The Armour Archive

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You know, I really wish I had a time machine so I could go back in time and kick Bashford Dean and his like-minded buddies up the arse.

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Does the SCA have a requirement that your kits has to be accurate? I dont think so. Well, given that our only real rule is "wear pre-17th C. clothing" we *kind* of do. At least, it should be an honest attempt at real armour. There are a lot of people who wear Road Warrior Crap who shouldn...

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Yeah, because all those Irish monks and northern European folks were mistaking Greek pottery for Viking imagery....

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Frankly, the theory strikes me as ludicrous.

First, that would require iconographic evidence that doesn't exist (drawings or depictions of such helmets historically).

Second, it would require that helms of that period actually *had* that feature.

Where's the evidence to support it?

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Rittmeister Frye wrote:But they're both a ton of fun, especially compared to the new-fangled and doubtless passing fad of smokeless powder!

Gordon, I love you, man.

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brewer wrote:Be careful, or become a song and/or legend (at least a hilarious campfire story).

"Gather 'round the campfire, boys, and I'll tell you The Cautionary Tale of Musketeer Armand LaFlamme and How He *MET* the Twelve Apostles."

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Darn, I miss all the fun parties.

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I have to wonder what would have happened had it been a bodkin....

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You really need to get the highest res version of that you can and make it into a poster (Cafe Press is a painless way to go). I know *I* would buy one.

Lookin good, man.

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The author has done his research. He mentioned Wisby. Damn.

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Mac Thamhais wrote:I think I'm sorta looking for a command.

ie - (we must all) Survive and Defend
or perhaps - (we must) Survive (so that we will be able to) Defend

hope that makes sense.

Yeahhhhh......

Neither of those is a command.

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This makes me all kinds of happy.

Schveet.

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raito wrote:But this only works if you're willing to do the whole impression. God knows I've seen enough guys wearing dou and spare parts.

Oh, Lord.

Do NOT get me started. I hate it when people work hard(ish) on their dÃ´, and do bugger-all for the rest of their kit.

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Maeryk wrote:d) It's better than "Hearts and Armour".

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086074/

Yeah, but "Hearts and Armour" had an incredibly nekkid Barbara di Rossi in it. That makes up for a multitude of sins.

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And they aren't belted, as well.

Casques are way cool if you like 1640s stylin'.

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Kilkenny wrote:
Thomas MacFinn wrote:Check him out in "Lion in Winter", one of the few remakes that is arguably better than the original.

Sorry, I completely and utterly disagree.

As must I.

It was a classic case of an unnecessary remake.

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Dang it, this was supposed to be "Off Topics".

Poop.

Okay, maybe we can sell the DVDs....

JT, can you move this to OT for me?

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Did anyone catch the recent airing of Mac... um.... The Scottish Play, with Patrick Stewart in the title role? Holy CRAP. That was INCREDIBLE. I've never seen such a perfect and magnificent production of the tale. It blew my mind. First, it was a modernization in setting, but script unchanged. Usual...

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I am a great fan of well-done concealed armour. Splendid.

And that is a bitchin'-sweet helmet. Damn.

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There are so many members of the rapier community in Atlantia for whom I have the highest respect that I have come to believe that once the art is developed and accepted in all the Kingdoms, a fourth peerage is not only necessary but desirable. And then a fifth for archery. And maybe a sixth for eq...

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There are so many members of the rapier community in Atlantia for whom I have the highest respect that I have come to believe that once the art is developed and accepted in all the Kingdoms, a fourth peerage is not only necessary but desirable. And then a fifth for archery. And maybe a sixth for eq...

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Hm.

I think I like the idea.

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(former Far West "hat")

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The only concern I've always had about ailettes is that they may actually TRAP a downward shot on the shoulder -- what may glance off is captured onto the ball of the shoulder.

Have you ever found that to be the case?

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LOL. Been there.

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Try this:

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&s ... ari+kabuto

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The thing about zunari is that there is a wide latitude in actual design. Narrow ventral plates, wide ones -- it doesn't matter much. They're usually narrower, though. That said, given the width of this one, I think it could benefit from more curvature (when seen from the front). The head looks a bi...

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You REALLY need to see this:

http://guindo.pntic.mec.es/~jmag0042/palefont.html

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Cromwell.

Ack, ptui.

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Not to be contrarian, but I was always under the impression that roses on coronets were reserved (by practice if not regulation) for queens and past-queens (that whole "Order of the Rose" thing)...

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Christ, JoJo, that is incredibly inappropriate.

JT, can you remove that image?

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Chrichton's friend was a know-nothing moron.

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Cap'n Atli wrote:Fun movie, BAD, really, really BAD history.

I liked the ships, but the figureheads looked like they were made fron horse poop.

I'm still trying to figure out how Neatherthals, living in caves, were able to create tack for their horses. Their. Horses. THEIR. HORSES.

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Yeah, pretty close. When HRH started fighting He chose that name based on His affinity for the archaeopteryx. He just chopped it a bit. He uses the skeleton as His device.. God DAMMIT! It's probably time to pick a new name. He is a new man, and should pick a new name. This. Oh, dear God, very much ...

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dukelogan wrote:i think what we are talking about is that while the sca continues to grow and improve, better armour, better garb, better camp furniture, better pavilions, better banners, etc etc the fighting community has failed to keep up.

QFT.

This.

Word.

Yup.

+1

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Can anyone give me a clue as to what kind of name Arch Teryx is?

Patrick Stewart as the Scottish King in the Scottish Play