The Armour Archive

Thaddeus

Tim put me in for two dozen of the pointed D buckles, whenever you get around to making them up.

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Really nice work, and the web site phot essay is fantastic. But why did you use pop rivets?

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Tim, based on what Russ told me via email and remembering our meeting at Pennsic yeah it should fit you.

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Kenrick, when I wear just mail I have a gambeson, which is four layers of cotton batting and then I wear a kidney belt which is about 10" or so wide and made from 15oz leather. I also had plastic bits that hung from my gorget both front and back. Just small plates to give the sternum and spine some ...

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Thanks for the advice guys. I now have the oiption to buy the setup for my maximum bid 550 which seems pretty reasonable to me. The catch is shipping the dang thing. Tennessee is a loong way from here and shipping looks to break the deal. He did mention that he would bring it up to Quad-State, but t...

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A question for all you blacksmiths out there, is this setup worth buying?
and if so what would you pay for it?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... otohosting

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Go ahead and sell it to David, unless someone else wants to jump in.

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Yah. I cant go that high myself. But how much for a red belt blank, 1 and 1/8 " I bought a blank at Pennsic without looking at it too closely and once I started cutting it realized it was some sort of paint rather than a die, no penetration, over spray on the 'selvage' edge and neets doesnt darken i...

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$125

Wish I'd known you had the hardware for these a while back.

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Very Nice!

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NooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooOO!

Buy Adams instead, shiny, stainless, D shaped. Coool

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email sent.

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SCA Combat, really? First read the rules on helmet construction. m From a purely safety related stance, your face plate is attached by what appears to be three rivets, which look as if they may be roofing nails. Additionally the back plate is not firmly mounted to the crown of the helmet and there f...

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In a word yes. Erika is ever so pleased with all the things we got from you this summer and we are thankful for your patience and good graces when dealing with our fretting and worrying. Regia seems to be growing here in New England and once we are settled in our new house having some top notch gear...

Thaddeus

All my basic stances and actions can be seen in Duke Pauls manual. He uses a strapped round but a center grip of similar size and on down to a buckler works as well. This is where I point anyone who asks me how to fight the round shield to go. Recently I have been playing with 'soft blocks', catchin...

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Ahh, sorry.
Roderick is the proprietor of Mandrake Armoury. He posts here fairly regularly. Very cool guy, let him know what you want and I am sure he can set you up. He is also making some really nifty carbon steel armour that is not beyond the reach of average pockets.

Thaddeus

Roderick said he was expecting a shipment of the 14guage bucklers in after Pennsic. Check with him. I have one and I rather like it. Also you could purchase a shield boss from Madd Matt, his are very sturdy, and build your own. I have also done this. I prefer to use 3/4 inch cabinetry plywood for th...

Thaddeus

I have a pair of low boots made very similarly to the ones sold here. http://revivalclothing.com/
And Gwen stocks some turnshoes http://historicenterprises.com/
You could also try Armlann, I know some here have had good luck. http://www.armlann.com/shoesandpattens.htm
And Dru Shoemaker, whose stuff I have seen at pennsic and rather liked. http://www.medievalshoes.com/

Good luck with it.

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Tim my experience of singles camping is that there is ample room. We have done it twice, and both times there was enough room for my then 14' round and Adam and Marla's pavilion which is on the larger size, (meant for merchanting initially) plus a number of other friends and there assorted equipment...

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Oh yeah while you are posting, any idea when you might be producing buckles again? I am running out of the last batch I bought from you and need to restock.

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Are you camping with a group or on your own? My experience of singles camping has been that there is usually more than enough space in the singles area, leading to some pretty palacial spreads. My group ended up in singles camping two pennsics running do to land agent difficulties. If you are with a...

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Roderick will they be in in time for Pennsic?

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Thanks JP, You remind me to add that the center grip is very useful when fighting close as it is more flexible than a strapped shield of any shape. You can use the flat to deny your opponent a wide range of attack angles. You can use it to hook press and foil to good effect, note that these take pra...

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A small center grip shield (in my experience under 24") can be used to edge block with good effect. You can absorb the attackers energy and return it to them with interest. Which leads to some wickedly fast fights when two to of the same style are playing against each other. In use I cock my wrist o...

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Buy from Adam. Save your beans, put some money down pay as you go. Or put it in a sock under the bed until you have enough. If you want a bascinet we can do one for you pretty inexpensively, helm halves from Cet and some scrounging in the scrap yard for stainless. Probably under $100 for a simple he...

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I believe this will take place one hour after the end of the opening ceremonies.

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*laughing* Dear Thad I think I posted this previous to my advertisement, yet in any case I think you will love the cotehardie my friend. It is, in my opinion, far and away the best male garment that Black Swan makes. But yeah my discretionary income is all going to Italy these days for 15th century...

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Kudos to Karl. Item arrived last night, my wife is upset as the stuf she ordered from Gwen has yet to arrive and now I have a HE Cotehardie. Garment is in excellent condition, fits like it was made for me, especially if I suck in the midsection time to hit the gym and haul everything back to where i...

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Yeah we are lazy, but we gots money!!!

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While I have not fought in one I know both people who own the prototypes. One of whom I train with semi regularly. He says it is great, there is no binding under the arms and his arm armour floats as if it were part of the whole garment when pointed on. Being made from linen the pourpoint acts as a ...

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Heh, Now you post this after I ahve already dropped money on that cotehardie!

Well this'll be the next thing, sometime later when I have money to spend again.

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For anyone buying a pourpoint from Klaus Rother, proprietor of The Guilded Boar I will have one of his pieces on display. The coat in particular can be seen <a href="http://home.att.net/%7Eklausrother/pourpoints.html">here</a> and will either be with me on the field, or on display with Master John M...

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Snagged the Cotehardie.

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Well I thin it's telling that there are no pictures of anything purported to be his product on the web site, just a bunch of images that look copied from somewhere else.

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Expected prices?

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