The Armour Archive

Brian W. Rainey

Interesting.... that bascinet visor is eerily reminiscent of a heavily and incorrectly restored one in storage at the Chicago Art Museum.

Brian W. Rainey

What Zanetto said.

Of the ~20+ examples of 14th century gauntlets in the "hourglass" style of which I am aware.... none have a riveted joint at the wrist.

Brian W. Rainey

They may very well be latten. There are numerous bits of latten armour extant from the 14th century. The most famous being the gauntlets of the Black Prince.

Brian W. Rainey

We just received an additional run of 2003 Mail Research Society Journals!

Get yours here:

http://www.armourresearchsociety.org/journal.html

Brian W. Rainey

Thanks Mike... My question was more of a : "Are Student memberships limited to students?" type. I am a "student" of armour, but only informally. Student memberships, tickets, etc... are limited to students currently enrolled in an acredited program. If you are planning on going to the conference or...

Brian W. Rainey

I wanted to take a moment and provide some up-to-date information on the ARS Journal. We had previously slated the end of April for print. However, our time schedule has slid just a tad. It will probably be mid-late June before the Journals are shipped. There are a couple of very good reasons for th...

Brian W. Rainey

What style of bascinet? There is somwhere between ~250-275 known bascinets in existance, of which I am aware... that is a lot of posted pics! I have in my possession pictures of many of them... but few that I can post online. I would be happy to point you towards references/sources, though. If you c...

Brian W. Rainey

Miguel, Brian already described: "it is basically one little mushroom-headed post at the rear of the couter that the wing slides under to hold it from twisting... and another post with a hole in it that passes through the wing and fastens via the hook, pretty simple." There is no connection at the ...

Brian W. Rainey

Sorry about the terminology, it's hard to know the name of something when you don't even know what it is Do you know of a pic with the wings removed? I do not now of a picture off the top of my head, but it is basically one little mushroom-headed post at the rear of the couter that the wing slides ...

Brian W. Rainey

There are at least two suits of Greenwich armour that are attributed to Henry VIII that share this feature. Both can be seen clearly on Plate V of The Armour of Galiot de Genouilhac , Stephen V. Grancsay. The detail below is from the a HenryVIII Greenwich armour in the Tower of London: [img]http://w...

Brian W. Rainey

Marcele_mka_Tasha wrote:Luthold,

One quick way to uprade your shoes accuracy-wise would be to add some nifty repro buckles. Here are some trustworthy sites:

http://talbotsfineaccessories.com/Jewelry/buckles.html

http://www.billyandcharlie.com/belt.html

http://www.medievalwares.com/medieval_buckles.htm

-Tasha

Additionally, on Talbot's are some inexpensive and very good books on making turn shoes:

http://talbotsfineaccessories.com/books/footwear.html

Brian W. Rainey

Max Keeren wrote:Nice picturs. But just a question. What book is on your table on the first picture on page 4? the one with the knees on them?

Cheers

Max

Boccia, Lionello Giorgio. 1985(?), Bramante Editrice. Le Armature Di S. Maria Delle Grazie di Curatone di Mantova e L'Armatura Lombarda del '400

Brian W. Rainey

Matthew Bartlett wrote:globose style? where would i get the patterns? what kind of work is needed?

thanks,
Matt

There are patterns and full instructions available here:

http://talbotsfineaccessories.com/books/metalwork.html

Look under "14th Century Globose Breastplate".

Brian W. Rainey

I really can't say for sure how much 'strength' is added to the metal by shaping it with flutes (or changing the shape in any other way), but I can tell you that fluting a piece will work harden it incredibly. The actual "work hardening" in a piece that has been fluted is very negligible in compari...

Brian W. Rainey

wow thanks guys, thats alot more help than i expected. looking at tose pics, i think i will go with edward, but i am still going to use my persona, Robert Bartlett, as that is my real family name and we have a registered coat of arms. so now to ask the question again, what kind of breast plate woul...

Brian W. Rainey

I wanted to point out that the composite suit bearing the numbers S13/12 in Churburg was redated by Scalini. I am not entirely smitten with Scalini's ability to provide accurate dates. There are many instances where I think he is incorrect. However, for the purpose of the S13 breastplate, there is s...

Brian W. Rainey

thanks for that info guys, gr8 stuff. I am looking at a period of 1350-1450, this is what my group enacts. i have just finishe splinted arms, and splinted greaves, and will have hourglass gauntletts. Matthias I have been through all of my English effigy photos and cannot find evidence of splinted a...

