The Armour Archive

Animal

Those are the smaller plates, right? I'm thinking about getting some of those for my older boy for youth combat. They look good. I dont care if they're plastic as long as they look good.

Animal

but... but... madus arent period!

Animal

One of my dog-brothers and I made a couple of those thrust and throw javelins last weekend. I'm thinking of giving that a try with my sheild and maybe in my off hand with my saber. Could be a hoot, we'll see.

Animal

oh... you bastard.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA

Animal

Now now, just because some hairy man wants to undulate around a fire, sweat slick with the effort of his elegant manly and intimidating dance, blue feather pinched tightly between the cheeks of his straining ass...slowly... seductively... with that doe eyed 'come-hither' glance of a madonna video ci...

Animal

I'm not trying to pile on here but if I found myself in a camp where there were guys dancing around the fire like chicks, let's just say if I dropped my sword or something I'd kick it out of their gate onto the road before I bent over to pick it up. Just sayin. If that makes me a jerk or whatever, f...

Animal

"True, but these "peasants" shoot arrows that still kill you dead. It matters not if their "victories" will be remembered, what IS important IMNSHO is that any opportunity to fight gloriously for King and Country is robbed by some person who picked up a bow last month and is currently hiding behind ...

Animal

Taken from the Osprey MAA: The Mongols, p.18: The Mongols main weapon was the compund bow. It had a pull of 166lbs., considerably more than an English longbow, and had a destructive range of 200 to 300 yards. Carpini states that the Mongols carried two bows, perhaps one long and one short, nd two or...

Animal

Those cities WERE medieval europe. I am a member of the SCA. it gets you money off at Pennsic. I'm not bitching about it. I dont despise it. I have good friends in the SCA that dont have narrow fviews and throw tantrums when they dont get their way. You said the Mongols never got to Europe and I pro...

Animal

Vladimir, Riazan, Moscow, Kozelsk, Chernigov, Kiev, Cracow, Liegnitz, Pest, Gran, all European cities taken by Mongols. Archers. Fighting men in chain mail and open faced helms. Nobles. Peasants, soldiers, everyone. YOU focus only on europe, not the sca in general. I personally know quite a few east...

Animal

ok logan, you're a nice guy and all so I'll try one more time. What the Mongols have to do with the 'standards', you know, those things called rules that define the way we deal with the sca? is that they defeated on two continents, decisively and consistently armies of men wearing the SAME ARMOR AS ...

Animal

Funny, I see Mongols all the time at SCA events. Your view is narrow and cripples you. learn and grow. For your own sake. Tough is not an act. Period. I am intelligent. I present facts and history that back my statements. You present your attitude. I see no reason to converse with you further on thi...

Animal

So I'm sitting here wondering if it's worth the time to point out again the mongol campaigns against men armored on mail and stuff. I'm also wondering if the mail was prrof against arrows, then why up the armor? Why didnt it stay at that developmental stage? Armor improved for a reason, neh? Nah, it...

Animal

now forgive me if I'm wrong here, not being incredibly knowledgeable with y'all's rules down to the minute detail, but arent y'all's fighters wearing chain mail and open face helms? Knights, squires, lords, nobles, whatever? I think it's obvious that at some point armor made arrows obsolete. However...

Animal

Have you done this?
I'm guessing here but I dont think it would have that crisp feeling rattan does when it lands. People tend not to take squishy as good shots. That's why people put clackers on maces sometimes. If you have done it, how did it work?

Animal

Have you ever seen Kodo? A taiko group from Japan that blew me away totally. I've seen them twice and was amazed both times. As far as the drummer, no. That was Ibex. A thoroughly outstanding drummer both in a Tuchux sense and modernly as well. We had a band for a little while. Progressive stuff mos...

Animal

You have never seen STomp have you? They arent dancers, they are percussionists.. same with Blue Man Group.. and I would be willing to bet a couple of em _could_ kick your ass. Those people are in some MEAN shape.. (thats what happens when you drum for 2.5 hours straight, and I mean real drumming.. ...

Animal

No no! I love the idea of siloflex. Its just that the application didnt work. When the rattan inside the siloflex broke down it did so in pieces, kinda like what you described. It made for a mushy feel and no one took a shot from it. The outer shell just isnt rigid enough to make up for a soft core....

