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Karl Helweg

crimsonldr - How much does it all weigh? What all do you have hidden? BTW - nice kit.

Karl Helweg

I think 20-25 bucks for a weekend (camping + food + water + facilities +etc...) is a great deal. I would run you close to this each night at a campground that wouldn't even feed you. Plus, you can't say enough about the company j wulff I just took someone over to a local campground here and it was ...

Karl Helweg

We are generally keeping event costs to $5.00 for site fees and $20.-25. with feast locally but with food and site cost creeping up this will probably have to go up too. We are already bypassing some much nicer sites due to costs. Even with these relatively low prices and Juneau's relatively high pa...

Karl Helweg

m OK that posted kind of huge but at least you can really see some detail! He is definitely a Landsknecht ('X's, hair, manly beer paunch, and hairy bare thighs) and wearing a peacock feather in his red hat. Otherwise most of what you (Thanks Jason) shows white ostrich feathers and red and black hats...

Karl Helweg

m This is an interesting effigy of a later Landsknecht Hauptman which shows a lot of armour detail including the helm. Feathers - I have a basic idea of what hat and helm feather arrangements mean in terms of Landsknecht ranks. The full circle around the hat brim seems to mean Hauptmann or Obrist fo...

Karl Helweg

Please consider the lobstertail helm sold.

I'll continue e-mailing you about details.

Karl Helweg

Dibs on the helm, if it is still available and depending on USPS mailing costs to Juneau 99801.

Karl Helweg

JvR - Wvk is right. Just get started as you can and use your sallet. You might get lucky and find another helm later. A Reiter is not much less appropriate than a Landsknecht persona in the SCA in the end and both take some work arounding. That not using shields thing, the SCA "indestructible&...

Karl Helweg

Looks like Sallet is out. Looks like black and white armor is out. I do remember seeing some museum pics of black and white kits and them posing them to be holding pike as if they were setting them to receive a charge. Maybe the armor was Reiter and they were in an infantry role? I think it was in ...

Karl Helweg

I am still confused. I keep finding tons of Landsknecht pike man armor pics that are black and white. Who wore the black and white armors with burgeonets? Landsknechts or Reitters? Or did both for a time? Both armor seem very similar. Also In mid to upper 1500's. Would it still have been possible f...

Karl Helweg

There were a lot of Rieters running around France:

http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/ ... 00&start=0

There was the run away Landsknecht black legion distinct because they were only permitted to wear black and one primary color. otherwise they wore basically the same armor as other landsknechts.

Karl Helweg

When you pull or injure something STOP FIGHTING or it will get worse. You might have to skip 6+ weeks to heal hands and joints. Learn to do something else until you are better. Run. It sucks. It will help a lot. Wear good hard armour not plastics and just padding. When your armour breaks FIX IT or i...

Karl Helweg

Angusm0628 wrote:I've got a pair of Bokalo's gauntlets. Had em about 4 or 5 years. Love em..

One of our local fighter recently purchased Bokalo gauntlets and he has made so many improvements that I did not recognize them at first.

http://www.bokalosarmoury.com/express.htm

Karl Helweg

http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/ ... hp?t=60550

Has similar persona information.

Karl Helweg

Flying kit (far left) is very close to $1,200. as shown: [img]http://gambesons.com/albums/gww-2008/adn.jpg[/img] partially because I have had some parts so long and partially because I am so cheap that I do a lot of finishing work myself. Vis. Karl von Sussen helm+polishing+plating+vervelles+padding...

Karl Helweg

Do you have pictures and final weight?

Karl Helweg

JvR - The breast plate is over that rather large gorget. That is the roped edge of the breast plate. I wear my breast plate low and narrow too so that I can use greatsword more comfortably. The unusual part are the integral pauldrons coming from under the large gorget. Looks very streamlined but it ...

Karl Helweg

The price to beat would be: http://budk.com/product.asp?pn=03%20BK1373&sid=gonat

[img]http://budk.com/images/250/03BK1373.jpg[/img]
$39.99 + post.

