The Armour Archive

Jehan de Pelham

No finger wagging, Gwen. I'm just trying to find a way to stop the chaus droop syndrome.

Jehan, squire of Sir Vitus

Jehan de Pelham

What do you want to say? Remember that what you are asking for is to be a vassal, and for him to be your lord, and that this feudal relationship means an exchange of services, between you. What are you willing to give, and what are you desirous of receiving? This will help to form your thoughts. Jeh...

Jehan de Pelham

Yeah, there you're tricking your mind to think that "ah, it's cooler, that's nice," since you take off that sweat shirt. Kasimir, squire of his excellency the Count Sarnac, I'm glad anything I said was any help. As Sonnon says in his essay about fighting through physical distress, a lot of times it'...

Jehan de Pelham

Totally agreed. I have stuff from HE, and I tell you, I plan on buying stuff from them in the future, also. Great stuff. I hope that their product line expands into the 14th century some more, which I think will happen. It's amazing how different, for example, it feels to fight in chausses and braie...

Jehan de Pelham

If it's spring steel, it's getting a bump. Time for the next revolution in armors to occur. Stainless has been lounging around too long, and Titanium has been a false god (except for Master Knuut's welded ti mail and Sir Markus' stuff).

Jehan de pelham, squire of Sir Vitus

Jehan de Pelham

Bump.

I want a home-grown Midrealm maker of spring steel armor to succeed at his trade.

Jehan de Pelham, squire of Sir Vitus

Jehan de Pelham

Bring it forth, bring the spring steel forth, your excellency! Help to usher in the next age of armors, and make wearing armor befitting a proper man at arms a thing which men who desire to win and look good can do!

Jehan de Pelham, squire of Sir Vitus

Jehan de Pelham

When I read "white jack," that's what I thought--silver or pewter.

Jehan, squire of Sir Vitus

Jehan de Pelham

Well, yes and no. Most of the helmets I am interested in are in the $300 and up range, with the ones I am really liking being in the $500 and up range. But I have decided that I am a professional man at arms within the context of the SCA, and so I go for higher-level gear. However, you have a spun-t...

Jehan de Pelham

Kasimir, I'm not sure that I'm willing to go down the "mystical effects" road you're interested in, but if you do the things that give you 1% here, 2% there, and do them all, then you end up with maybe a 15% increase in ability to handle heat, which matters in the clutch, because you'll be fine when...

Jehan de Pelham

Hemulet.

Jehan, squire of Sir Vitus

Jehan de Pelham

Well, the funny thing about the shape is that I was thinking to myself...I'm still going to have to get a sweet little heater more correctly sized. Now I don't have to! LOL

Pleased.

Jehan, squire of Sir Vitus

Jehan de Pelham

Tearloch, if you're not averse to spending a little money, the By My Hand mace heads are pretty nice. All you do is add some foam to the flanges, tape it up, and away you go.

Jehan, squire of Sir Vitus

Jehan de Pelham

Not really a problem for me. I have the full greaves, and let me tell you, I'm glad of it, because I've taken some hard strikes that would have sucked to take.

Jehan, squire of Sir Vitus

Jehan de Pelham

If I had it to do again, I would have had the extra cash to include a Master Knuut aventail with my Anshelm Arms bascinet last year.

http://www.brotherhoodofthegauntlet.org ... 03_21.html

Jehan, squire of Sir Vitus

Jehan de Pelham

Received it today. 7lbs 4oz. Dimensions were as advertised, but something about the picture made me think that it was longer and narrower, so it was a surprise when I opened it up. However, it is perfectly sized to compare favorably with effigy shields from the 14th century. Thanks for the offering,...

Jehan de Pelham

Hey, I'll pimp their stuff, too, Your Grace. John says that he'll deliver a spring steel set of spring steel finger gauntlets to me either before or at Simple Day in the Country, an event in southern Indiana, from the 30th to the 1st of this month. I also have an hourglass half gauntlet (John's firs...

Jehan de Pelham

Energy management and mental response to physical distress is an important facet of being a good man at arms. A link posted on legio draconis: m For my part, it's about maintaining control over body core temperature, water intake management, bursts and lulls of activity (time enough for rest when th...

Jehan de Pelham

You want to be careful about what it looks like to the other guy. I can move my legs up or down about two inches depending on how tightly I buckle the two straps coming from the leg to the belt. I make sure the knee cop is centered over my patella. Most guys are pretty careful about calling off anyt...

Jehan de Pelham

That's great!

Jehan, squire of Sir Vitus

Jehan de Pelham

I have a high-point bascinet and klappvisor from Sir Luther of Anshelm Arms. m Top-notch. It was my first "pro-level" bit of armor. He had it done before it was due. The visor is a welded visor, which was a surprise, but for SCA armor this is useful considering the stresses involved, especially on t...

Jehan de Pelham

I'm looking forward to receiving a pair of spring steel finger gauntlets from John at Simple Day.

Jehan, squire of Sir Vitus

Jehan de Pelham

I want one!

Jehan, squire of the above knight

Jehan de Pelham

In SCA combat, I hold that the taller man at arms has an advantage, because the shorter, if they wish to attack, must either enter through the best range for the taller man at arms to strike, and ward it off and then attack, or must wait for the taller man at arms to become impatient and make a mist...

Jehan de Pelham

I'm kind of a weight fiend. What's the weight for a medium hauberk?

Jehan, squire of Sir Vitus

Jehan de Pelham

Explain further, sir.

Jehan, squire of Sir Vitus

Jehan de Pelham

http://www.kingskeep.com/merchant2/merc ... ory_Code=4

Here you go, a ready source for "rings" for SCA ring belts.

http://www.kingskeep.com/merchant2/merc ... ory_Code=4

This one, at $5/per, will accomodate the 1 and 1/2" belt (about a half inch wider than most belts in the medieval era) that is the fashion in the SCA.

Jehan, squire of Sir Vitus

Jehan de Pelham

Tell you what, some of those lamps from these guys: www.ancientlamps.com with some epoxy to hard-fix them to the chandelier as described above, that'd be pretty sweet.

Jehan, squire of Sir Vitus

Jehan de Pelham

That's crazy heraldry.

Jehan, squire of Sir Vitus

Jehan de Pelham

The taller man has some natural advantage. The head is less accessible, especially defended behind a shield. His reach is the greater, and therefore the man at arms of less stature must ingress, through the place where the taller man at arms is best suited to strike, before making his own attack. Th...

Jehan de Pelham

I would. Shoot here. Sword enroute to your vitals, gentle man at arms.

Jehan, squire of Sir Vitus

Jehan de Pelham

And a clay oil lantern is pretty cheap, too. Don't go the cat food can route, man. That's an old school kludge--good in it's day, but pretty bad now. : )

Here:

http://www.natashascafe.com/html/oilamp.html?OVP

http://www.historicenterprises.com/cart ... &p=61&c=39

Jehan, squire of Sir Vitus

Jehan de Pelham

I have two Historic Enterprises brass horn-paned candle lanterns. I wanted a pair of their older version, but they no longer offer them. $50.

Jehan, squire of Sir Vitus

Jehan de Pelham

Yeah, but I was a fool and waited until the night before an event, like a good squire often does.

It worked.

Jehan, squire of Sir Vitus

Jehan de Pelham

I fully intend on pointing the leg armor which should be coming to my door soon from Jeff to a pourpoint of some kind.

Jehan, squire of Sir Vitus