The Armour Archive

AllenJ

I'll plug Swordfoum

! yeah thats a good place as well as my Armoury: http://www.myarmoury.com/home.html

I think i recall most reactions to these questions being -dont touch it. Just leave it be and work to prevent further rusting, ect.

AllenJ

I dont feel that Hanwei is a terrible blade for the price. It understandably much lower on the scale than a Del Tin but I personally would choose a Hanwei over a schlager. It actually has blade taper. Guy-- I'm really interested in seeing how those blades handle -I'd love to hear your feedback from ...

AllenJ

Just for refference here are some pics of historical greatswords--the zweihander types. That cold steel one is ok - but it really dosent reflect what these amazing weapons actually were like.

http://www.myarmoury.com/albums/thumbnails.php?album=41
http://www.myarmoury.com/albums/thumbna ... =41&page=2
and many more..just go through the pages...

AllenJ

Go for Del Tin! Much better and much more historically accurate. Check out Darkwood:
http://www.darkwoodarmory.com/blades.shtml

Darkwood also has their own brand of blade, but I have not heard of anyone who owns one of these yet.

If you really must have a schlager try here:
http://www.amfence.com/html/sword_blades.html
or here:
http://www.triplette.com/Zen/Zen-Index.htm

AllenJ

very nice- love the pommel

AllenJ

their scottish kits are WAY off...rest of it looks good though

AllenJ

If you wanted to go a little later into the mid to late 1500's you could look at the german 3/4th's plate for some armour ideas. Most of Scotlands armour and blades came from Germany so its not uncomon to see nearly identical styles. a suit like this would not be out of place for a sucsesful reaver:...

AllenJ

the picture link is not working

AllenJ

heres the gaddgedlar link:

http://www.gaddgedlar.com/

these guys look great in all their kits. Research is fantastic.

AllenJ

Hooray for reivers!!!! I love this era- its serioulsy so exciting and untapped. Here are some great sites to help you including some reaenactors with flawless kits! IMHO the best site out there: m great easy info on dress, weapons, and armour m m m You are looking at some great fun here- I could wri...

AllenJ

though that is a pretty nifty one , I'd prefer to not do the combed variety. Something more like this:

http://www.myarmoury.com/albums/display ... =12&pos=94
http://www.myarmoury.com/albums/display ... 12&pos=110

there are some better ones over on grimm, but the site seems to be down at the moment.

AllenJ

Very nice! I love that the mask is removable! Im sup[posing you could do that for a burgonet, right? If so, we need to talk!!!

AllenJ

there were no melee rapier battles. The closest might be a small streetfight. And those arent really prepared for. Rapier and dagger was a mainstay of all the rapier masters. This is not "flourentine" which all ive been able to figure out is a way of making chicken. It has nothing to do with florenc...

AllenJ

clermont has some good ideas. Void to their side and keep moving...limit it to just one weapon in range.

In the battles- yeah you dont belong in the middle of the shield wall. The binding the shaft of the spear and running up on it is a perfect example.

AllenJ

looks nice! Too bad those silly bargrills ruin it

AllenJ

To put it bluntly, the case of rapiers is VASTLY overused in todays groups. The SCA is the only place where I've seen it in frequent use. Also applies to dual weapon use in heavy fighting- this just was NOT a frequent practice. There are a few instances where it is mentioned and a few tips given. Ke...

AllenJ

The manuals almost always talk about displacing or putting aside a blow. Very rarely will you hear about a block or parry with a shield or sword that is a static stoppage. If you do that, you are suddenly vulnerable to a fast twitching cut. If you put it aside you are using the momentum of their blo...

AllenJ

i like yaks!

AllenJ

yeah so my math sucks- club me

hehe thanks - good call

AllenJ

Haha - ok thats fine- but you have to wear them as raw wool...with no underwear.... its only fair

AllenJ

thats really interesting. Do you have some source material for that? That would be interesting to read the reasoning why.

AllenJ

well you arent going to find anything close to that in wester arts. Even a flail or a ball and chain is significantly shorter than that thing. That and the purpose is to go around defences and strike the person- not bind the weapon. Reguardless of the weapon used grappling and dagger is always impor...

AllenJ

thanks for sharing- yeah I was just thinking of the nature of an obsidian chip blade and it pretty much lends to much hacking. So back wards with cuts coming over the head, across the middle and up from below would seem to be the norm. But your right- hard to tell. Reguarless , their artists were tr...

AllenJ

There are a few companies out there that offer these. Lutels are particularly sexy:
http://www.lutel.cz/index2e.htm

AllenJ

How much does it weigh?

AllenJ

Though not really european/medieval in nature, i came across these pictures while doing some research and noticed many guards similar to those used in Euro sword and shield/buckler techniques. An open ward is most common here which lends to the brutal chopping nature of their weapons which consits o...

AllenJ

i think the other part of that is that with a solid hit you armor may not be defeated but you are going to see stars for a second. In that second there is more than enough time to hit an unarmored portion of your body or close and push past your deffence.

AllenJ

it might be good to a celtic/pict/scottish chapter where you firmly state that the kilt did not exist pre-1600. And plaid pajamas dont qualify as accurate either.

AllenJ

Who made it?

AllenJ

Any scottish noble is going to wear whats fashionable in the English and French nobility. So if you look there- you wont go wrong. Remeber: KILTS DID NOT EXIST THEN!

AllenJ

do'h - too big

AllenJ

no real answers other than get better at placement and telling the guys to suck it up

course I imagine that wont go over well. Here some fun pell stuff though:

http://www.thearma.org/essays/pells.htm
http://www.thearma.org/essays/pell/pellhistory.htm

AllenJ

i should have clarified in my title...Viking made or native scandinavian lamellar - instaid of just genericaly viking- my bad

AllenJ

beautiful! About how much do u ask for for the screen faced burgonetes- or would u prefer that be asked through private convo? Thanks for sharing!

AllenJ

the wider of a range of things you have to offer the more busness you'll get - period. I think that little variations of things could open u up to more clients. For instance you said leather pouches. There is a need for accurate period scottish sporrans. Its basically a leather pouch on a belt. Get ...

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