The Armour Archive

Templar Bob/De Tyre

Mudvayne's "Dig" also gets me in the mood to kill, as does Ramstein (that German band that did the album "Sehensuch")....and just about anything Ministry makes (Psalm 69 in particular). Not terribly period, but it does get the bloodlust up. ------------------ Robert Coleman, Jr. The Noble Companie a...

Templar Bob/De Tyre

Liebaart:

E-mail sent.

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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

Tea lights. Lots of tea lights. You can use them to start wet campfires, light your lantern, and absorb some of the wet mist that comes in the tent in the evenings. A fireplace lighter. Beats mucking around with matches that may or may not be dry. Helps to light things in any weather. Some variety o...

Templar Bob/De Tyre

How about adding my lamellar article? ------------------ 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 vote is that the organization should be set in Outremer. You've already got the atmosphere going with the climate (ah, El Paso!), and you can have events practically year-round! However, I have a couple of questions: 1. Will this be a group using steel blunts? 2. Will there be equestrian activiti...

Templar Bob/De Tyre

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Jasper: Do with hard coins. hey guys I cast replicas of period coins. For cost I will do the coins. I have the following molds 5 cent coin Islamic Akja = farthing Pd+ 10 cen...

Templar Bob/De Tyre

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Asbjorn Johansen: Iâ€™d be interested in having a William Marshal (WM) style tourney as part of the Historic Combat Series, however, in my experience it can be challenging to r...

Templar Bob/De Tyre

Chazz: 6mm braided Maxi-Cord(tm). ------------------ 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

And me.

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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

Question I asked on the previous board: It's been stated that no test has been done to accurately show how broad-head and bodkin point arrows (made of wrought-iron, the closest we can come to period metals today) would affect a bascinet helmet made of the same metal of period thicknesses. I'm curiou...

Templar Bob/De Tyre

Gentlemen: Not really looking for the Phoenix Company test to prove or disprove anything...just putting it up for observation. I imagine that in order to make a proper test, a bascinet must be hand-forged of wrought-iron, and a set of wrought-iron arrowheads made to order (perhaps one quenched in sa...

Templar Bob/De Tyre

...which is what made the Military Orders so special. Their equipment was of good quality, but very no-nonsense. Functional, but without the decorative items that a secular knight would have in their kit. No decorative brass or latten work, no personal heraldry, only the badge of the Order. Consider...

Templar Bob/De Tyre

You want to share that site with the rest of us, Torr? 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. Remember: In Living History/Reinactm...

Templar Bob/De Tyre

Your Highness: Decided not to wear the crooked belt, eh? http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/wink.gif Congratulations on your elevation! ------------------ 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. ...

Templar Bob/De Tyre

Adding a little more fuel to the fire: A test by the New Zealand group, Phoenix Company. The link is here. ------------------ 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...

Templar Bob/De Tyre

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Torr O'Neal: What helms were found in the Battle of Wisby Site? Thanks. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Torr: No helmets, shields or weapons were buried in the grave pits. Ther...

Templar Bob/De Tyre

I own a pair of Armlann boots...one of the best bootmakers in the business. His boot are worth every penny...perfect turnshoes. I would purchase a modern Dr. Sholl's(tm) insole for them, though. That's what you'll want to remember with any turnshoe. ------------------ Robert Coleman, Jr. The Noble C...

Templar Bob/De Tyre

One of the implications Dr. Thordeman (the man who dug up and studied the Wisby gravesite), was that the Wisby armours were old tech by the time of the battle for two reasons: 1. It was used/worn by peasant militia. 2. Because the bodies were left in the summer sun for days after the battle, the onl...

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Boots from where, Khann? ------------------ 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

SyrRhys: You've just got to go over to Off-Topics! Someone on the board had a dream, and you were in 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 Hi...

Templar Bob/De Tyre

SyrRhys: Templars were burned for much less.... ------------------ 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

Sieur Raymond: BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! Fair enough! I can see something like this becoming a game of Monty Pythonish scale! ------------------ Robert Coleman, Jr. The Noble Companie and Order of St. Maurice Those who beat their swords into plowshares end up plowing for those...

Templar Bob/De Tyre

Dang! So much for my full 12th century mailed kit! 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. Remember: In Living History/Reinactment,...

Templar Bob/De Tyre

So Rev: ...if she weighs the same as a duck .... ------------------ 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

Hi...I'm Templar Bob, and I'm a recovering stick-jock. (Hi, Templar Bob!) In the context of the competitive SCA game, I would use any armour advantage I could find. My wife could tell you how unbearable I could be before a tournament; staying up late working on equipment so it would pass marshal's i...

Templar Bob/De Tyre

Good comments, all. Now, if we can only get it going on Asbjorn's Historic Combat Series....Asbjorn, you out there? BTW, Asbjorn, still waiting on the dimensions of the bucklers for the "I-33" tourney. ------------------ Robert Coleman, Jr. The Noble Companie and Order of St. Maurice Those who be...

Templar Bob/De Tyre

Some forms of transitional plate, with hard points of steel on the joints would be effective for you. Make your cuisses, greaves, vambraces and rerebraces in your buffalo hide leather, then dye it. Attach either articulated or "soupcan" knee-cops to your cuisses, and similar elbow-cops and spaulders...

Templar Bob/De Tyre

Cheval: Good point! How's this?: There was a tournament in the Crusader Kingdom of either Cyprus or the Aegean in around 1300---I'll get the details when I get my books from the car. We could base it on this tournament. However, the armour should be limited to Circa 1170-1320. This will allow for th...

Templar Bob/De Tyre

Okay (amazing what sleep will do to the thought processes), so here's some suggestions: 1. We can make this tournament similiar to the "Real Mail and Plate Tournament" that Asbjorn has sponsored, in that only harnesses of metal or leather can be included. For example, a mailed hauberk (at this point...

Templar Bob/De Tyre

SyrRhys, et al: Actually, there's a good reason I asked...I'm wondering if something like this could be included in Asbjorn Johanson's Historic Combat Series this Pennsic. Most of the guys in my tournament company are kitting themselves up in that type of armour (including mail with chausses, and he...

Templar Bob/De Tyre

An english wheel capable of forming Twelve gauge Stainless!? What's not to like? Please keep me informed! ------------------ 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 H...

Templar Bob/De Tyre

Your Highness: Let's take the discussion offboard. I'll give you my ideas there. My new e-mail is in Profiles. ~R. ------------------ 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...

Templar Bob/De Tyre

Sir Rhys: In light of the various discussions on chivalry within the context of SCA combat, the thought came up (and you seemed the person to ask)--- Presuming you were working with fairly unlimited financial budget (and the people to manage the thing), how would you arrange a tournament with an emp...

Templar Bob/De Tyre

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Bjorn: Good Sir, Is any of the over 2" close to 3". I'm looking for some to shave the sides down for more authentic looking swords. Bjorn<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Sir And...

Templar Bob/De Tyre

Jasper: BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! (Templar Bob goes to the kitchen for a dishcloth to clean up the chocolate YooHoo(tm) he spewed over the monitor and keyboard.) ------------------ Robert Coleman, Jr. The Noble Companie and Order of St. Maurice Those who beat their swords into ...

Sir Rhys of Harlech---need to pick your brain....