/cuirass11.jpg[/img]

Thomas H

Is it More or less period to have sliding gussets or not on a breastplate of this type.[img]http://www.helmschmiedt.narod.ru/cuirass11.jpg[/img]

Thomas H

I have the weights for the sigismund suit if you want. here they are.
http://home.armourarchive.org/members/hayman/New%20Folder%20(2)/Here%20are%20some%20weights%20for%20various%20parts%20of%20A62%20Vienna.doc

Thomas H

i think i'm going to go with Sinrics patterns because it is easier for me to read Engliah rather than Russian. sorry about that folks. thanks especially to Dmitry for the translation.

Thomas H

Anders, i meant the sallet. how did you heat it all at once when you took the picture?

Thomas H

To be Honest wouldn't the fan be in the way for a reason. maybe becuase the other ones were ill fitting or too big. those look to small to even have because they would offer little to no protection against a weapon.

Thomas H

Raising is pretty simple like ralphS said but it requires a decent heat source and a lot of energy. I'm about a quarter done with my bascinet and my forge is indespensable. keep your hand steady and the piece up to the stake be it 'T' or ball and keep your courses close together.

Thomas H

i use mild for my ball stake and a years use has hsown very little wear with the odd polish every now and again. i even use a cast iron ball i found and that seems to be working better than the steel one.

Thomas H

I was thinking of making a tutorial out of it. lots of pics and info and such. if anyone wants me to just say

Thomas H

I did wonder where that tail had got to. thanks everyboby for that help. it looks like something nice and simple for me to do when i get my steel. I'm going to make the skull out of 10 or12g i'm not sure what it is yet. the visor and sides are going to be 18g cos' i'm strapped for cash at the moment.

Thomas H

Could someone do me a huge favour and translte a tiny bit of text for me. it's in russian from that russian armour site. thank you for helping me out yet again what does the bit inside the rectangle say. i can't figure out why the rectangle is there. http://www.helmschmiedt.narod.ru/Elmetto1.gif

Thomas H

Is that sallet in an oven or is it an open forge? if the forge how do you heat it all at once. i can only get maybe an 8 inch square patch going.

brigandine questions

Foreign export helm.

Overkill?

Horse armour sword.

Which is period?

Armet help.