The Armour Archive

Wil

We call these 'squire's tourneys', I think other placces call them William Marshall tourneys (could be wrong here). Set a time limit for thirty, forty five or sixty minutes. All fighters wander around the eric, issuing challenges to whoever they wish. Winner keeps roaming, loser pops over to a table...

Wil

Actually, you're wrong. There is the Gjermundr (sp-sorry) maile--about two or three hauberks of it. This is the same place that a helmet was discovered. I have a copy of the book at home and I will hopefully remember to check it tonight. Mord. I would appreciate that Mord, the only quasi-scholarly ...

Wil

EyvandR wrote:That funny pickel barrel, leather covered tombstone armor that only weighs 3 lbs is really common (or at least was at West/AnTir War).

He he, guilty

This was the first (legal) body armour I ever owned, but mine was covered in cloth.

~Wil

Wil

I think you did a really good job, cool pattern and very neat finishing. Two years well spent

You may want to attach a couple more straps, just to keep the back plate in place. Look here:

http://home.armourarchive.org/members/b ... lian01.JPG

~Wil

Wil

*squirt*

Wil

Steve -SoFC- wrote:Forth Armoury offers professional cleaning services, if you are interested. We degrease and polish any unplated maille.

Steve

I saw the before & after pics of Guillame's hauberk, this service is definetly worthwhile.

~Wil

Wil

While I don't agree with Stonekeep's indignation, I do agree with his point. Icefalcon's prices don't reflect craftsmanship and authenticity, so much as material, finish, service and stock. It costs money to keep stock, which is why nobody does it- you are tying up materials and labour into somethin...

Wil

Effingham, perhaps you are a bit quick to judge a culture you're not too aware of. Perhaps the one jumping to judge is not I. I have been in kingdoms with DP. I abhored it then, and I abhor it now. And I don't care how "curteous/chivalrous/kind/helpful/smart/kind-to-his-mother" a duke is -- if he (...

Wil

Look into the 'large' size spun top helms through Ashcraft-Baker. My head is 24.5" around (pretty big), and their regular size helmet fit me really nicely.

Good luck, having a big head is a real pain.

~Wil

Wil

freiman the minstrel wrote:My impression of An-Tir?

Fancy Clothes. The rare but occasional rumour of home made porn.

Hey, it wasn't home made! Low budget yes, but credit where due, it was a professional gig

~Wil

Wil

Similar incident took place last year in Avacal, with the tournament for Prince. The sponsoring shire apparently erred with the paperwork and the event was not listed in the Kingdom Newsletter. Anything not published in the newsletter is not an official event, and thus the guy who busted his ass to ...

Wil

Some of the jests recently about the Atlantian Thug stereotype have got me thinking... what perceptions do fighters from other kingdoms have about fighters from An Tir? Be honest

~Wil

Wil

Maybe a change in philosophy... You are not hitting Bob in the head, you are hitting Bob's helmet. Attack the armour, not the guy inside of it.

Just a suggestion, I can't offer anything more concrete. On the rare occasions I suit up and SCA fight, I like hitting people

~Wil

Wil

Very weird, I can't see the image either... I clicked 'edit post', cut & pasted the URL into my address bar, and was able to see it that way. Very nice helmet! Did you cover the helmet bowl with leather, or is it russeted? Whatever are you going to do with that welded camail now? I put the pic on my...

Wil

Maybe i am looking at this wrong but i see them going for 99 cent a pop. If they were 25 cents a pop i would be buying all 500 this second. A dollar a pop is excessive imo when they are not even punched. My mistake, I meant to type $.20 each, not $.25. You are correct though, I just read the auctio...

Wil

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... me=rvi:1:3

Very cool! One question- doesn't that 'sprue' mean these were cast? A great resource for those looking for an alternative to the lamellar plates out there. And at $.25 each, that price ain't bad...

~Wil

Wil

Yep, plates are brown, laced with OD paracord. The lacing is new (never been fought in), I just finished lacing it the other day. The plates themselves are used though, I just relaced my armour for sale.

~Wil

Wil

Me again- I just ran a search for the word 'square', specifying the author 'Vitus', and the threads documenting these shields came up.

