The Armour Archive

Trevor

Sugarloaf great helms need no welding if there is a joining-reenforcing band across the top. It is a bit of a complex shape, but here is a nice picture of one:

http://www.medievalrepro.com/Helmets.htm

Trevor

Not that I have the source handy, but I distinctly remember reading about 15th c. jacks that were made of twenty-some layers of linen in the chest area, and used less in the arms. This was quilted together, and the author noted that no man at arms had died wearing such a coat, and it was proof again...

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I've got one too. Added a band, some custom rivets and three flutes along the top. Which necessitated heating the thing up cherry red and letting cool, BTW. Looks pretty cool with a leather suspension and chin strap added. I've got an aluminum one (hard hat) with three flutes added and painted green...

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I enjoyed "the Last Duel" and "A Fool and His Money"-two real stories told from existing documents. It really helped me get a feel for the period.

Also, the Medieval Tailor's assistant, all of the Museum of London books and Life and Times in Chaucer's England.

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m I just ordered the book from this site. it took a few weeks to make it here, but I just got it the other day. It was about $75, but definitely worth it. It shows the process pretty much ste-by-step, though it is intended for people that have some experience in leather work. It has a lot of informa...

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I would lead you to the work of Asbjorn of the East Kingdom. Yep. Indeed-I fought in the first "As Real Men Fought" tournament and had a blast! In fact, the tournament was so successful that I was surprised that anyone would have any safety concerns about this form of combat. It seemed to prove tha...

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Trevor, what are you basing those numbers on? Not that I have any answers, but I'd like to see the source. Bear in mind, even maille had division of labor. One group made the blooms, another drew the wire, a third made the links and a fourth wove the links into a mesh. Milan, I believe, had over 10...

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You're right: the SCAmakes no gurantee about which aspects of the Middle Ages you can re-create. However, as a society that is known as a broad umbrella that everyone can play under, I also admit frustration that there are those who, erroneously IMHO, want people to play the "SCA game" rather than t...

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We do have somthing similar: it''s called Olympic Fencing. It was fun as a diversion, but not something that I'd do as a sport. Without the honor aspect, there is no way to judge blows without some sort of judging system-electronic or otherwise. Without real weapons, it would be pretty hard to stop ...

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I'm not sure I'd use the alternate rules for melees. Otherwise, the Pas would be a great venue for use of such rules sets. Of course, they should still be available as an option available to the combattants, but no one should be required to play with those rules sets if they don't want to. I don't s...

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I believe one of the sutleries sells tow for suffing. (Of course, tow is linen fibers, if I remember correctly) Might try Jas Townsend and some of the other 18th c. sutleries. Wool would make a great stuffing material, and there is plenty of documentation that they used wool for stuffing various thi...

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I'll start. I like SCA fighting, and I think that it will and should be our main form of combat, particularly in wars. However, the more I study historic fechtbuchs, I have come to realize that our combat system has resulted in a style of fighting radically different than what was done in period. An...

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Brian Price gives several suggestions: 1) put said horsehair into a pillowcase wnd wash it in the washing machine. Twice. Then dry it in the dryer. 2) Use the longer mane and tail hair to wrap the body hair into small bundles which can then be inserted into your padding. I'd be interested to see the...

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Kick ass!

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Nice first project! (and great helmet, too)

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Might try Waldryk as well-he had a great Morion I saw in december-eerily light as well. I'd recomend a burgeonet, though. In my experience, they seem to be better suited to our fighting. With a minimal crest (if at all), cheek plates and a bar grill-you've got a "sturmhaube" with a few more bars tha...

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For a knight in the mid 13th century, the typical equipment would be as follows: Linen braies (undershorts) and undershirt Wool or padded chausses (2 leggings tied to belt in braies) mail chausses with integral feet padded gambeson (shirt) Mail hauberk with integral hood and mittens chest protection...

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I'm fer it-and see no reason why we can't do this under the current rules system.

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I'm fer it.

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I think that current rules allow placement of the shield and not striking with it-which I agree with.

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I'm fer it.

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I'm fer it.

Trevor

The banner could stay-but we could also add feedback of the said armorer as well.

ebay does this and as long as we give the armory a chance to respond to the feedback-what would be the problem?

Trevor

Actually, scale armor can be found throughout much of the period covered by the SCA. Of course, the hem length and overall design would change over time-do you have a pic of the armor you've built/want to build? AS to the rest of the hlemets-it's a shame when your helmet isn't readily identifiable a...

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It's all fantasy-as long as you like it that's the main thing, right?

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Look, this isn't that hard. All we want is the SCA's OK to run tournaments with alternate rules. We have done so in the past with no more injuries than regular SCA tournaments (we had a cut forehead due to inadequate helmet padding) in spite of the fact that we were tossing each other around the fie...

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I've got two sets of legs from ebay that were made by Mandrake for $125 each. They weren't bought from Mandrake, but they were new and unused.

Trevor

Very nice. I always wondered how to do the tubular vervelles...

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Not trying to piss on your pop tarts-I just am trying to show you a better way to get cheap armor. Don't get me wrong-$125 is a good price. It's not a great price, though. Especially for something that probably cost King's Lance $35 wholesale. I just want to see the American armorers thrive because ...

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For $125 he could have had Mandrake armoury legs, not to mention several other American armories. These look OK, but not great. I've bought these same articulated knees from Von Sussen for $25. Could have added a cuise and demigreave yourself for not much more... BTW-King's lance stole the pattern f...

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Very cool!

Now-how'd you do the flaming sword thing?

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With all of our information on how the medieval mind viewed hanging hose and chausses-I have to believe that a pourpoint or arming cote would have been the proper way to do it. Of course, our forbears generally didn't have to deal with beer guts. But, I certainly have no reason to think they used a ...

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Ugh. Reminds me of a genuinely well-crafted 13th c. great helm I judged in an A&S competition with a nasal made out of a Thor's hammer . I tried to be as delicate as I could (I really did) in asking the guy when Christianity was forced upon the Vikings-and when the helm in question would have been m...

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I don't have a problem with plastic armor. I have a problem seeing ugly "armor". For God's sake-keep it covered! for the record, I gave away a set of kydex and leather 14th-c. styled transitional legs this last weekend. Black kydex knee (painted black), leather covered kydex cuisses and molded leath...

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Very nice!

I've noticed that a lot of these have larger occularia with a reenforced upper edge on the lower plate. Is there a reason why you made yours the way you did (like safety?)

What are the advantages of alternate rules?