The Armour Archive

Ceddie

Mild or stainless?

Ceddie

Fiore was writing for a particular crowd and in a time of significant violence. His work is an artful treatise and should be respected and not judged for the "kick-in-the-jewels" play. But it IS funny... YES BUT... this only goes to show that Gustov von Shnicktengruben is the true master of The Nob...

Ceddie

I'm with D. on this one, if Odo lays his glave across my collar bone with a marginal shot, and I ***KNOW*** he could have tent staked me but chose not to, I will answer with 'thank you' and retire the field. If the same power was at the end of his range and off my shield, I'll let him know I want mo...

Ceddie

First off, NICE HELM! ok, now that that is out of the way: Pad the helm well. Make the padding fit his head, not just so he can jam it on and have it stay in place. If the helm is padded to fit, all the strap will need to do is keep the helm on and from bouncing around. I use a U.S> army helmet chin...

Ceddie

12 wide or a 13.

Ceddie

hey Murdock

not mine but some Clay made!

Ceddie

Sir Erika runs North Star Archery

http://www.northstararchery.com/

She knows her stuff.

Ceddie

have a look here

http://www.wttool.com/c/69080195p

Ceddie

whoever gets th lot, if you don't want the straw hat, I'll buy it from you.

Ceddie

OK. Other than the big plate at the end of the finger tips, these look like many other finger gauntlets. Why do these protect better, is there special padding or rivitted articulation or something? And yes, what do they cost? Having held a few other pairs of finger gauntlets, these seem to have won...

Ceddie

Over all the kit is simply stunning. I have a few questions You said you are saving up for the gauntlets **COUGH talk to Clay Moore COUGH** greaves and sabatons, covering the chauces and turnshoes is a damn shame but I understand. What are you currently wearing on your hands? How does your shield an...

Ceddie

audax wrote:Does anyone know if Ansteorra has a half-swording program?

And why is half-swording not allowed in some places? What's the rationale?

audax

I'll find out and get back to you!

Ceddie

Jess, seriously, talking down to frieman like he's some sort of chauvinist troglodyte is completely unwarranted. I think this is an important discussion. Men in our culture SHOULD be socialized not to hit women (I think we should all including women be conditioned not to hit other people, except un...

Ceddie

that's a great price. If you decide to split it up, I want the straw hat.
BTW:
You are a wee lad. If it fit, I'd buy the whole shootin match!

Ceddie

Irish, Cool, you made a good call. I can respect your right to not like the unpadded pole arms. I really don't like the power needed to get people to call the MUSH of the padded heads. Just so you know, I made a padded bill hook so I can fight with it for a while to better understend the mechanics o...

Ceddie

Uuic, That's easy, if it hit you it wasn't a spear shaft. You can't strike with a spear. Does not make any less the fact that I have been hit by the haft of a spear. How did you know it was haft? Did you keep fighting? For what it's worth "me to" but so what it didn't count, he yelled "HAFT" and we...

Ceddie

Master Jamies heads should be allowed without further padding if unpadded sticks are legal.

You are correct. Just remember, if you push hard enough, they have 1/2in of give.

Ceddie

That is simply some of the most ASTOUNDINGLY well made transitional gear that I have ever seen. And I LOVE the way you did the helm liner-I was considering a foam stuffed version that would pass regs myself-and you already did it. I just got done padding my bascinet with a similar liner and it is t...

Ceddie

Uuic,
That's easy, if it hit you it wasn't a spear shaft. You can't strike with a spear.

Ceddie

nope. not if you don't see it.

Ceddie

Honor dictates that I tell my opponent if and when I hit with the haft or flat, I hope to receive the same courtesy. My poles all have lugs and hooks (and some have shaved hafts) I know when I hit bad. I'll tell you.

Ceddie

Logan, I agree. But lets say you knock my 300 lb frame over in a melee and I land on someone who is 100lb +/- .The chance of my hurting them by landing on them is greater than if I were to land on another 300 lb person. I also hit them the same, I just accept that they are at greater risk in melee o...

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Vitus, off the field I agree completely with you. On the field, if you treat them as ANYTHING but another competitor you are doing them a disservice. Women MUST have equal footing by which to climb and build their renown or they (and we) have nothing. That whole "I can't hit a Girl" thing lasted abo...

Ceddie

ok..... and? why is this a concern for you? curiously logan snip The only concern I ever, I say again EVER have about fighting Robyn is that in Mellee I see her coming out of the corner of my eye and throw one of those "oh shit" blows that conects with her body. Thorvaldr (Smash) I can understand t...

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Hey Ceddie: I bet youÃ‚Â´ve heared about our tradition over here, that people that caused bruises are allowed to sign them..... ? Well, just try......

Is that a challange?
Are you calling me out?
I'll be gunning for you! (If I make Pensic)

It's a joke people

Ceddie

unpadded pole arms don't hurt people, people hurt people.

I think the mass of a padded pole arm is more likely to hurt someone than a long stick.

Ceddie

Murdoc,
Clay's E-mail is

CelticWarriors@aol.com

Ceddie

LWCM,
No, I was not, I wanted to make some knuckle bucklers after I got the gauntlets as "marshalizers" but I haven't gotten around to it yet. I still think they are a good idea to have in the bag if I get grief about fighting without them but I don't think they are unsafe without them.

Ceddie

do you have a pic of the sugarloaf?

Ceddie

After fighting in my finger gauntlets made by Clay Moore since Gulf War, It finally happened. I was fighting poleaxe yesterday and I missed a block. I took the full force of a greatsword on the second finger of my left hand... And I got a bruise... I love these damn things!!!! THANK YOU MR. MOORE!!!

Ceddie

Does your Kingdom use it? Yes. What is your feelings on it? I love it. It allows us to use the weapon in a maner closer to the way it was intended. There is no reason to not allow it, it is just as safe as useing a short polearm. The only thing you have to get past is the fact that there is tape on...

Ceddie

btw does anyone else find it lame that you have to pad a rubber head but i can pound on you witha 3 inch thick 6 ft greatsword with no padding all day long?

Yes, I do.
It's dumb, I tell you...DUMB!

Ceddie

"There are going to be folks gunning for her because she's famous." This does not mean that people want to hurt her. It couldt simply mean that people want the chance to fight with the famous Robyn! Really, don't read something bad into everything. Hell, If I make it to PensicI'm going to look you ...

Ceddie

pm sent

Ceddie

I fought in my jackboots on Sun for the 1st time in about a year (in good weather and on good ground) and I HATED it!?! It felt like I had bricks on my feet. I love my turn shoes.

Clay Moore Gauntlets review, cont.

Re: Half-Swording