The Armour Archive

Tibbie Croser

I'm not sure about the earlier 16th century, but for the Irish wars of the Elizabethan period there's an Osprey book. Look at the "Image of Ireland" by John Derrick. (1581) m It's a short book from the late 16th century with illustrations of Irish native troops as well as English troops. F...

Tibbie Croser

Kat, my kingdom (Atlantia) has just gone back to Society standards, meaning rigid material for head and neck only. Elbow pads required, but don't have to be rigid.

Tibbie Croser

Marco Borromei (mkarmory.com) has a couple of larger-size retrofitted fencing helms. I believe either Illusion or Clang Armoury is currently selling an in-stock fencing helmet in a larger size. (Too big for my 22-inch head, unfortunately.)

Tibbie Croser

I know the usual thinking is "guys fight, girls watch." But what about trying to recruit women? There are women who play hockey, lacrosse, rugby, etc. Plus women who do martial arts or boxing. They might enjoy SCA fighting. Maybe try to have loaner equipment on hand that will fit women, es...

Tibbie Croser

My other game, Dagorhir, gets a lot of the teenagers who might have gone to the SCA years ago. Dagorhir has focused on recruiting and on being friendly to newcomers and easy to join. The SCA might profit by examining what characterizes recreational games that successfully recruit teenagers and adapt...

Tibbie Croser

Don, I searched the AA for old threads about jacks and SCA fighting. The opinions seemed to be that even many layers of fabric quilted together woud not offer enough protection. If the fabric used padding or stuffing, however, then it could be protective enough.

Tibbie Croser

Finally looked at Karen Larsdatter's pages, and they're very helpful. It was good to see period images of a simple black belt quiver, as I've seen those for sale from traditional archery vendors. A few observations. On the link to the Hennessy Book of Hours, the images have been removed; the text is...

Tibbie Croser

I'm considering sewing a quilted jack for Cut and Thrust. It has to be thick enough to take the sting out of thrusts and percussive cuts but thin enough to let me feel hits. I have plenty of mid-weight linen and I also have linen-cotton-blend canvaslike material. I wondered whether 7 or 8 layers mig...

Tibbie Croser

If I want to find out who did archery, what equipment they used, archery in war vs. archery in hunting vs. target archery, etc., what should I read?

Tibbie Croser

http://pages.suddenlink.net/kwt/images/Ab/kettal01.gif

You're right, it's listed as a kettle helm. But it has the ridge and point on the top characteristic of a cabasset. Any idea how much that helmet weighs, or how much it would cost?

Tibbie Croser

The SCA-heavy cabasset is very impressive and unusual. How much did that sell for? How much did it weigh? It looks like a good design for someone wanting ventilation, visibility, and less weight.

Tibbie Croser

I found a good picture of a reproduction latchet crossbow on the Tod's Stuff website. I'm really interested in material on lighter, smaller bows used for hunting or target archery or used by women/youths. I'm female and only 5'1" and 130 lbs, so I'm not looking for a 6-foot warbow. Plus this ge...

Tibbie Croser

"An exercise facility shall not include medical offices, chiropractor offices or physical therapy centers or any facility that operates as a non-profit entity." I *think* this means that the bill applies only to for-profit businesses, presumably excluding the YMCA, Boys'/Girls' Clubs, and ...

Tibbie Croser

I'm interested in starting SCA target archery, and I want to investigate my options for period bows. My persona is a Scottish Borderer of the 1540s. What sorts of light bows were used for hunting and target archery? Were there hand-spanned crossbows? Were there recurves in Western Europe at all? Wer...

Tibbie Croser

How thick and hard/soft is the bison leather? What's your price on it? Would it be suitable for a buff jerkin?

Tibbie Croser

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thoog/1237451184/in/set-72157600330606163/ The Sir Giles Capel tournament helmet at the Met has what I think is a very attractive perforated faceplate. Many of the later closed helms (i.e., 16th century) seem to have combinations of holes and slits. Some of the later he...

Tibbie Croser

How about Target Archery instead of Combat Archery? I may be pursuing Target Archery myself in Atlantia. My impression is that you can use a heavier bow than those allowed on the combat field and you can use standard target points instead of special SCA arrowheads.

