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Gregoire de Lyon

I went on a Crapaud pilgrimage to Brittany in 95. Dinan, Mont St. Michelle, Rennes etc. I left the first link I ever was awarded as a token from a knight under the urn where his heart lay. When nobody was looking I tossed it up there and it slid under the urn. I shouldn't have done that, but I doub...

Gregoire de Lyon

Thaddeus wrote:I dont know... I am rather partial to my own action figure.

Master Magnus' isnt bad either, but its very limited edition.

How many box tops do I need for the Magnus? I must complete my collection!

Gregoire de Lyon

Sorry, just saw this... I'm not really the guy to be giving sewing advice, but... It is basically two slightly off-shape rectangles of fabric that fit over your breastplate. The off shapeness of the rectangles give you the tight fit to the curvature of your globose. I'm sure that if you were to post...

Gregoire de Lyon

I dont mean to be a pest but does anyone have a pattern for jupons of the sleeveless variety. Im not currently working on my kit for that part of the century but will be at somepoint... Can you post a picture of what you are planning to make? There is an English sleeveless jupon and a French sleeve...

Gregoire de Lyon

Tancred wrote:Question about splinted leg protection: I know it is rare but is it still seen in 1380?

Not in France. Perhaps the HRH, but that is not my area of interest, so can not be certain.

Gregoire de Lyon

Hi Gwen -

Second PM sent.

Thanks,

Gregoire de Lyon

Yup, and replied.

Gregoire de Lyon

Hi Gwen-

We can help her out with something. Do you know what she is looking for specifically?

Thanks for looking out for one of ours!

Gregoire de Lyon

I've been meaning to post this one for a few years now...

Gregoire de Lyon

Vitus von Atzinger wrote:Buffonery abounded. Talbot and I were freaking out. Sir Emeric egging me on.

The silver Durh helm you are wearing in this picture... It is still in semi-regular use in Cynnabar!

Gregoire de Lyon

I am not in the market for this style of gauntlet, however having recently started re-building my finger gauntlets... As they are, I would pay $300-400. I would pay $500-600 for those if you were to stitch the leather backing of the fingers to the glove instead of hard rivetting them in place. Being...

Gregoire de Lyon

I wear a plastic breast plate under my jupon. It is simliar to, but different than the corrazina on the Classifieds page. Mine does not have the hoop fauld, which makes it an unknown (for me) when it comes to wearing it under a coat. What specifically are you looking to have covered, and what is the...

Gregoire de Lyon

Steve -SoFC- wrote:I'm an Eagle Scout, and I still prefer tensioners to a taut-line hitch.

Ditto

Gregoire de Lyon

Now here is the question on my mind... If a person were inclined to make themselves a butted haubergeon and then case harden it, could they not use thinner gauge wire? I would think that the hardened and tempered rings would resist deformation and allow for a lighter weight piece of armor in a more ...

Gregoire de Lyon

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They are wearing clothes and fighting sword and buckler. It's not two swords but it is an entirely documentable martial kit that can be fit into a carry on bag.

Gregoire de Lyon

How does one keep leather garters from staining the chausses underneath - particularly in wet weather where the legs are bound to get damp?

Seal the leather? Leather type? Deal with the stains because they are unavoidable?

Gregoire de Lyon

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Gregoire de Lyon

Suggestion: Conduct the combat in two parts with a water break in the middle. During the first part, no ransoms can occur and no deaths happen, basically Blows of Peace. Then after the water break the capture/death rules apply. Even if you make the first part of the Combat 5 minutes long, that woul...

Gregoire de Lyon

Thank you to all of the champions who came out this year to make the 2009 Known World Baronial Champions Tournament the best attended to-date! We had 29 champions from all over the Known World present themselves to the gallery, who as always had a very difficult time choosing who would wear the bald...

Gregoire de Lyon

Vitus von Atzinger wrote:Drucillus was captured after he took my squire, does this mean my squire is free, or does he belong to the guy who captured Drucillus?

Your squire would only be free if his captor were killed. I believe that he still belongs to Drucillus.

Gregoire de Lyon

The action figgure I gave was to be a light hearted and amusing "part" of my ransom, my captor recieved more than just a toy. Oh, don't get me wrong, the rest of the ransom payment was very, very nice as well. I just wanted to share the action figure with everyone here because I thought i...

Gregoire de Lyon

Leo Medii wrote:Where are the people with balls.

I'll assume that wasn't directed at me...

Gregoire de Lyon

yeah, well, others did witness them. Like the shield AND basket punch to the BACK of a guys helmet while he was engaged with others. I'd be curious if the witness of said atrocity was on the field, in the armor when this happened, or if it was a sideline observation. If there was a basket hilt/shie...

Gregoire de Lyon

The Midrealm won.

The details are of course subjective, but I would say that it was decisive for the Dragon Army. Hopefully someone got good footage and will put it up on YouTube in the next couple of days.

Gregoire de Lyon

Check out my Limited Edition, Priory of St. Colin: Thadeus Action Figure! I'm saving box tops from White Mountain Armoury kettle helms so I can get a Master Magnus next! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/benzophenone/Thaddeus001.jpg Thanks to everyone who participated in the Combat of the Thirt...

Gregoire de Lyon

Hands down, the best Combat of the Thirty to date. We not only had a full host of 60 combatants, we fought for an unprecedented 7 minutes.

It was awe inspiring.

Gregoire de Lyon

UPDATE: The doctor says she thinks that there is a hairline fracture in there, but needs confirmation from the radiologist to be certain she didn't overlook anything.

Mostly, it looks a lot worse than it is.

Thanks all for the concern.

Gregoire de Lyon

Yes, the collar is for comfort with the gorget and really helps. Also, I like the way it looks better.

There is one other modification in the sleeves as well - there was a small fiddly bit that got incorporated into its neighbor rather than remaining an additional set of seams to deal with.

Gregoire de Lyon

Watching the kids line up to get an autograph from a real life knight in shining armor was pretty damn cool.

Way to go Leo!

Gregoire de Lyon

I am in the process of repairing my own gauntlets and the ones I was borrowing had blown all of the straps. I just didn't realize it until it was way too late.

It hurt, there was blood. No one in the audience at the demo was any wiser for it though.

Gregoire de Lyon

Gregoire de Lyon

Just finished this up and used it for the first time yesterday as an arming garment. I love it!! It is incredibly comfortable and manages the heat well as it is two layers of linen. My sincere thanks to Mistress Melisant St. Clair for help with the patterning and tailoring! http://img.photobucket.co...

Gregoire de Lyon

Remember kids, keep your gauntlets in good repair and don't block with your hands...

Gregoire de Lyon

Adric13 wrote:Want. How do you want paid?

Cash, check, money order...

PM sent.

Gregoire de Lyon

I need to make a spiffy 14th century sword to match my new Vitus 14th century sword scabbard. To whit, I offer for sale or trade a used Brazil Nut Pommel. This is a used item, as such it show the wear and tear of SCA combat. I would like to get $15, I pay shipping. Also available for trade for a whe...

Leather Garters

X-POST: The Couter of Chivalry

Coolest COTT Ransom EVER

Leo Medii and His Adoring Fans

My New CdB Pourpoint

Ouch

FS/FT: Windrose Aluminum Brazil Nut Pommel