The Armour Archive

Mike Garrett (Orc)

Light blue arming doublet and pole-axe, and the plate back & breast. (and in photos where you can see them red/black/gold and blue favours (in the album)
Not sure about Kingdom Uni yet.

Mike Garrett (Orc)

in case anyone missed it!

Mike Garrett (Orc)

As another "me too", I often drop to one knee to lunge under a blow whilst fighting poleaxe. Haven't been told off for it yet. It seems to work reasonably well too, so I'll keep doing it until someone says it's a NO-NO. You can frequently get a good body shot in because of the sudden change of attac...

Mike Garrett (Orc)

Over in your neck of the woods, they also have a seperate authorization for 2 wepons along with 2 handed weapons. Some people just don't like to see things "different". I'd ask to see the rules < which I don't remember being in Drachenwald's nor corporate SCA >. Also talk with a more experienced fi...

Mike Garrett (Orc)

http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/warriorsgateway@btinternet.com/album?.dir=/680e

Link for album.
Unedited photos. I took the pics of the light combat. Someone else took the pics of the heavy for me, as I was fighting!

Mike Garrett (Orc)

And a very artistic one of the light fighters......

Mike Garrett (Orc)

Just recently returned from the Shire of Myndd Gwyn Raglan Fair, set at Raglan castle. Ao goodly time had by all. Attendedby gentles from various parts of Insulae Draconis, with West Dragoningshire (silent "ing") well represented. The castles fights were great, with fun mini-scenarios. Would be even...

Mike Garrett (Orc)

Will do.
Hope to have some pics also

Mike Garrett (Orc)

Franky, that's why I advised you to tell THEM to point it out. It doesn't exist, in most likelyhood. Let them get vexed. Unless you mean something that Irish just said above... which might be illegal. I thought you meant holding the handles of two weapons in your hand, and just dropping the spear s...

Mike Garrett (Orc)

Just re-read the marshalls handbook and checked the updates - cannot see a no backhand weapon rule. Is there somewhere else I should be looking? I'm getting a little vexed here are you talking a dagger strapped to the back of your hand and when needed you "punch" out with it to strike? THAT is Ille...

Mike Garrett (Orc)

Ah yes, but my wrist-strap (or short lanyard) allows me to hold the dagger backhand, with the poleaxe. Surely this satisfies the lanyard rule? Just re-read the marshalls handbook and checked the updates - cannot see a no backhand weapon rule. Is there somewhere else I should be looking? I'm getting ...

Mike Garrett (Orc)

I've also been told I could use it like that! (Possibly in a clip scabbard at the small of my back)

Mike Garrett (Orc)

Mike, sounds interesting - long way for me to go though Am I alone in believing that the term "Martial Art" is inappropriate in many contexts? I look at what I do (re-enactment, SCA etc) as "Martial Combat". Mind you, many would say that that is correct, as there is little "art" in the way I fight, ...

Mike Garrett (Orc)

You mucho macho man!

Mike Garrett (Orc)

After 20 years of LARP and Live Steel re-enactment (Including full contact steel), I decided to give this SCA a go. This was despite a large number of re-enactors (steel) badmouthing the SCA. Did I have problems adjusting? Yes - Being mainly used to pulling blows and NOT targetting the head it was a...

Mike Garrett (Orc)

rmermuys wrote:Those chrome balls are nice, but ouch, $226 for a 5" ball?

I've got 3", 4", 5" balls. Rockwell C 60-65 mill balls with a forged finish.

Please email me at rmermuys@charter.net

-Randy

and 3 of them?!

(sorry)

Mike Garrett (Orc)

I will ask - it just seems safer to me to have it in hand , rather than flailing wilding about as I manically try to hit someone......

Mike Garrett (Orc)

I was told, (by experienced fighters, that I respect) that while I can have a stabbing dagger on a wrist-strap (for sneaky deployment) whilst using a poleaxe, I can't have it held whilst holding the poleaxe, in the backhand weapon style that I was used to using in steel re-enactment. The reason give...

Mike Garrett (Orc)

Nasssssty Sssssneaky Treacherous thingsssssss, tem hammers....

Mike Garrett (Orc)

standing on folding ladder, banging something into drilled holes in concrete cieling - hit thumb, so, in fit of temper, punished the ceiling by whacking it with hammer, which proceded to bounce off off cieling and the claw smacked me forcefully in the mouth, chipping a tooth and splitting lips. BEWA...

Mike Garrett (Orc)

Love to come, but it's a little far I'm afraid!

Have a good time!

Mike Garrett (Orc)

I'm familiar with livery coats etc, and with the mistaken identity of the banners. What I'm getting at is, I guess, unless you're familiar with the individual harness, plate armour all looks similar. How could knights etc in full plate tell who was on their side (and the less high-ranking combatants...

Mike Garrett (Orc)

Okay - I may be looking in the wrong place, or using the wrong search phrases, or being needlessly stupid ( it's been known to happen). Earlier periods have tabards, jupons, surcoats etc as well as shields for identification. I cannot seem to find good info on what was used for personal identificati...

Mike Garrett (Orc)

Looks very good! Congrats!
Now you have to use it for 400 - 500 years to get the nice patina of the original, lol!

Mike Garrett (Orc)

what is the closing date of ticket sales?

Mike Garrett (Orc)

Dang, what was I thinking! Typo-man strikes again, in spades.

Mine should be - Sable, a wolfs head erased or, langued gules, on a chief Or three decrescents gules

The effect is much the same though!

Mike Garrett (Orc)

Hey Eff - love your avatar pages - real neat. May well end up getting one (or two - musn't forget the good lady!)

Mike Garrett (Orc)

Thanks for the help, tips and encouragement! A change of plan has now occured - My lady and I have decided to go for seperate arms, and, have devised these (am checking the rolls for conflicts etc), so - mine - Sable, on a chief Or three decrescents gules, a lions head erased or, langued gules (not ...

Mike Garrett (Orc)

Indeed - Looking forward to recieving mine. Alas, no sign as yet

Mike Garrett (Orc)

3 different things is good ! So this would be Per chevron Or and azure, a chalice Or in base, in dexter chief a raven sable passant, in sinister chief a raven sable counterpassant Is that right? Or am I making a hash of it (again ) Or is it Per chevron Or and azure, dexter a raven sable passant, sin...

Mike Garrett (Orc)

the armed gules bit is not actually there (forgot to doctor the ravens) and will probably be dropped. The ravens may end up "proper". Thanks for the pointers. I can't blazon to save my life!

Mike Garrett (Orc)

OOOH! Me like!!
What date is that sweet beast?

Mike Garrett (Orc)

Ah, the ever changing mind of ze laydees! Latest blazon that I think doesn't conflict with anything, AND (hopefully) is heraldically correct - Per Chevron Or and Azure, a chalice Or in base, two ravens sable armed gules in chief. I kind of get out of my depth with the ravens, and am not sure how to ...

Mike Garrett (Orc)

It's all wood and peg. The stretcher between the legs isn't pegged. I believe it's a sort of tongue&groove for the back panel. There is some repair/restoration work that has been done over the centuries, but for the most part it's original. The pegs are wooden and "P" shaped. It was made to be colla...

Mike Garrett (Orc)

it's 1500s, looked like oak to me. Made for the last treasurer of Glastonbury Abbey, John Thorne. The Latin reads - "God save him, may the Lord give him peace and so praise God".

Castle Combat - Raglan Fair Sept 2005

Late 15th century field identification.