Brian W. Rainey

And, speaking of ARS.... BRIAN, I SEE YOU.... YOU ARE ONLINE.... YOU SAID I COULD BUG YOU.... Please send the texts. Merci. *Ahem...* Back to the regularly scheduled discussion. I am working on it... SHEESH! You are as bad as my wife... "clean out the dishwasher, mow the lawn, feed the baby.... yad...

Brian W. Rainey

My first question would be: What part of the 14th century? There are breastplates at Churburg that cover pretty much the whole century. If you're talking about the Churburg #13 breastplate (the one with nine segments), then that would be the 1390s. Not entirely correct. There are two breastplates a...

Brian W. Rainey

Great pics of the stakes. I am always amazed how much you are willing to share with us and take some of your valuable time to do so. Very much appreciated. Pad Patrick is a great guy. If anyone is in the Chicago/Milwaukee area, we are having Patrick up in July: m I am sure there will be LOTS of gre...

Brian W. Rainey

BTW, question in general for those who are familiar with this book: does anyone know the difference between the 1988, 1993, and 1996 versions? Are there updates in each successive one, or are they three major reprints, redone in toto? Thanks, Tasha Good question. I THINK they are simply reprints (a...

Brian W. Rainey

Outstanding, may i have a poster of you autographed? I have an idea... we can put Patrick on a public "pedestal"! He can sit at a table during the conference and sign copies of his raising DVD! He would have to come up with a cool stage name, though... like: Patrick 'Molten Metal' Thaden or Patrick...

Brian W. Rainey

My personal thoughts are that the Germans were going for an imperviously hard piece of armour that would hold up to anything without deforming. A byproduct of this is that the piece may be prone to stress fractures and damage that is not easily repaired. The Italians, on the other hand, were of the ...

Brian W. Rainey

I just got back from England where I picked up some very cool books at the Royal Armouries in Leeds. One book was about the metallurgy at Greenwich Armoury where they did extensive testing of a variety of armours. Italians had perfected heat treating carbon steel right around 1400 and promptly forg...

Brian W. Rainey

Ingrid wrote:Wow, I feel a little dense! Why did I think Churburg was in Austria?? Doh! Thanks for all the info. Not sure of the itenerary yet....

Churburg is only open certain times of the year from my understanding... and it is NOT easily accessible!

Brian W. Rainey

We skipped the Stibbert - didn't seem worth it. But the Bargello is cool. Both are in Firenze, but the Stibbert isn't exactly convenient to get to from the town center. You SOOOO messed up! It is very easy to get to, just grab the nearest cab... or public transport. Museo Stibbert is Beautiful! Fri...

Brian W. Rainey

In the Stibbert museum there is a full harness that has been repoussed in 1800, so it was a white armour, i think it was made of steel probably, but if you anneal it many times, carbon is not a problem. It's a nice work of art, but thinking at that piece of history destroyed is quite sad. Marco... ...

Brian W. Rainey

Interestingly enough.... the Negroli pices tended to be very high in carbon content. The metallurgy of Negroli armour (being unhardened) was not as ambitious as Innsbruck or Landshut, but nonetheless, "parade" armour of 1530-1550 was not made of "embossed iron" as many had supposed, but forged steel...

Brian W. Rainey

It also depends on the time and location you are protraying. Different designs/styles were used at different times and places throughout European history.

Either give a similar range of motion if made properly.

Brian W. Rainey

The blades were often supplied to MRL by Del Tin (it very well could be be a Del Tin blade)... the furniture added by MRL... not the same quality as what was coming directly out of Del Tin's shop, IMHO. Personally, if it IS completed by MRL... with only a Del Tin blade... I would not give more than ...

Brian W. Rainey

Things that may benefit the sale of your book:

Author
Publisher
ISBN
Scanned images of the cover

There is not enough information on your auction to determine WHICH book on Arms and Armour you are selling. It is a popular and often used title or portion of.

Brian W. Rainey

FYI: There are about 25 copies readily available here and in Europe for between 3 and 20 dollars (US).

Charles Boutell - Heraldry

Brian W. Rainey

Bump.

Brian W. Rainey

Christian H. Tobler wrote:Brian,

Actually, we've just come out with a true turnshoe - you can see it at www.revival.us, and it'll be up on the RC main site today or tomorrow.

Cheers,

Christian

Good to know. Thanks!

Brian W. Rainey

I figured I would post some excerpts from the previous chats to let folks know the type/quality of information presented in our periodical chats with museum and industry professionals and academics: Excerpts from 7 page chat with Dr. Alan Williams on February 13, 2005: Fabrice Cognot ( ARS ): Are th...

Mail Research Societyy Journals - In STOCK!

Journal of the Armour Research Society - DELAYED!

ARS Chats (Dr. Williams, Capwell and Mr. Terjanian Excerpts)