The Armour Archive

Wil

If money is an issue go with Pauls 'econo' line They are the same weapons just with less of a finish They even carry the same gaurentee. Hey Grim If I'm not mistaken, the Binns eco-line are not the same weapons- the expensive ones are made from en-45 steel, which is harder, less springy. The cheape...

Wil

Sebastian wrote:Can you reference a dig that shows the armour before it was removed, please. All I have seen is reconstruction post-excavation.

http://www.redkaganate.org/martial/armour/bekbeke.shtml

~Wil

Wil

InsaneIrish wrote:A very plausible reasoning.

Completely unsupported by any archaeological or iconographic evidence though. Lamellar really should (not must, but should) be laced overlapping upward, whether used on foot or horseback.

~Wil

Wil

Guillaum, I posted this to the emailing list for our club. Like your customer, we would prefer if it were an authentic spangenhelm construction, but since the suspension will prevent close inspection of the inside it's not too important. If any of our guys buy it, treat them well

~Wil

Wil

Guillaume2 wrote:i have this one in-stock, come whit a 8-band leather lining

250$ + shipping

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$250 in Canadian currency? Size, material, metal thickness etc? Provided it's mild steel, that would pass muster for our group & I'll advertise it on our emailing list.

~Wil

Wil

Mahvelous! I wasn't worried for a minute, I knew you'd get it out in good time

~Wil

Wil

Egfroth, I realize you are not encouraging this form of armour, but just for my own curiosity, could you post the pic of you wearing it? Thanks,

~Wil

Wil

Agreed, I got twenty 11th century English coins from him a while back, a good mix from Aethelraed to the last minting of William I. Great quality for a great price. Highly recommended.

~Wil

Wil

I'd love any cites on anvils for my files; I know a Y1K irish group that would like Irish anvil info too. Chris and I were discussing 11th century anvils a while back, and I pointed him to this manuscript image of Tubal-Cain smithing his little heart out; m I'm guessing that, once set in a stump or...

Wil

Jacob wrote::?: 14 ga 1/8" ID?

wow That thing must be solid! low price for the work, though.

Good luck!

LOL, I'm guessing he meant 3/8". A 14 gauge 1/8" hauberk would stand up on it's own, and could likely be used for hauling water in a pinch

~Wil

Wil

http://www.mallet-argent.com/authentic.html

Master Cad has a painting on his website of a 14th century bascinet, with what many have interpreted as a raised bargrill. It's my opinion that it is some sort of crest, a stylized feather or something, but there you have it.

~Wil

Wil

A noble gift! I've just started going out to practice again after a year+ hiatus, so I haven't actually seen Sir Gunther's vams since they were new. Everybody is *still* talking about them (and Ti armour in general) though, so I'm pretty confident that they're still going strong

~Wil

Wil

mrks wrote:if you are very large size it will be a few months. I just sent out a pair for a knight who is 6'6" biggest set I have ever made.

Would that knight happen to be in Avacal? Did he happen to buy vambraces from you earlier this year? If so, I'm looking forward to seeing them in person

~Wil

Wil

I really like this one, a sexy design. I'd be impressed to see this across the field from me.

~Wil

Wil

Great list! I don't know if this helps any, but when we did Chaucer in high school, I noticed two things... the teacher tended to voice the G at the end of -ing much harder than we do today, and he alwayed pronounced the e at the end of words. As an example, fightinge would be pronounced fi-tin-geh....

Wil

[img]http://www.ffcosplay.co.uk/images/reference/FFVII-belt-reference.jpg[/img] I am very exacting when it comes to the details. Things like shape, the symbol, etc. From the beginning I said I was really into detail and accuracy. Jennifer, the top symbol and the one worn by the character are simila...

Wil

I have purchased rivetted mail from Kings Lance. The turn around time was fast (3-5 days) and the transaction was superb. 300 for the 18 gauge riveted shirt. It actually weighs about 20 lbs, but it reaces my knees and comes to mid-forearm. When I trim it up, it should come closer to 17lbs or so. If...

Wil

Even though I own seven or eight of them, I usually wouldn't recommend an Osprey book on a list of scholarly historical books. However, I picked up Osprey/Mathew Bennet's 'Campaigns of the Norman Conquest' m and over a year later, still pick it up on a weekly basis. An excellen book to own (if inter...