Animal

Vogeljager I cant help but think that the pieces will snap upon a good impact. I dunno if you've ever been hit by a shinai but it's not gonna be anything like the oomph of a rattan sword.

Animal

Lets not forget those Riverdancers now! Talk about manly! I sure would think twice before I fought a guy like Patrick Flatley. I bet the guys from Stomp would kick my ass too. I dont even wanna think about the cast of Cats...

shudder shudder...

Animal

"i have very rarely been hit by arrows. i pay attention to the field, the bad guys on the field, and what i have to work with. my complaints are not about my game experience. they are, however, a collection of issues brought to me from many many fighters. im just not afraid to speak my mind and the ...

Animal

Bjorn, I offer the condolences of my family to your on the loss of your grandmother. Dog is a term of address. Y'all say 'milord' right? Again with the assumptions. You have no idea what I care about and what I dont so try and stay within the realm of what you can substantiate. Take a step back, try...

Animal

"I agree. I was quoting them as an example of a successful use of the bow as a primary weapon. The Mongols were known as archers for a very good reason. They employed a variety of weapos, yes, but there were people saying on here that the bow wanst ever successful against anyone at any time. I had t...

Animal

Hiya Robert! Good to hear from you! Hope all is well. Thanks for the well written reply, I'd like to address each point as bst I can. " i believe you are following a false premise here. The Mongols were certainly monstrously successfull, and employed bows a lot, but to assign all of their success to...

Animal

Bjorn, where did I say anything about going into strangers camps and kicking anyone out for any reason? Personally I could give a flying fuck at a rolling donut at whatever this guy thinks or being in his camp. If you want to gyrate around campfires and hump the air with your bluefeather friends tha...

Animal

"as knights we do have an advantage. it is one that is earned through many many hours of practice, patience, toil, pain, courage, etc etc. we have the advantage of skill at arms and courage to employ it. we lose that with archery since our attacker can simply best us without our knowing of their pre...

Animal

Back when we had open camp parties at Pennsic I used to go around the fires and kick guys out for dancing like chicks. No ifs ands or buts, gone. Worked for me

Animal

Yah, I guess for some people CA is a way to get on the field without making that commitment to training like you would have to to fight with the rattan. Sorry, I cant care about them. They are peasants no better than those throwing 'rocks' and beneath my contempt. I cant see as to how they would be ...

Animal

"Mongol bows, and real archers in general would be a very different situation from what we currently have. " Well, yah. 30lb. bows shooting golf tubes is just retarded. Its better with the arrows with the big rubber heads and the bounce things on the back. "As I understand it real archers could be s...

Animal

Ya know, indestructible sheilds are here to stay. Honestly I dont see an alternative that would be efficient and cost effective enough to do it. Sure, hacking a sheild off your opponents arm would be cool as hell, but who wants to make sheilds every damn weekend? I also agree about swords being less...

Animal

I wasnt nit-picking his design, I was asking because when I hear the term 'bazuband' I picture something totally different than what I saw. So I asked. I agree with your opinion on Ice and his goods though. He's always been friendly to me and his stuff rocks. If it were my period I'd have a suit of ...

Animal

Knowing what I do about Mongol bows which is admittedly little, I'd have to wonder how much trouble the chain mail woulda given them. I know that if the arrow hit a gap it woulda been devastating, and with the arrowheads hardened and quenched in salt water like I read I wonder if they woulda penetra...

Animal

Ok, so what do you call the forearm armor that everyone else has been calling bazubands? Why NOT make them out of leather if that's what you have? Why NOT weld them if you do a good job on the weld and you cant see the difference between the weld and the raised one? Funny. You took offence but Ice w...

Animal

Ya know, I tried once to make a dishing stump. It was an amazing lesson in slapstick comedy. I'll save up for the form from Halberds, thanks

Animal

Hey Ice, I'm guessing you could in fact make a one piece stainless forearm/elbow with a hinged cover for the inside of the forearm. That would be an actual 'bazuband' like folks are looking for. With the obvious quality of your other stuff I'm sure it would sell. Just sayin.