The Armour Archive

Saritor

What I really wanted was the Mary Rose shoe from Bohemond but he stopped making that one and I don't really like the others he has to offer as substitutes. Having owned two pair of them, you're better off just spending a little bit more money and getting the Revival block shoes. Better quality, muc...

Saritor

Here's Caleb's photo on the Darkwood site:

http://www.darkwoodarmory.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=93&products_id=330

Saritor

I've heard similar descriptions as to why those swords are the way they are, but I'll admit Meyer and Mair aren't a focus of mine. I'll look into it a bit. Meyer doesn't have a lot to say about the training weapons, specifically. He does emphasize that the style he's teaching/writing about is for s...

Saritor

I know, right? Who on Earth would use something like that?! http://therionarms.com/reenact/therionarms_c1003_meyer.jpg http://www.thearma.org/spotlight/swiss-swords/federhilt.jpg (The bottom one is a pic of one of the originals in the Landesmuseum in Zurich. Note that it looks almost exactly the sam...

Saritor

D. Sebastian wrote:and now, a fun picture!

Which one of those is your new landsknecht kit based off of?

Saritor

Milan H wrote:but seriously, who would butter toast with a long sword?

It'd be great practice for point control, though. Hmm...

Saritor

Let me check with some of the coronet-makers 'round here and see if they're interested.

Saritor

Wait, can we count polyester as 'exposed plastic'?

Saritor

$20 paypal payment sent for a softcover copy.

Saritor

Hold on whilst I go light up some candles and put on the B side of a certain album...

Saritor

Graedwyn is being very kind to me--I haven't done a lot in the SCA in the last long while. But. I went to fighter practice tonight and I totally saw some plastic and I didn't explode or run out to my truck to get the JB Weld and the nickels. Who was the plastic on? I can get you some nickels next t...

Saritor

I bought these a while back& they are very nice indeed, however they don't agree with my feet. I have tried wearing them twice& my toes are stuffed tight at the end. so if you wear a size 12 holler, as these will not work for a 12-1/2 Dammit, man, do I have to fight you for every piece of 1...

Saritor

That's pretty crazy about banning Darkwood tips considering how people use them. I know that early on there was an issue with the tips slipping off, but this was due to folks not realizing that Scott was making two sizes and thus were using the incorrect size tip on their rapier. Beyond that initia...

Saritor

I have asked. My KRM nor Any of our C&T Marshalls have any new list. Also if there is a NEW list that has not been published then it is not official. therefore untill this super secret high security list is published I will refer to the published OFFICIAL list of legal blades. Huh. Guess I must...

Saritor

Piers Brent wrote:I guess my answer is pre-1500 Europe.

Actually, that rules out a surprising amount.

Saritor

I can't recall if C&T blades fall under this but I believe the minimum thickness of a blade is 1/16th of an inch nominal. EDIT: To clarify things a bit, I meant quoting what Jean-Michel had said as reinforcement, but then adding the personal suggestion to the OP as follows: I can't say that I'v...

Saritor

As a Warranted Marshall, I have not seen any "NEW" list. so I will assume this is the list untill another is offisialy published in the place of this one. As a warranted marshal and C&T authorizing marshal, I have one that lists a whole host of blades, listing "approved" or ...

Saritor

Is there a particular system/style that you had in mind? There's quite a few books out there, some of them better than others, but it really kind of varies by style.

Saritor

Has anyone tried this, I'm not really sure I want to make a doublet but can't afford a fencing jacket and already have the fabric (heavy weight denim). If anyone has, please let me know how you did it and what patterns were used. I'll have to see what pattern folks used, but I've seen several (incl...

Saritor

Was it this page, perhaps?

http://john.redmood.com/improvebargainlute.html

Saritor

you might specify if this is for heavy, or fencing. My former squire brother fights on both fields, though he's probably looking for a heavy helm. Simon, check out Shamrock Armoury. There's a nice one in the gallery there, and you could get a perf plate visor to swap out to fence in, most likely. m...

Saritor

:( maybe I should switch styles before I'm forced to learn ancient italian? Any harm in cross style training? I was just being a smart-ass. Fiore spent time wandering around Italy and Germany while developing his style, and some of the later German (read: Meyer) is influenced in various ways by the...

Saritor

Also? why are there so many more english trainer books for german style than for italian? Because the Germans are clearly superior, and anyway, the Italians took all their good bits from Germans. There's some trainers out there, but from what I understand, it has more to do with how the copies of F...

Saritor

Reread my first post. I made no claims to being an authority on Japanese history (and that discussion was more an issue of history than archaeology). Reread my post. You're missing my point wonderfully. In fact, considering that we haven't really gotten into my main areas of interest at all, you'll...

Saritor

The Malipiero is EXCELLENT. Without even reading Italian, the color plates were worth the price I paid when I was at the Getty. I'm not necessarily so keen on Brian Price's book, simply because it's an interpretation sans translation, or plates. Consider taking a look at Greg Mele and Luca Porzio's ...

Saritor

Sounds like you have some specific issues with specific members of the SCA, and you've applied it to the SCA as a whole. It remains a bad assumption. As you are an archaeologist, shall I take you to task for your lack of knowledge of Japanese history and archaeology, and bemoan that archaeologists a...

Saritor

For great weekend!!!

Saritor

Oh, and if anyone has access to it, there's a pretty good article in SPADA 2 on effects of trauma and injuries received from various sources.

TV and the news lead us to believe that we're FAR more fragile than we actually are.

Saritor

But without the armour How hard do you need to hit to do bodly harm?I'd say not very hard at all atleast with a sword with any edge on it,not sharp like a razor, just an edge will do. How much bodily harm are you intending on doing? Are you expecting a quick stab to the abdomen and they fall over? ...

Saritor

Gaston de Vieuxchamps wrote:How do you view mp4???

Quicktime will view it, IIRC.

Saritor

Payment inbound first thing tamale.

Saritor

Lord O'Quinn wrote:lol, I am not Ukrainian!

O'Quinn

Are you sure? Your name sounds Ukranian...

Okay, obviously I didn't recall correctly.

Saritor

Dropped the price of the Atzinger scabbard to $55, since you can now get the dagger and everything assembled from Vitus for the $75/shipped price.

Saritor

Bruhn Engbrecht wrote:What guage is the great helmet.

Pembridge is 14ga all around.

Saritor

I'm interested in the stained glass book and the Barber & Barker Tournament book.

Re: hmm...home made fencing jacket?

Re: Storage Sale, part II