Wil

Very nice! $100 is a giveaway, my friend

Out of curiosity, how big is it (cm or inches), and what do you think shipping to North America would run? More info!

~Wil

Wil

Not SCA, but a week ago we were melee fighting with steel blunts. When we kill from behind, we either 'spank', or just lay the blade across the shoulder blades. This guy was winding up to spank me, I saw him at the last minute and tried to weapon block, he hit me in the hand. Hands are illegal targe...

Wil

Gaston, that first Corinthian helmet loks fantastic, good job. I would have never, in a million years, guessed it was plastic. I'm sure the metallic finish is an industry secret, but in case it isn't ...care to share?

~Wil

Wil

http://www.dtheatre.com/read.php?sid=2717

I dunno, looks pretty good to me. And Anthony Hopkins as Aristotle is a good call

I haven't been following the making of this movie at all, but I'm definetly looking forward to it now- reading about the campaigns of Alexander when I was 15 was what got me into this hobby.

~Wil

Wil

Stonekeep wrote:Yes, thats what most of our overseas customers do...

You're killin' me here Stonekeep... I know the American school system doesn't spend years dissecting international geography, but Canada is not 'overseas' from the US.

TTYL

~Wil

Wil

"In the 1930s it had a coolness to it. People were titillated by the idea of a powerful white race, an ancient tribe coming in on small boats," he said. "Northeners are always looking for ways to talk about how the north was settled by Europeans first." I assume you think I'm reading too much into ...

Wil

The author makes a great point about how the whole Viking mythos is such a huge draw for pan-Germanic nationalists and White supremacists. Creeps me out really, one of the reasons I'm sort of distancing myself from the whole 'Viking' thing, our re-enactment group portrays Anglo Saxons and Normans. E...

Wil

Man, there are some great early kits in those pics- thanks.

And this, my friends,

http://www.chiptalbert.com/photo-album/ ... es/058.htm

is why the SCA uses rattan!

~Wil

Wil

Vitus wrote:That Corinthian is a steal at the price.

Yep, Adam mentioned elsewhere that that gorgeous piece of art is a prototype

I'm guessing the price tag on future Corintian helms will be closer to a grand... and he'll get it, too

~Wil

Wil

Hey Ewan It's hard to explain, but linen will also get 'cold', which cotton does not- it almost feels damp when you pick it up after not touching it for a while. And it jiggles like jello, also hard to explain, get your wife to help you snap it like a bedsheet and you'll see what I mean. Sounds like...

Wil

Very good Erik, thanks very much for the correction. The Arador link sounds as though the display & research are fairly recent, I am sure I'd read that they hauberk had never been displayed or studied (before the Prague Castle exibhit, obviously). Is this correct, or am I mistaken entirely? If there...

Wil

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Me on the right... the girls go crazy

~Wil

Wil

11th century huh? Well I don't believe that are an abundant number of extant mail shirt finds to begin with, no less 11th C;) Going on the concept that the St Wenceslas Helmet is 11th C the accompanying mail shirt must be as well. There are two major flaws in that theory though, a) the dating of th...

Wil

rev.jc wrote:any one else ever try this method?

I've never seen it, but apparently it was pretty common with the European re-enactors in the 80's & 90's- you see references to it in kit handbooks & stuff. I bet it looks very cool, if you ever get your mitts on a digicam you'll have to snap some pics.

~Wil

Wil

There is also the Kungslena shirt m I am pulling this fact straight out of my ass but I believe it was found near Birka. Dont quote me on that just yet. Halv Last time we discussed the Kungslena hauberk here, one of the Scandinavian members mentioned that the 'no decision to unroll it' statement wa...

Wil

Sir Mord wrote:
Anybody who wants copies, please email me your snail-mail address privately.

Mord.

Pm sent!

~Wil

Wil

I don't get the cover page... despite the fact that it's some guy in Conneticut importing steel Indian armour & making LARP-y leather gear, is he trying to say-without-saying that he comes from an unbroken line of masters and pupils, dating back to the armourers for the HR Emperor in the 15th centu...

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