The Armour Archive

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Steph didnt all your gear get eaten by the horrible mildew monster a couple of years back? Seem to remember you were grumbling about having to make all new stuff.

Say it with me Brudda... 1050 it's calling your name... 1050... you know you want to... 1050...

Need a kiln.

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Marines not keeping you busy enough?

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Oh I like that! "Fight Duels young D'artagnan." Its the advice my knight has given me. I might have to borrow that for our local tourney ciruit. Roibaerd the Sunday Practices will be in Weare, NH I am also asking some of my guys who are local to check in Keene for suitable venues. And we have a wedn...

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Roibeard, come up to Stonemarche we practice tourney skills on a fairly regular basis. Sir Artos and Master Gwen will step it up to full tilt if you ask them. Sir Artorius will as well. We have a Sunday practice starting in a few weeks. A couple of years ago we ran a mini tourney ciruit, one backyar...

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When in the 13th century?

Things change pretty dramatically from 1200 to 1300.

Check the So I wanna be an XXX section of the archive. A lot of good basic information is available there.

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Rod how do you guys not end up broken! or dead for that matter. Those are some spectacularly violent hits. I think I have found the upper end of my enthusiasm for feats of arms.

Perhaps I should checng my persona to anglo saxon, better two feet under me than four.

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Livia! and you didnt even come over and say hi! weeeeellll I never.

Course I was incognito being in civies and all.

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My harness, the legs are going to be changed this winter.
My inspiration for this kit is the knight receiving his helmet drawn by Mathew of Paris illustrated in AAoMK.

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How big are the lion rondels?

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Brilliant!

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Anghaus of Bruce wrote:and Wulfhere has a nemisis?
what did he do to deserve that?
AB

Well he squired to Gwen for one.

Thats enough isnt it?

Unfortunately its a bone dry site - run apparently by a militant wing of the boy scouts. So its gonna have to be cookies.

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Wulfie is not so much obscure as he is a force of nature of which we speak little in these parts for fear of summoning it.

He could have a very good day and win the field. He is a joy to fight.

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Well I know for fact and certain that Sir Artorius has been working on perfecting his Boom - yow technique, having fully absorbed the DA patented training system.

My money's on the Brus, I mean he just got knighted, and his lady is quite possibly one of the coolest people I met all summer.

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If you like the cut of that cote, but want a real piece tailored to you and meant to be worn under armour you might try Magdalena von Regensburg of White Mountain Armoury. She is making them out of linen or fustian with more padding where you want it and less where you dont need it. I have one I wea...

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I have seen those used as shields and remember them from my younger years. In neither application do they hold up all that well. They were a rather soft alloy it seems. I'll see how far I get with making a helmet then get in touch with Sean. I have always fancied the hoplite look. Wishe Brand and Di...

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Thanks Tim.

Those dont come cheap do they.

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At pennsic I saw some folks with what looked liked spun aluminum Aspis with the Lakedaemonian Lambda painted on them.

Does anyone know where those shields came from and who to contact to get one?

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Jeff W. gets his shape from welding a cone and then raising the helmet or visor from there. I yields a very different line then the conventionaly dished bascinets we see on the field. It is pretty distinctive. On top of it all he is a hell of a nice guy and his lady is fabulous. And he is Klaus' per...

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Firstly and most importantly... You guys rock!

You get to play in castles! And somehow you have convinced people that even if it is technically a lantern a coleman electric bug lure is not to be used at table. Amazing - did you have to use a very large stick?

I gotta go to Drachenwald.

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Thought this needed a healthy *BUMP* since I was reminded of it while browsing Williams site this morning.

Any further thoughts on writing that book?

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Doh!
A dart. That would have made my world much simpler. But nooooo I had to raise mine.

grumble grumble.
Well I got a couple of new hammers out of the project.

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Johannes do you have Tim's Trumpington Belt Set available yet?

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Here is mine, taken earlier this summer.
Well Master Knut's work actually. But I earned the money that paid for it fair and square. Attached coif, long sleeves and a ventail by me not really visible under the helm. (I have learned that welding mail is a very finicky process)

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Much coolness!!

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Dishing is not a cop out. Actually its a cop in. Nyuck Nyuck. If you want to flagrantly display your manly armouring prowess, go for raising the form from your sheet. (bang on the metal over a stake as opposed to into a dish - to grossly over simplifiy the process.) You have an eye for a complete pr...

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It's simply beautiful. I should think 650us is a nice opening bid. You are offering this on sword forum yes?

I wish I had the cash to make an offer. But I dont. Sigh....

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You can also wait for zweihammer to come out with his pot helm kits. If you build it with a solid back plate it will look sort of maciejowski-esque. Mine is the alpha-test of the kit and I love it. I am very curious to see what Erik comes up with for a face plate. Mine had no face and I replaced the...

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D servers busted again.

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I will definately take one, and I imagine several others in my area will be interested. I want to try a couple of different things this time.

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Very cool!

I am looking forward to seeing what you come up with for a face plate. Any idea on what the cost will be on the helmet kit?

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I have several pairs from Klaus, he does fine work.

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It is very likely. I think I had only recently read the anvil and started in on Charney. I was new to the idea and I think not as refined in my language as I might have been. Also I expect that time and practice with the high speach has given my memory of the words a patina they did not have. I cert...

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Well it was three years ago and so time has dulled the memory somewhat, but as I recall he said exactly that. I had him at the disadvantage and said will you yield sir? He said what ransom would you have of me? and I replied No less than your worth as a knight. To which he said he could not pay and ...

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Early in the war I told one of our new fighters Eadric about a small deed of arms I did with Syr Nigel Mcfarlane a few years back. Telling him in great and glowing details how I had met him on the field where he had been knocked down. I had offered him safe passage to his own lines with me as his es...

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I am with Brian, I cant see from those pictures that a weld failed, I can see where the rivets are under pretty significant stress due to the stretching of the brim, and I can see that the rod stock welded on the brim edge has kept the whole brim from folding down entirely. (thinking outside the box...

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