The Armour Archive

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I bought mine from Scotland by the yard 8 years ago for my wedding, the kilt alone was in the area of 600 if I recall. Of course I chose Hunting Fraser which is not the most popular of plaids so materials cost a bit more. Try looking on ebay for used or in consignment stores, if you dont care what p...

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Hi Karl, I'd like to buy the italian off you if it's still available.
This is sort of becoming a habit it seems.

PM Sent.

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I have been using egg gauntlets with my crosshilt. I have had good results. The eggs are stitched to the fingers of street hockey gloves, and the lames of the gauntlet kind of float.Not good for blocking with, but that is sort of the point isnt it? Course I did panic block last practice and the my o...

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Could you throw us some pics of the chausses this weekend?

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Jeff what is the weight on one of your standard hauberks?

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Yellow Fever - man that sucked.

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It was in our room, and I missed it in packing up, the hotel never found it so one of the staff must have nicked it.

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Ah I had wondered if you still had those pieces. Lamentably I think I am A. too large by a smidge and B. After my cotehardie went missing from the hotel at Birka my lady wife took the opportunity to kindly let me know that my legs really are too skinny to look good in fourteenth century kit. So thir...

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Apparently a partner of Weta Workshop made a large portion of the mail in KoH, They also have plans to market mail in a 'fashion line'. No further information seems to be available. Here's a link http://www.wetaworkshop.co.nz/collectibles/intro

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Bill are you coming back to play?

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Ah cool, I was meaning to get back to you on my enquiry. I am a bit tight on funds just now mores the pitty and will have to pass. But it sounds like someone else is more interested.

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Also interested in a couple of each depending on price and availability.

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millenium check out Bicolline.

They are up in Quebec, might be something of a drive but they look at least as big as Birka if not much larger for some of their events.

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I know that Adam stocks only the one hole pattern. Retooling the die would be prohibitively expensive. I have not heard him mention when the next batch of plates will be available.

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Steve the next time you are in town drop Adam and I a line, we are not much more than 45 minutes from worcester (in opposite directions but hey why not), and would have enjoyed taking you out for steak and beer.

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Oh yeah very cool presentation.

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I actually find my liner to be cooler than straight foam ever was. For cleaning I just periodically cut it out and wash it. Generally the stitching attaching it to the helmet edge wears through a couple of times a season depending on the amount of use it sees. So cleaning it becomes part of my maint...

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Check out Mathew Amt's site, he did some experimentation with a linothorax and came up with some interesting information. I doubt that wax is going to have the results you are looking for, it is going to act as a lubricant and allow the threads to move impact resistance is going to approach nill. I ...

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I agree on the previous comments about single handed swords. As it reads to my mind it limits the study to I.33 and the later rapier and backsword manuals. Ditch it. Likewise the limitations in regards to pole weapons. I would rather have the opportunity to study these under increased scrutiny than ...

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Hrooom boom hey hrummm let's not be hasty now!

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They are all most of the northern army seems to use D! That and the baldar jobbies. I had one that cracked the tang after 7-8 years? Erik happily took it back and since it was no longer legal at the time (bars were too far apart apparently) he let me put the original purchase price towards a new sta...

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And I think Bascot had a later 13th century great helm for sale or someone did just yesterday - 100 bucks.

Good for a later slavic crusade persona.

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Greetings Nails. The answer to your question is 'depends' It depends on what you want, maille can be had in a number of different grades and styles. From butted to a nearly perfect rivetted coat tailored specifically to you. I have yet to see any really good chausses, but someone out there must own ...

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Not to mention that fact that over here on the east coast they tend to rot out and melt back into the ground.

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I bought a pair of revival shoes for my daughter, she loves them cause they are green

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Hickory dickory dock!
Well it aint purpleheart

Thanks for the clarification, guess I remembered the price then?

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You probably want a chunk of lead or pitch to peen them in. Peening on an anvil will likely deform the face. Seem to recall Sinric saying something about theat way back.

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Yah know it might just be that Adam is out in his shop... working. Give him a few hours to get back to you. Also I doubt $30 covers the materials in those, purple heart isn't cheap. These have been used gently for one weekend with Bob Charon. For reference I picked up an ash waster from Therion for ...

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Yup those are seriously solid. Nice pieces.

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As far as I know crests in the manner of horns are only depicted in use during tournaments. From practical experience they tend to get in the way during a standard sca combat. I think that aside from the crest the model of the teutonic looks pretty sharp. Mathew of Paris draws poleyns and even schin...

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Steelweaver do you guys have any english language translations of your info? I think what you guys are doing looks fantastic and would like to know more, but my french is beyond a few niceties nonexistent.

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Armour for kittens?

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I am patiently waiting for my new Knuut shirt. Really, honest. I sold my old one in order to fund a long sleeved hauberk. I fought in the haubergeon for about three years and prior to that had a welded round ring shirt I had purchased from a company in Germany. Now I feel naked fighting without a ma...

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From "Golden Sword' last year, Aldwyn taking my sword in the ribs.
[img]http://home.armourarchive.org/members/thaddeus/Ouch_6972.jpg[/img]

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That style of helm (commonly reffered to as a Saltshaker here) is likely for a Ritter in the late 12th century and into the early 13th. See the silver shrine of Charlemagne in Achen for contemporary bas relief illustrations. Other options would be a round topped nasal helm, or possibly a kettle hat,...