Karl Helweg

I was looking to do a later period Landsknecht for SCA. Black and White armor. When did they stop using the sallet? Did they still use the sallet in black and white? Debating the Burgonet or a Sallet. Firstly, there is much more information on black&white armour at: m There is even an ongoing d...

Karl Helweg

http://www.anshelmarms.com/bodyarmor.html

I have seen http://www.bokalosarmoury.com/ sell fluted plate and wrap elbows at wars in aluminum and stainless.

Post pictures when you are done please.

Karl Helweg

m With the help of Kerry Pratt my basic armour templates are available. "I have the first edit of the scans completed. This is a very rough edit and the patterns are all in their original size. I fully intend to further clean them up and eventually put them into a printer friendly PDF version b...

Karl Helweg

http://www.calliglorify.com/scaroyalty/ ... &VALUE=827

http://oertha.westkingdom.org/Court/court2008b.htm

I first put a helm on my head fall of 1979. Satan will skate to work before I get "voted" into any award but patience is not one of my strong points. At least I have been able to give out more and higher awards than I have receive.

Karl Helweg

benz72 wrote:Does anyone have pictures of/descriptions of the sorts of knee cops that would be appropriate for a mid-late 1300s german in a wisby coat to wear?

Thanks

http://www.diu-minnezit.de/realie_bild_ ... ageorg.jpg

Karl Helweg

Also check out the $125. in stock bascinets from: m I usually use a stainless version and it is a good tough helm but it will need vervelles and an aventail which can cost more than the helm. http://spotted.juneauempire.com/images/100025/photos/2009/04/23/gallery/1873518.jpg m has a descent stainles...

Karl Helweg

The worst that could happen is you'd run into somebody with the same heraldry. Even if you do, you can just take their stuff, it's obviously yours! http://earngyld.org/sitebuilder/images/Karl_s_Device-101x112.jpg I am always having that problem! So many folks have devices that look just like mine! ...

Karl Helweg

Since its come up a few times, what would be considered a kick ass travel kit? check out Aaron's "Light-Flight-Fight" topic for the idea. Personally, I would look for lacrosse kidney pads as they only leave a gap in the gut, they're light weight, they're rigid protection Lacrosse shoulder...

Karl Helweg

Gwynnin - Before you go selling all of your armour because you are moving to Italy did you check out the SCA groups in Italy?

http://www.drachenwald.sca.org/Regnum/italy.php

They would probably love to have an armoured fighter show up and the folks with APO addresses might be able to help you mail your bulk gear there in advance.

Karl Helweg

Karl Helweg

So when folks have a chance to download these patterns, blow them up, and cut them out I would appreciate constructive comments and additions. I expect questions. The fauld and tassets are all articulated with leather on mine. I did not include roping or fluting guides. Does anyone here recall a goo...

Karl Helweg

Buran wrote:This was recently discussed on another forum.
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Thank you all and especially Cian for the curious Landsknecht armour image. I would like to steal that one as soon as I stop for a minute.

Karl Helweg

Kerry Pratt - would you mind changing the name to Helw e g patterns? Thank you for all of your time and work. I'll e-mail you shortly to see them myself. When folks see these patterns please keep your criticism constructive for the sake of my delicate ego. Additions are very welcome. I would just l...

Karl Helweg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9Z-iL25Ow8

Is that Sir Stuart that you were fighting?

Karl Helweg

Do you make your mitten gauntlets in stainless or aluminum? (Mild steel is not a good choice when you live in a rianforest.) If so, about how long would the turn around time be?

Karl Helweg

What is the earliest that anyone knows of this type of sleeve armour being used?

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yes

Juneau

poor peacocks

while we are talking about helms.

lobstertail

helm

polevaulting mouse turds

black&white

options

hard way

light

crosspost

swag

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bp

new chain coif

horsey stuff

now that you mention it...

armour update

cat skinning

also

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Re: What is the best travel kit?

A THOUGHT

wait a few years.....

constructive feedback?

"I have no clear recollection of those events."

Thanks

Helweg

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Mised this?

Earliest known sleeve jack??