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Gregoire de Lyon

I must be really dumb, I did not get that. In the past, the Unbelted Champions Battles have had a reputation for being fought in the "gray area" and often times quite brutally. Given what we see in the picture (the whole picture) it was a very logical guess. I was laughing and agreeing wi...

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Vitus von Atzinger wrote:That knee to the groin pic...let me guess.

Unbelted Champions?

Why on earth would you ever guess that Sir?

Gregoire de Lyon

Might I suggest that if you are going to sew in your liner, you think about sewing in a velcro strip instead? That way when that nice spongey quilt has soaked up a Pennsic worth of head juice you can simply pull it out to wash it instead of having to cut out the stitching and start over after the la...

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Galfrid atte grene wrote:Very useful, thank you. Are these your pictures?

Yes, they are my photos and you may feel free to use them if you would like.

Gregoire de Lyon

Don't know if this is of use to you or not, but figured I would throw it out there in case it was.

Effigy in the Detroit Institute of Arts

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What is kayak foam and where does one get it?

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Do I fall into the before Thanksgiving or the after Thanksgiving pile?

For the 20% who will not receive product before you ship out, what is the ETA for their stuff?

Gregoire de Lyon

A few weeks ago I went sledding in my garb and Revival low boots. My boots have the leather soles. I was able to walk up a very steep, packed-snow covered hill with much more ease than my companions who had Vibram soles on their shoes. The difference was how I was walking - I could feel the ground a...

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We ended up putting the Northshield, Clovenshield and all the Midrealmers going to Gulf Wars on the same side. Which in retrospect was a mean thing to do because Im fairly sure the 20 brand new sword and shield authorizations we did that day ended up on the side opposing them. That's hilarious.

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raito wrote:(with humor)

And 100% truth too!

Gregoire de Lyon

A TOC is the place to go to get in front of the best trainers in the Kingdom. They usually break the field into three areas: 1 - Crown Rounds: Unbelts head into that section of the field to fight against knights who aren't holding anything back. They are there to kill you as quickly and efficiently ...

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Palymar wrote:Gregoire, look me up on Saturday. It's been too long since we have crossed blades.

Happily Your Grace.

Gregoire de Lyon

Hi Freiman -

Val day is a HUGE event. Can you give us a picture or a heraldic emblazon so that we can find him?

Personally, I will be wearing a jupon with the Midrealm Pale on the chest and Her Majesty AnneMarie's three blue fleurs on each sleeve.

Gregoire de Lyon

Bummer indeed.

TOCs are my absolute favorite events - lots of good fighting and feedback from the deep end of the pool.

Gregoire de Lyon

I believe that Mast Knuut's website says that the links are resistance welded.

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My current plan is to go.

We will see what my boss' plan ends up being.

Gregoire de Lyon

The following story is 100% true and NOT for the faint hearted. Several years ago we collected old weapons from around the kingdom for a special project. These were beat-up, out-dated, broomed out swords that we planned to cut down and refurbish for our needs. One of the swords had an old Q-tip styl...

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Anybody have Murdock's shipping address?? I need to get a breastplate back to him for heat treating and wanted to get it posted today!

Thanks!

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The Book of Chivalry of Geoffroi de Charny

Goes without saying...

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Combat of the Thirty from a Breton Lay

This poem is considered to be a near eye-witness account of the Combat of the Thirty.

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I will point my predecessor to this thread and see if he remembers giving out the favor and who the artisan was.

That being said, if the trip was taken in the 85-89 time frame, then we weren't a barony yet and tracking things down gets a whole lot harder...

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Yup, that's mine!

How may we be of assistance?

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My globose will be in the mail for finishing and heat treating on Monday.

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Those are a pretty cool design. When I have tried on other gauntlets by Revival/Thornbird I always felt that the cuff didn't flare enough to give me full range of motion with my wrist. I don't know if this narrow cuff is more historic or not, but honestly, nothing about that gauntlet strikes me as h...

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Very useful!

To me, the curve of the segmented BP looks more "correct" but clearly since both breast plates are original specimens they are both appropriate.

What is the general concensus on which type of curve is better, both from the aesthetic and functionality perspectives?

Gregoire de Lyon

Hi All-

I'm looking for profile pictures of globose breast plates. I want to see where exactly the changes in radius of curvature are. Most of what I am finding in google searches, etc. are reproductions that look too "flat" to me.

Thanks!

Gregoire de Lyon

Hi James -

Could you define "Strong" vinegar please? I've tried this recipe with kitchen vinegar (Distilled White with 4% acidity) and have seen no change in the steel wool.

Thanks,

Gregoire de Lyon

At first view it reminded me of an illumination I cannot recall well enough to quote, that showed knights and men at arms fighting on foot over a bridge... I believe you are thinking of an illumination from the Grandes Chroniques de France. the manuscript post-dates the kit pictured by 30+ years, b...

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A little thread-o-mancy here... Jiri was kind enough to email me the pictures that are missing from the top half of the tutorial, showing the welding lines and the pattern and asked that I re-post them to the thread. Image #1 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/benzophenone/weld.jpg Image #2 http...

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The other consideration that really seems to be missing here is that for a proper fit you will NEED to send the bascinet to someone for the patterning. The cost of shipping both ways will get you enough scrap leather to make a few mistakes...

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Nice!

Question: Does the leather retain a vinegar smell afterward?

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Many people I know who fight with glasses do so with Rec Specs.

The other options commonly being contacts or the Force.

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Got a picture of your work?

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Paul the Small wrote:Wait..... You mean to tell me that Santa isn't real?

Santa is quite real.

The OP is simply dressing up like him to show his appreciation. Much like that picture of the guy in the Tron suit that circulated the web.

Think of Aonghus as a Holly Jolly Fanboy.

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Did you all somehow miss this??

http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/ ... p?t=108402

Curve of Globose