The Armour Archive

Thaddeus

Damn, bad timing strikes again.

Bryce should you ever tire of this library let me know.
Please

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Man you guys sure have come a long way since the leather over foam musculatas

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That picture was taken after our regular practice. I was using a baldar basket hilt, but that seemed to lack a certain... realism for the photo. I think I will probably continue to use a basket hilt as I am having trouble coming up with something that looks right and feels safe. When funds are regen...

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Contact him. You wont likely find a better price for a similar garment.

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Painting the grillwork flat black makes it really low-profile, visually. Have you thought about wearing a regular mail coif underneath the grillwork, and treating said grillwork as though it didn't exist? You'd see the mail clear as day, and not the grill. That might look cool as shit, to my thinki...

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Right file that under "do not play with Sir Oskgar while wearing"

I am thinking I will stick with my basket hilt and use the thong looped over the hand and lacing through half of the sleeve idea. It will create a muffler look, and convey the idea.

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Would several of you larger gentlemen kindly sit on him and extract a publication date for the fiore books.

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Blaine thanks for the input. I have seen a wide range of variation in Kote, and not being familiar with them dont know if one type is better than another. Also prices range from reasonably affordable to prohibitive. I would like to see some in person. Anyone in the East fighting with these? Failing ...

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Has anyone used Kendo gauntlets in an sca environment and can give an authoratative impression of their fitness or lack there of for what we do?

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Its laser cut (or water cut dont know which) in a large diamond pattern. Pretty cool really. I met Alvar at Pennsic a couple of years ago and got to try on that helmet. It was very nice - unfortunately lighting bolts faling from the sky around the battlefield kept me from having the time to examine ...

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I asked Erik if he would take a commision on that helmet a while back (the one worn by Alvar on zweihammers site) and he said that he couldnt as he was too busy already and didnt want to promise what he couldnt realistically deliver. Perhaps his situation has changed. He did however give me a lot of...

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Klaus the Red here on the archive did a nice long gown and surcoat for me recently. I have a few pics but most of them are pretty soft. I am still lacking a few finishing items but it is getting closer.

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Where in NH? And whens the next one?

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It's Yeomen, D. and they look good at sword range.

Most of them anyway.

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I'll have to watch again to get the names right. The Baron D'Ibelin (Liam Neeson) looked perfect except for the sword. Tripoli (Jeremy Irons) looks pretty good as does the Hospitaller (David Thewlis) Although the hinged nasal is a hollywood-ism. Throwing your shield away so you can swing two handed ...

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Murdock, check with Kenrick He has a smaller bascinet - it needs some bargrill repair but is otherwise solid.

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m Most of the details are spelled out there. It's a great site as long as you can pretty much reconcile yourself with being a 'wierd convetioner'. There isn't a medievalesque brick in the place. So it feels very much like a tournament in a ballroom. But it is our BIG mdi winter shopping event, and I...

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Greetings all. I am glad you all had a good time and felt the line was moving along fairly quickly - its a big challenge to get traffic flow to balance out right. I recognized Ian and a couple others. Sir Lothar was there as well as Sir Kenrick. I met Mord briefly - he was looking a bit fried by tha...

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Wow!

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Michael, thanks for that link, that is awesome. Gonna have to trot on down to the local dicks and see if they some of that stuff to look at.

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I fight in what I would call a mid weight gambeson plus a kidney belt under my mail. This is sufficient for my needs during singles practice. When the war season starts and I am facing lots of spears and poles I will add beefier shoulder and sternum protection to the equation. The sternum will be a ...

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You will have to get rid of the celtic conchos.

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Can these new rules be seen anywhere?

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Kass, dont go confusing the poor boy now. You and your evil empress ways.

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OK everybody - just breathe deep for a minute. Is that mold you smell?

TA-DA!!!

http://history.westkingdom.org/Year1/Ph ... nament.htm

Dig around there you will see plenty of old stuff. Including some of the denizens of this here fine establishment.

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Freiman if my Knight and his Lady Viscountess Gwen are at war this year you must bring her by. Gwen was Princess of Drachenwald way back in the when and I am told has some notoriety there. She is also an excellent trainer and together with Artos teach the Bellatrix style. If they cannot make it to P...

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Sorry Wil, I'll try to side arm it next time, get it skipping right over the plate. On a side note I went the Murdock route. Call Klaus or Marla or Gwen/Francine send check, wait patiently - open package, wear new duds. It is generally less painful and frustrating for me. But for the DiYer order up ...

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Thanks Wil, i forgot to put in the

after the question.

Karen thats worth a beer or two at my camp next Pennsic.

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Vitus you may continue to bitch about your size, we will just take tou less seriously than we did before.

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Baron Alejandro wrote:Heh. This is almost like second fight brewing (har har).

Guinness drinkers vs. unclean heretics.

BRILLIANT!

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It's a work very much in progress. The kettle is on loan and the legs are from my previous kit.

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You cut based on the measurement points Rev provided, pin or baste it on your leg (this requires an assistant) and adjust until you can just get it on and off without blowing out the seams. Sew, iron, finish and turn. Voila! Chausses.

Now how do you pronounce that?

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Did I stutter?

So you are going to go and become a zanzabarbarian!

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OK, completely off the radar huh!? Zil got a job for a company in far Zanzabar?

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Your going to fight in $110 a yard silk velvet