~Wil

Wil

Hey Cerebus The idea for an SCA square centergripped shield was taken from a series of Pictish stone carvings, dated to the 8th century if memory serves. They also appear (very rarely) in High Medieval images of unarmoured judicial combats, used in conjunction with cudgels. If you search back throug...

Wil

Most of what I see coming from India is made with modern machining/tooling as well as manual work. Thus, much of the manual labor is removed from the process. Dunno about this... I can recall an American armourer who was looking to farm some munition work out to India- he posted here looking to buy...

Wil

hey all

250 brown Noble Plastics lamellae laced into a corselet. Fits me well, I'm 6'1 with a 48" chest. Looking to get $90, which includes shipping anywhere in North America. Email me for photos (I'll have pics this weekend). Paypal GREATLY preferred

Thanks in advance,

~Wil

Wil

I've used a 1"X1" piece of wooden dowel on all my centergripped shields, works just fine. I plane it so it tapers narrower towards the ends, and carve the grip round, that's about it. Very easy.

http://home.armourarchive.org/members/b ... imli06.jpg

That's my shield in the background (And Armour Archive member Taltosh doing riveted mail!)

~Wil

Wil

I'm with Strongbow & Glen on this one, I believe a D-shaped bow is appropriate for Northern England in the 11th century. I'd be very interested to know where folks are getting the flatbow info from.

~Wil

Wil

As much as I'm sure you'd like to see it go to a medievalist who would enjoy it as much as you have, you'll likely have more success through an antique book dealer, antiques auction, or similar avenues.

Best of luck with this

~Wil

Wil

Here's the scenario- Duke X fights hard and often for ten years, blows out his elbow. What did he do wrong?

~Wil

Wil

And for that matter, what type of maille is most period for an 11th century Varangian? I was led to believe that it was flat ring wedge rivetted, but I've been reading stuff that conflicts and say round wire, or round rivet, or both... I'm so confused!!! From what I've seen, VIking Age maille is ce...

Wil

Congrats on the new baby!

I'll take the splinted arms & gorget if available. PM sent.

~Wil

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Wil

I just use plain ol' mild steel rivets, 1/4" or 5/16" diameter (can't recall). A friend gave me a bunch, but they are not difficult to track down. I used commercial round washers on my last shield, and I regret it- would have only taken another half hour to cut & drill some square ones. Sorry Glen, ...

Wil

The Birka and Gotland finds, IMO, are oddities. This has been deeply covered in a couple other threads, debated quite hotly This article: m Cites four lamellar finds from western-central Europe (Germany, Italy, Ukraine) from the time of the Germanic migrations. Dates are late 5th century to 7th cent...

Wil

Uilleag, I find it amazing what you are able to do with leather. Perhaps moreso because I've done some waterformed leather armour myself, and am able to appreciate how much skill you have in this medium. Fantastic work as usual

~Wil

Wil

Karl, I'm probably too late, but I'd love that mace head! Lemme know.

~Wil

Wil

Dunno, I've checked that page three times today from three different computers, and the pictures won't come up. I get the background, tiles, text, everything but piccies. Too bad, I love Russian re-enactment pics

~Wil

Wil

Chris, where is the Metal Supermart, Edmonton or Wetaskiwin? The place sounds absolutely wonderful My problem with scrap is that I can't find an 'off-cuts' place around here, only true scrap yards- like you have to go digging through piles of old mufflers and shit to find what you are looking for. I...

Wil

Thanks Hrogn, I didn't call them but I will for sure. I called Ecco, Bridge City and a couple others. Price was pretty consistent at just under $100. I'm looking to make some small stuff (couters, demi gauntlets, splints) so I'm not totally opposed to scrap, just being lazy I guess. Thanks for the l...

Wil

I think that's an OK price, I was quoted just under $100 CAD for a 2X4 sheet of 18 gauge stainless

THe 4X4 (half sheet) of mild I bought a while ago ran me $40, and I'll get lots of stuff out of it. Seems a good deal.

~Wil

(SCA) Just for fun... outside perceptions of An Tir?

Ti Scales- Anyone see these?

FS- Plastic Lamellar

Blown elbow (SCA)