The Armour Archive

Sasha_Khan

Your Grace, That IS Sir Vlad from the Orkneys (otherwise known as Chico Steve).

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That's as ugly as a scab on a monkey's prolapsed rectum.

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My household adopted these heavily when the good ones came out, and we have one that is somewhat scorched, as Viscount Morven didn't realize it wasn't a real candle when he picked it up to light it...

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22-1 Duke Mathghamhain MacAlpine- I still can't say his name right and he makes fun of me every time I say it wrong. S'okay - in a long-defunct household newsletter (the newsletter, not the household) His Grace's name was usually written like this: Duke M-unpronouncable syllables-n MacAlpine

Sasha_Khan

I should also note that these were very lightweight, and NOT armor.

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The discs are called phalarae , and the consensus among the Roman military historians is that they are service awards. Is this for LH or SCA usage? The originals were repousse, but there is at least one vendor selling cold-cast resin ones that are ungodly heavy (a friend owns a set), and very expens...

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carlyle wrote:
ChristianVE wrote:This IS a camping crown...

CAID? Camping? Ragnarac must surely be nigh... AoC

It's happened before. The overall lack of camping events in mainland Caid has to do with the lack of workable venues - we'd have more overnight events, if we had the space...

Sasha_Khan

The thing I DO like about that site is the lack of local looky-loos treating the event like a low-rent renn faire - something that was irksome and problematical at both Estrella mountain Park and Shnepf Farms.

Sasha_Khan

Cristobal sent me Nasaa's website:

www.nomadic-art.com

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The knalkha style boots (like animals) show up in the 18th/19th century. There's a company based in Mongolia that my friend (Mistress Cristobal degli Glicini che Mangia Uome) has been working with to get their buryat boots more widely available here - she was acting as a broker to facilitate orders,...

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I do - and in fact, was one of the reviewers of this CA. I started sling when I was a high schooler, and have filled my pot with a couple of rabbits I zapped with .69 caliber musket balls. As a Roman reenactor with Legio IX Hispana, we've taught most of our guys how to use them (and make them) effec...

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Those look really nice, Gunther!

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I'm one of those people who just don't believe that lam was wired or stapled together. I can see it in theory, but just don't think they would have gone to the trouble or expense when they could use simpler means. Unabooboo, What thickness is that cord, and how well did it hold up? Looks like I'll ...

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A little market research might have been a good thing. Checking out the tone of a forum before spamming it may have been an even better plan.

Sasha_Khan

Yellow for Yemiceri (Janissaries) Truly? I didn't know this, are there other colors that represent ones status or unit? Is it just the Yemiceri? Thanks. Yep. Yellow for enlisted Yeniceri, there are other colors for NCO and officers. I have not seen ANY upturned toes for this time period -either inf...

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Yellow for Yemiceri (Janissaries)

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OMG (scream like a little girl) hes making more books this is going to be great he also doing Gothic my favorite armour so any new about release date ????? this has just made my day I'll probably see the Earth spin into the Sun before this gets published - Mr. Price has a lot of other things on his...

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Thompson's Water Seal USED to be a good aftermarket wateproofer, but they changed the formula quite a few years ago, making it not work on cloth very well at all anymore Canvak is a good (if highly expensive) product. BriteStar is worthless and expensive. A much more cost effective route would be to...

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I find that for Russian and Jewish names using SCA sources makes for some realy odd results. If you can in any way do so, do some backup checking for the Ottoman name. And if you can -- ask a Turkish friend if the name doesn't sound ...off And as a thorough assumption, I would guess that late perio...

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Baron Alejandro wrote:Please don't pick 'Iskander'. (cause I did)

As did I...

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The Academy of Saint Gabriel's page - there is a great article (that can be used for documentation) by Ursula Georges (wife of our own Derian) that has everything you need.

http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/ursula/ottoman/

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Who the fuck would steal railroad track...? Somebody scrounging for metal to recycle. There was a fellow who may have gotten into Hibernicus' backyard and loaded up a bunch of metal - including two anvils and a chunk of railroad, who may have slipped and hit his head on the barrel of a shotgun...

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For those of you unfamiliar with this Caidan tourney, it is the traditional start to the Caidan tourney season, and the largest list of the year - often over 100 entrants. It is also, as the name implies, open to unbelted fighters only. It is always a grand time, and a great place to fight folks fro...

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Gee, it seems to me that several Archivers were honored in Court

Speak up, gentlefolk...

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Effingham wrote:Caid is soooooooooo far away.

I don't know what you're talking about, Uncle...

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BTW, ever heard of this fellow? I follow his blog, on account of his general woodworking, but he makes some damned pretty ouds. m Sure, Jameel Abraham - very nice man, very helpful. I played one of his earlier ouds, and it was an astonishing instrument, with an amazing tone and sustain. I nearly ne...

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An oud would be interesting, but I have no musical talent. My youngest seems to, though. Some period music pros were showing Char & I some ouds over the weekend that look very much like medieval lutes, and we might pick up an inexpensive one over here for him to play with, but buying one over t...

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I'm going to second Robert's call for an oud or two. We simply do not have enough lutes around. Too many ^%$&! guitars! Years ago I saw a wonderful Egyptian oud in Tucson that had beautiful rose window soundholes... I was short on cash at the time, sigh... I, as an oud player, DO NOT recommend ...

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Oops, responded to wrong thread -herp herp herp durr durr....

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For LH (1st C Roman), the beard and mustache go away - and before I started doing this, I hadn't seen my chin or upper lip in a very long time.

For longer SCA events (Estrella and Great Western War) I have often adopted an unfortunate Ottoman haircut

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His own fighting helmet isn't much plainer than this, and I love the reaction at an Estrella tears ago. Torgul would just pull his helm off and drop it on the rocky ground like anyone else with a plain hat, and the locals were horrified . He would just smirk, and say something along the lines of 'it...

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Maeryk wrote:

Bwaha haha ha!

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Benedek bey, no recompense is necessary - I love to share with folks that are interested in doing it right - folks that want to do a cartoon stereotype? Not so interested in helping them... The babouche, if they are well fitting, are like fighting in turnshoes. I wouldn't like them for war situation...

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The babouche from the babouche-maroc.com are pretty well made, but being a tall guy with huge flipper (size 13), I am out of their listed size range. I should email them and see about other sizes. I got lucky a few tears back - Mistress Cristobal (who also found the source for the Mongol boots) foun...

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Typical for this period is a soft low shoe - very similar to the modern Moroccan babouche or ship-ship. Pointed and round toes show up in the miniatures - but I have yet to see any depictions of the curly-toed clown shoes that the renfaire merchant types want to pimp to the ignorant... m shows a pre...

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