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Strongbow

I know that in some late meideval armies, there was a position called "vintenar" - a man who commanded 20 other men. 5 of these these in turn would be commanded by a "centenar" who commanded 100 men. Sort of a "platton sargeant" and a "company commader" kind of relationship I'd think.

Strongbow

Cheers all. The shirt is galvy and is dusty gray... been lying around a while. There is one patch of rust on it, but not serious at all. Tossing the thing around in a bag for a few minutes ought to take care of most of the problems. The rust MIGHT require a pass or two with a brass grill brush. It's...

Strongbow

I gotta 13th century style hauberk I'm looking to sell. Inludes mail mittens. I also have a coif and footed mail chausses that go with it.

I'd sell the whole kit for $175+ shipping, or the hauberk only for $115+ shipping

Strongbow

Josh Warren wrote:And I don't mean ugly the way certain period styles are merely unattractive to our modern eye, but ugly in a Lovecraftian horror sense.

LOL Josh! Most of the time I think you're a numbnutz, but that had me laughing for a good while!

Strongbow

looking awesome!

Strongbow

Umm....I like your tabbard....and the Helmet seems pretty nifty I mean.... I have to agree with Irish here.... after lookign through a bunch of those pictures..there are hardly any indaviduals that really stand out. Theres the red Samurai...(is that Nissan? I know its someone here in the AA, I just...

Strongbow

I should note that the shield feels pretty light in the hand. I have no doubt it'll be good to use.

Vitus is doing a bang-up job on these. If you have any interest at all, I'd say get one. They're a bargain.

Strongbow

I find this a strange argument. Why is that those who want the SCA to be an anything goes kind of organization see themselves as having less of an agenda than those who want the SCA to adhere to stricter sense of the medieval? Aren't BOTH trying to make the SCA what they want it to be? Or is it just...

Strongbow

Here ya go.

One of an overall view as I received (gessoed and ready to go)
One of the edge of the shield showing the rounding and how it's covered with the glass.
One of the back, showing how the glass blends into the back.

Strongbow

I'll try to snap a pic tonight...

Strongbow

Strongbow, you said it yourself... the Mary Rose bows might look crude to modern eyes... these bows looked crude to MEDIEVAL eyes... I'm not sure what you mean. I think Gerald would have had limited experience of the bows used by the peasantry. He was probably used to seeing the polished, finely fi...

Strongbow

Yeah, well, I hear Peter has been busy on the occasional side project the last few years.

Strongbow

Just received mine today. Awesome work by Vitus. This thing is gonna look SWEET.

Strongbow

I should have noted that the passage by Foster and Hoare is mistranslated in one phrase. However, it is not wrong when it describes Welsh bows as "made of wild elm, unpolished, rude and uncouth." As Russ said, this is not the so-called longbow of which we are familiar. I'm not sure why you'd say th...

Strongbow

Armor I have a ways to go, and to be honest, I will be waiting for the spring steels until I am sure I can fight at the level that warrants the expense. I do not wish to question your choice of path (that's up to you), but I'm curious as to why you think you need to fight at any particular level to...

Strongbow

While i will not argue that Wales was the starting point for the longbow, i still hold that its important role in the english medieval armies in battles against the scots and french, came to be because of Welsh use of this weapon and significant proficiency with it, and the decisions of english kin...

Strongbow

Yep. What Russ said. This is a brief summary of the relevant points. m That page is incorrect in the translation of Gerald. The latin is clear. Foster and Hoare are WRONG, the first translation is correct There is NO REASON to believe the welsh used anything other than the longbow. There is NO EVID...

Strongbow

I bought a hand-hammered buckler from them. Very nicely done, and delivered on time.

Strongbow

Could you use jewelers needle nose pliers? Havent seen this stuff up close. And my memory of Steves show and tell at the archive gathering several pennsics ago is somewhat foggy, so I am not really sure of the scale. That's what I use. It's better than doing it by hand, but still a bit tedious. In ...

Strongbow

The bear does have connections to a medieval tale of one of the imaginary ancestors of the Beauchamp Earls of Warwick. Hey Bob, Do you mean imaginary in terms of "made up by modern folks" or do you mean imaginary in that the Beauchamps claimed this ancestor who never really existed (like all the Ro...

Strongbow

Josh- I believe yours and mine are the only two he's done so far. Yours is pretty much an SCA version of mine, and I believe yours is actually the mild steel prototype Mark did before starting on mine in stainless. Strongbow- The only other bit that I have now is the cuirass. Mark posted pics of it...

Strongbow

Looks great!

Do you have the rest of the harness to go with it? If so, we... want... PICTURES

Strongbow

Hello, I'm very interested in the possibility of getting one of Von Sussen's bascinets, which he sells through his website and on Ebay, occasionally. Here's a link to one of the current Ebay auctions for one of them. m I know that he's a respectable dealer, and I recently got a couple of Deepeeka i...

Strongbow

Looking good Ken. FYI, the "knuckle rider" is an important historical feature, but as your going for good usuable SCA finger gaunts, you may find they add too much to cost. Anyways, as we discussed in email, I'm very interested in a pair.

Strongbow

If you're going to lace, just make lamellar. The Wisby finds had lamellar, regular coats of plates and even some coats of plates apparently made from old lamellar plates, but the later were rivetted to the foundation garment. If you're going to lace, there is not need for the foundation garment as y...

Strongbow

I think the answer is NO.

You can solder it though. Be sure to use a lead free solder if you're going to use it for food or drink.

Strongbow

Hi Bob, I wanted to take a moment to thank you for some of the tidbits here on the history of medieval women in combat. I think that the true and truley remarkable history of women is so often muddled by well-intentioned but poorly researched efforts to elevate women above the "madonna or whore" sta...

Strongbow

I got mine today... and it is NICE. Well worth the wait.

Strongbow

Some of the bascinets in the ROA are the shallower type, but some are pretty deep. Just FYI. I have some pics on my other 'puter... I'll try to post them later.

Strongbow

I think that particular hat was based on "The Romance of Alexander" made in 1338-1344. Lots of visors in that manuscript that look like that. I'd say that type of visor could be seen from 1330ish-1370-5ish, after which, the pigface takes over almost completely.

Strongbow

looks like I can scare up the dough.... what's left?

Strongbow

A friend of mine bought these for renn-fairing. They are fine, even nice, for that. But they are not suitable for a reenactment/living history impression IMO.

But if you just want to buckle your swash, go for it.

FYI, they are intended to be early-mid 17th dentury boots.

Strongbow

Well Dan had to move very recently, so I'm guessing that modified his plans some. Having said that, he's one of the most trustworthy craftsmen around. I have ordered three items from him and all have met or exceeded my expectations. I've never dealt with GK, but they have a good reputation from thos...

Strongbow

I'll take the TOMAR if no one else has claimed it.

Strongbow

A couple WEEKS ago?

I wonder why it's taking so long.

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