The Armour Archive

Angusm0628

Pics and price would be a good thing...I have a ballista but always in the market for more siege engines.

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I have been guilty of this in the last couple of weeks, when I had a single thread, I got very few requests for info. I'll defer to the wishes of the majority because I believe in being a good citizen, but results for me have been better on focused sales rather than general sales .... That's okay, ...

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Badbilly wrote:Looking for something around $90-$180. Thanks though!

Your only shot there is Hjalmr.. He's on the archive. Check with him.

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I know Duke Timothy of Arindale is planning to attend as he just offered rides to anyone here in our shire wanting to go...

I would have taken him up on it...But will be attending a wake instead.

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Ryouko'Jin wrote:Bokalo Manatee's

Rugged, Safe, and very important...Cheap

I second the Mantees I own a pair that I've used for 5 years, but if I were to do it over again. Honestly I'd go the next step up and get the "Cat's ass" version with the enclosed thumb.

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The guy that powder coated mine did an excellent job on coverage. The secret according to him was getting it spread enough to apply. He hit it from all directions and it came out damn near perfect. Now I did have to roll out the stiff spots but that was about 10 minutes of bouncing it up and down in...

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Drogo's shirt is sold... Couldn't find Finn's thread will look again later

Powder coating is a process where a plasticized paint is sprayed and then baked onto the surface the aluminium. It does scratch off but can be "patched" with some flat black spray paint.

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My biggest gripe is that aluminum mail looks like, well, aluminum. I suppose you can pretend that it's tinned steel mail (that IS period), but somehow it doesn't look right, and I've yet to find an adequate solution to that. Powder coat it... That's what I did..basic black powder coating. Improved ...

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I have an aluminium haubergeon that I wear under my primary protection.. It holds up under those conditions. I'd be very leery of using it as my outermost layer. Just not strong enough to handle the abuse. Drogo the clueless has a steel shirt for sale for about what you'd pay for a new aluminium...I...

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InsaneIrish wrote:
The bible is not a good judge for perspective. But, yes, that, I would consider a type of cut down glaive and not an actual sword.

Looks like a German Grosse Messer to me being used...

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In addition to those already responding You could try Hjalmr, Windrose, and Shamrock armoury..
I've dealt with all three either directly or "brokering" sales for friends of mine. Can't go wrong with any of them...

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Dark Horse Leather.
Torvaldr
Bokalo
Icefalcon

Just to name a couple off the top of my head in addition to those already listed..

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I know of a few folks that would be interested in the un-assembled kits. I'll put the word out to them as well..

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Good start... Welcome to the Mafia....Well if it were to exist, this would be a welcome I mean to say..

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:shock: Wow, thanks! I think I look like an overheated brute! I was a slacker and didn't get my gear inspected in time, so I decided to water bear. It didn't take long for me to decide to lose the armour. Who were the hedgehog shields? Ran into them every battle, it seems. Ingrid House Hedgehog, No...

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Thanks....

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Just what it says. I have the manual dexterity of an epileptic chimp on speed during convulsions for braiding these things... Anyone know of someone that will make them??

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I've recommended HJalmr to a couple guys who have purchased from him. One got a bascinet the other a sziggage (sp). Here's my take on them. Bascinet held up thru several tournies and practices. Made a war and some other larger melee events. And has held up fine. My only concern was over the hinge th...

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Guy in Havoc and I's household was taken to Butler during the field battle. He was back within a couple hours.
And we know about Animal already.

The woods battle however had Loads of guys being trucked out on carts no idea how long their stays were....

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Looks to be a sleeved surcoat with a "bishops mantle" collar to me..

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Baron Horace did one last year I believe that looks really sharp..

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If I leg someone, I ask "Are you good? What about the sun?".. If he/she states the sun is in their eyes, I shift until the sun is not an impediment to him/her

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Couple folks in my household have used. Here is what we discovered. Adding a wing is dead simple. The point in the back where the straps pass through will break when you least expect. The plastic will crack after about 20 shots to them. Now this was use of the "Ultra Flex" a slightly diffe...

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Try Curt's Gun Shop in Mifflinville Pa.. I lost his business card so I don't have the number. His place is a veritable gold mine of surplus arms and parts..If he has one and you want a "visual inspection" on it. I'll gladly make the trip out there for ya...Besides I almost never leave ther...

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I think I recall Armstreet doing a helm similiar to this some time ago..

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Started out this year declaring for the English and ended up fighting for the French at the request of Johannes due to the disparity of numbers. Found myself captured by one of Vitus squires (cannot recall the name as I am bout half deaf and didn't quite catch it.) The Thirty is my Pennsic "Hig...

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I was confused by the ballista crew whose engine was hit by an opposing bolt and kept on shooting during the 2nd half of the siege battle.. I had thought once struck=busted

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Glad to hear Animal's doing better. I knew he was in a rough way when he kept asking Helen her name in a short span of time...

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Well I'm home for a day or so...Despite my strict orders NO LABOR while I'm at Pennsic.. It appears my granddaughter has decided not to listen and put Mom in labor last night....

Hopefully this goes well and I can make it back for the bridge battle..

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I'm on the cover of the Pennsic Book along with several of my household..Does that count as an update?? Are you the one with the Nike elbow pads? f Nope, I'm the short guy in the Bascinet on his immediate left. The big guy yer talking about is Havoc here on the archive. It's a pic from about 3 year...

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I'm on the cover of the Pennsic Book along with several of my household..Does that count as an update??

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Guy in my household just knocked out a pair of these on Thursday/Friday before we went to landgrab (had to come back home yesterday)...Not hard to do and makes the cleat look sooooooo much better...

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Question... Were I to appear in my CoTT rig and state "Well it got me into the thirty" is that sufficient or do I need to print out the effigy I based the kit on?? That depends. Is the kit or aspects of it unusual for the time period? Would somone look at it as think "that doesn't lo...

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Question...
Were I to appear in my CoTT rig and state "Well it got me into the thirty" is that sufficient or do I need to print out the effigy I based the kit on??

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This made me wonder, do you mean that it is your opinion that SCA-combat's calibration is more stringent that SCA-CA's calibration? Ding Ding Ding...In regards to "traditional heavy combat" There is a somewhat universal "Okay you hit me with X force it's good" that X force is wi...

Need to find Ballista strings..