Tibbie Croser

Lawrence, in regard to making burgonets from four panels, "could have been done" and "makes sense" are not the same as "was done." It took me a while to learn that. I've been looking at lots of pictures of period burgonets recently. I don't recall seeing any with front ...

Tibbie Croser

Lawrence, just to clarify, you're talking about two halves of a burgonet being riveted together at the top, correct? With the word "spangenhelm," many of us imagine four, six, or eight panels being riveted together at the sides as well as the top.

Tibbie Croser

If I remember correctly from the Merry Rose or another list, both the entrant and his consort have to submit an A&S entry and must have at least submitted their heraldry for consideration. I don't know whether the requirement for the A&S entry is standard for Atlantian Crown Tournaments. Any...

Tibbie Croser

Regarding rapier gorgets, I think the rule in Atlantia is *either* padding or puncture-resistant material behind the gorget. I have a brigandine gorget (metal plates inside soft thick leather) worn over my multi-layer puncture-resistant hood. No marshal has failed my gorget for not being padded.

Tibbie Croser

What are the Martin fiberglass youth longbows like? They're available from several sites and priced below $50. I see that they're in dark colors, which I'd prefer to bright green or red. The max length seems to be 60". (Note: I'm not buying anything soon; I just want to research how much money ...

Tibbie Croser

The rewrite could well be helpful. I took a quick look at the current (2003?) Marshal's Handbook for the CA rules. It still seems to be talking about "light" or "noncontact" archers, even though the ruling that all archers must wear SCA heavy minimums on the rattan field is elsew...

Tibbie Croser

Hi, Cian. I was hoping you'd respond. If you do start up a target archery practice, I'd be interested. What is meant by "cast"? Also, what relation does bow length have to one's height? Since I'm 61 inches tall, would I want a standard 72-inch bow or something shorter? I had looked at the ...

Tibbie Croser

Disclaimer: I have no intention of getting on the rattan field, so don't jump on me. I was able to try target archery last weekend at the Storvik Baronial Birthday in northern Atlantia. It's something I might be interested in pursuing. If I gained some skill at it, I might want to bring a bow to rap...

Tibbie Croser

I know Stonekeep sells small-sized stuff in stainless. He's been having a sale, too.

Tibbie Croser

Torvaldr, will your loose lamellar plates/scales be sold on an in-stock basis or on a production-slot basis? Going by the comments of a number of people here, your loose plates would sell well as an in-stock item.

Tibbie Croser

I suppose increasing bow poundages, however, would make the arrows even more dangerous. The arrows would be getting shot with more force, hence they'd be flying farther and hitting with more force and would be more likely to cause an injury. How thickly padded are the arrowheads? In Dagorhir (foam-p...

Tibbie Croser

Check the Society rules. The rapier rules include the C&T rules. The list of blades legal for SCA rapier also indicates what blades are legal for C&T. Also check your Kingdom rules. Regarding diameter and offset distance for perf plate, in commercial sheet metal, the smaller diameters often ...

Tibbie Croser

How did it go? What groups were there?

Tibbie Croser

Ah, that explains it. I was expecting you to be set up closer to the other merchants. I was on the rapier field myself off to the side. Glad you and yours had a good time.

Tibbie Croser

Your Grace, did you make it down there? I didn't see any merchants with armor or rattan.

Tibbie Croser

That is indeed a great burgonet. Even the bargrill looks closer to some historical examples than the normal SCA bargrill.

I love seeing examples of female Border Reiver kits. I'm hoping to get a burgonet for my fencing kit.

Tibbie Croser

Regarding the Harbor Freight linen canvas welding blanket, I asked about it a while back on the Archive and people warned me off it. You might be able to find the topic with a search.

Art supply vendors sell heavy flax canvas in various weaves, some of it unprimed, but the price is high.

Tibbie Croser

I did an internet search on clickers. They're professional equipment---large, heavy, and expensive. Simple hand cutting would certainly be cheaper, though slower. Regarding Torvaldr, perhaps someone near him could volunteer as his assistant to help him keep up with e-mails and orders and fill in whe...

Quilted jack for C&T: how many layers?

Recommended books on archery/bows?

16th-century light bows: questions

Target archery/rapier CA questions