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Templar Bob/De Tyre

William: This type of inexcusably shabby treatment is precisely why the SCA gets into trouble. I'm sorry that you had to endure such poor treatment. I hope it doesn't turn you completely off some of the people in the SCA. Not all SCAers are like that. ------------------ Robert Coleman, Jr. The Noble...

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http://www.currentmiddleages.org/tents/wagon.htm Picture from a 15th century illustration of an armed Hussite camp. Note the pictures of at least two belled wedges. There is perhaps limited documentation for the belled wedge on this page. Anybody else got anything? ------------------ Robert Coleman...

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Christian: As far as I know...but I'm not an expert on the 14th century. My focus is the 12th through 13th century. A good place to look for this type of information is Medieval Pavilion Resources , a webpage with a vast amount of information on tents and camping. This page is the brainchild of Dame...

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Chef: Thanks for the ideas. I have quite a lot of extant stuff on my hard-drive that would make showing people how a 12th to 13th century person should look a lot easier. Perhaps I can get some of these into a comprehensible manual. Oh, God....another project! http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/biggr...

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Hi, Chef: What approach would you think be best for helping the "enthusiastic, but uninformed" with improving their clothing and kit? One of the problems we in St. Maurice deal with is convincing the uninitiate that doing it right is much better (and more fun) than doing it over. Further, we'd like ...

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Belled wedges work, too...

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Robert Coleman, Jr.

The Noble Companie and Order of St. Maurice
Those who beat their swords into plowshares end up plowing for those who don't.

Remember: In Living History/Reinactment, Real Life is the Great Leveler of Man.

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Another important thing is this: Being able to wait to get what you really want. Mrs. Coleman and I spent the first seven years of our marriage camping in a modern polyester tent. At our income then, a canvas pavilion was absolutely out of the question. But we waited...and saved. Our first te...

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RE: Choices I have a disturbing truth to point out, one that may go against the current educational grain: There are few (if any) documentable instances of soldiers of Negroid descent and genotype that served in any capacity in Western Europe. Sadly, those instances that do exist are noted fo...

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Murdoch: Nor are there that many "Age of maille" people that wear it here in the Midrealm, either. ------------------ Robert Coleman, Jr. The Noble Companie and Order of St. Maurice Those who beat their swords into plowshares end up plowing for those who don't. Remember: In Living History/Reinact...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> Originally posted by Chef de Chambre: What about the fellow a decade in the Society, who does not wish to do anything authentic â€“ the fellow who sneers at thos who do, who derides them as â€œ...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Bascot: Gwen, if you are serious, the Barony of Sternfield's "pauper box" is controlled by Marcus Liodolt, or "Brother Johanne" here in Indianapolis. I can e-mail you his addre...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by chef de chambre: Hi All, It depends on what you mean by 'resources'. No one in Wolfe Argent (or Red Company for that matter) is "rich" by any stretch of the imagination, inc...

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My God! I recognized the "Iron Gate" stance! This a year after taking Bob Charron's class! Thanks for sharing the pictures, Gwen. ------------------ Robert Coleman, Jr. The Noble Companie and Order of St. Maurice Those who beat their swords into plowshares end up plowing for those who don't. Reme...

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Bascot: As it stands, I can just barely get my bare foot into the footed mailled chausse. Plus, I can get the chausse to just barely above my knee before the mailled fabric begins to bunch up. Clearly, I will have to do some serious alterations to these to make them wearable. One step on this road w...

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Gawayne: How are your chausses attached? Is the foot stitched to the boot, or what? And how do you suspend them, from the hips? I'm asking because I have a pair of riveted ones I'm trying to get wearable by Pennsic, and need some pointers. ------------------ Robert Coleman, Jr. The Noble Companie an...

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Murdoch: Are we talking "Alwhite Harness", "Coat-of-Plates" harness, or does full maille count? ------------------ Robert Coleman, Jr. The Noble Companie and Order of St. Maurice Those who beat their swords into plowshares end up plowing for those who don't. Remember: In Living History/Reinactmen...

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Buy your drinking water off-site. Do not drink the Pennsic water if you can help it. ------------------ Robert Coleman, Jr. The Noble Companie and Order of St. Maurice Those who beat their swords into plowshares end up plowing for those who don't. Remember: In Living History/Reinactment, Real Lif...

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http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/bump.gif ------------------ Robert Coleman, Jr. The Noble Companie and Order of St. Maurice Those who beat their swords into plowshares end up plowing for those who don't. Remember: In Living History/Reinactment, Real Life is the Great Leveler of Man.

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Chef de Chambre: So then every reenactor outside of the SCA is not a sensible person, and has no real world responsibilities? I find this attitude rather insulting. In point of...

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Gwen: That's wondrous news! http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif I'll look forward to exchanging blows over the barrier with Maitre' Tristan this summer! (BTW, would you folks be up to a quiet supper with us one evening at Pennsic....?) ------------------ Robert Coleman, Jr. The Noble Compani...

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Gwen: Jeff will want to re-authorize at an SCA tournament prior to Pennsic (probably before the end of July) in order to be eligible to fight in the Pas' d'Armes at Pennsic. They've not allowed autorizations at the Pennsic War for many years now. Considering your husband's prowess, I doubt this will...

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My way of always dealing with the "Quality vs. Quantity" question is: 1. Don't commit to anything kit-related unless you really, really want to do this. If the person is unsure at all (about their ability to afford the equipment or their willingness to do it), now is probably not the time for...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Vitus: Gwen, I was a jackass back then, because I had absolutely no concern for other people's feelings or opinions. I was covering up my fear and my anxiety, trying to dist...

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I purchased a Phrygian helmet from him, based on two period sources. It also utilized his patented "chassis" design (e. g., an inner helmet with a mailled coif, where the top bowl can be removed between bouts). His interpretation of this helm is beautiful (and is posted on his webpage). I'm very ple...

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Valconnan/Sebastian: Thank you for going to such trouble for me. This is a project I've wanted to do for several years, but there is very little information available on how to do it. So when I found it on the Hippodromus webpage, I got excited...then cursed myself for not keeping up with my high-sc...

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I only have one question: "Where was the Knight's Marshal while all this happpened, and why didn't s/he do his/her job!? This type of "lessoning" is inexcusable. ------------------ Robert Coleman, Jr. The Noble Companie and Order of St. Maurice Those who beat their swords into plowshares e...

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In observing this thread over the past few days, I've found myself wanting to ask the question: What is wrong with encouraging SCAers to attempt to meet the standard shown in Bascot's posts? Commentary about the SCA starting out as a "big costume party" aside, in the early days people serious...

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Lord Ondart: What happened? Master Jamie couldn't assist? I'm certain he could come up with something to your liking. Or is a wooden round shield with boss more of what you had in mind? ------------------ Robert Coleman, Jr. The Noble Companie and Order of St. Maurice Those who beat their swords ...

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Steve: 1. Are the rings in the "Coif Starter Kit" all riveted, or are they alternating riveted and solid rings? ------------------ Robert Coleman, Jr. The Noble Companie and Order of St. Maurice Those who beat their swords into plowshares end up plowing for those who don't. Remember: In Living Hi...

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"Chicklet of Death": (n) An untenable defensive situation for a shield-heavy unit; surrounded and unable to maneuver. Gak: (v.) To kill an SCA fighter with a blow so stout it causes an involuntary choked-off cry, esp. through a sword thrust. Gunslinger: (n.) A florentine fighter who starts his atta...

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Clay: Count me in---just don't break me. I still have to be able to cook afterwards! http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif ------------------ Robert Coleman, Jr. The Noble Companie and Order of St. Maurice Those who beat their swords into plowshares end up plowing for those who don't. Rememb...

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To all: My riveted maille chausses (with feet) just arrived by UPS! My sugarloaf helmet by White Mountain Armoury just arrived by USPS! Now if I win the lottery, life will be perfectly wonderful... ------------------ Robert Coleman, Jr. The Noble Companie and Order of St. Maurice Those who beat t...

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>snort<

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Robert Coleman, Jr.

The Noble Companie and Order of St. Maurice
Those who beat their swords into plowshares end up plowing for those who don't.

Remember: In Living History/Reinactment, Real Life is the Great Leveler of Man.

Templar Bob/De Tyre

My mailled chausses are due sometime Friday...I'm on pins and needles! ------------------ Robert Coleman, Jr. The Noble Companie and Order of St. Maurice Those who beat their swords into plowshares end up plowing for those who don't. Remember: In Living History/Reinactment, Real Life is the Great...

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Here's one: [img]http://www.bumply.com/Medieval/Gallery/jamiehorse.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.bumply.com/Medieval/Gallery/jamieint.jpg[/img] Andy's comments are as follows: <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Shortly before Kirby ...

Oh, fraptuous day!