The Armour Archive

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Sir Mathghamhain MacAlpin wrote:2 years ago was wind, last year was rain, this year sounds like it might be ... ok... But don't say it too loud.

Please, oh please, anything but a repeat of the boot-sucking, populace-eating mud...

Saritor

As a digression, although the flint edged weapons may have been ineffective there are extent samples of Samoan war clubs that would have been effective against our presumed armour standard. The attached picture is a approxamately 10 pound club fabricated fron lignum vitaea. You could give a Samoan ...

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kanulf wrote:i am interested in the games workshop stuff. more pointedly, the warhammer40k stuff. pm me a list of what you have also if you have any white dwarf issues as well.

I'll try and get that at lunch, but will likely have to get it later this evening after class.

Saritor

The Engine seems to have a glitch in that you cannot simply say "All Available." You get nowhere until you pick a specific forum for Search to look in; you have to go one forum at a time. That pulls up the hits. You can use the categories, too, to search a few forums at a time. (Making It...

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THey dont burn as much as my anger at how they shit on their player base with the new system and world. .... who you talking about? Oh, and yeah. My original White Wolf placeholder post said "My eyes, they burn" as I surveyed the list of things to be cataloged. I deleted that as I typed i...

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how much for all the D&D books? Didn't really intend to price them. Just letting people make offers on them that seem reasonable to them. I'm trying to get the storage unit cleared out and I haven't gamed in YEARS. So, yeah. Any money to help pay taxes this year is Good. Make me an offer, and l...

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Finally, a ton of Games Workshop stuff, including Rogue Trader and a few other 1st edition goodies. But I'm kinda burned out on the cataloging, so I'll replace this post later.

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Right. On to White Wolf . Vampire 1st Edition: DC by Night Clanbook: Giovanni Milwaukee by Night Clanbook: Tzimisce Clanbook: Setites The Succubus Club Ghouls: Fatal Addiction Player's Guide to The Sabbat The Inquisition Storyteller's Handbook Awakening: Diablerie: Mexico The Hunters Hunted The Book...

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Next up, Palladium and Miscellaneous game systems. Palladium Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness Road Hogs (TMNT Supplement) Heroes Unlimited (Revised) Villains Unlimited Rifts (1st Ed) Robotech Ninjas & Superspies Miscellaneous Savage Worlds Champions Traveller, The New Era Tra...

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Next up, FASA , once I've cataloged the books into these two categories: Shadowrun SR 1st Edition: Neo-Anarchist's Guide to Real Life Shadowtech (x2) Street Samurai Catalog Shadowrun The Grimoire Virtual Realities Rigger Black Book Shadowrun 2nd Edition: Shadowrun Companion Shadowrun Street Samurai ...

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Further clearing out my storage unit, and now we're down to the gaming books. Part one of a multi-part post, organized by game system/publisher. STATUS: There's one person in line for the AD&D books. Due to lack of time to price all of these properly, I went ahead and posted them to eBay, minus ...

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Graedwyn wrote:How did they come to the conclusion that the
military technologies were equal?

I want to know why they ignored the fact that the Spanish had shields and maille, and I'd still like to know what the hell was up with the two-handed sword swing for a one-handed sword.

Yay, quasi-science!

Saritor

What size foot does that shield blank in the first pic fit?

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Curved blade, learn to close quickly and be prepared to do a lot of draw cuts.

Or go play C&T where you can get away with almost all of it.

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I should be there Thursdayish. Still waiting on confirmation from my ride on that one.

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The second spelling, while incorrect, lets us make way more "union" jokes about the Templars, though.

And depending on how high their dues were, it explains their eventual demise much more thoroughly...

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D. Sebastian wrote::D

Hey, Essex is wearing clothes over and under his armor...

Really, though....that coat is awesome. I will have one some day. Just probably not a silk velvet brocade material like his...

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Andreas Korff wrote:Slightly off-topic: isn't that Dweezle from here on the Archive?

Yep.

http://mailmaker.tripod.com/garb/ is the main pictures page.

And I'd still buy him a period shovel, just because his kit is awesome. Lost the link for the place that sells them, though...hrm.

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white mountain armoury wrote:I like the tall red one

...they'd've used it if they had it...

I really like the look of the larger ones. Beats plastic jugs for the field-side.

I wonder what armor I've got that I can sell off to get that $175 together...

Saritor

Cian of Storvik wrote:Note that klapvisors are later period then sugarloafs.

True, but given the rest of his armor choices (all splinted), overlap is certainly possible between Klappvisor and Sugarloaf. They're separated by 20 years, but still feasible.

Saritor

Oh, and there's this thread over in Interpretive Recreation, on the Charles de Blois pourpoint:
http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/ ... hp?t=92192

It's basically got the same info, but may grow over the next few days.

Saritor

In this book:
http://www.amazon.com/Techniques-Mediev ... 1581600984

Or from this "Tasha McGann" chick, whoever she is...
http://www.cottesimple.com/blois_and_sl ... erview.htm

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But, yeah, Calontir is not really a fencing friendly kingdom, traditionally. There are concerns about fencing from a lot of the old guard of Calontir that make and odd kind of sense. Not all of the reasons I've heard given make sense (That you can do the same things (motions, styles) with rattan as...

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By the end of 2009, this: http://www.lsrinc.org/images/aa/pikemen.jpg With some modifications, obviously. Probably tassets on the peascod, and the breastplate in a slightly different shape. Obviously, a helmet, and whatever concealed armor I can cram in there of whatever materials.[/img]

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Hrolfr wrote:

If someone more 'puterlisious can post this.

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No, it's an interesting type of Italian (in origin) armour, ca 1560/70. EDIT: Huh. Hadn't seen any examples prior to 1560, but there are, apparently, and the origin isn't quite so likely, though the style would fit in with the Italian desire to use antique styles as 'retro'. End Edit. Sasuke did one...

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Murdock wrote:Kits made of spring or kits for the next season???

9 gauge spring, Murdock. Get crackin'.

Saritor

Russ, ask Roger_de_Gilbert here on the archive.

He has a couple of plastic kidney plates sewn in to pockets in his gambesons, and hardly wears torso armor beyond that, except for special occasions.

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Our local Baron generously volunteered to be my model. He is 26 inches across the shoulders and 47 inches around the chest. The gambeson would fit anyone up to these measurements but would probably be perfect on someone an inch or two smaller. Baron not included. (We need him occasionally.) Having ...

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A better shot of the CoP wouldn't go amiss, either.

Saritor

Nissan Maxima wrote:Every persona has a variation of the pointy stick, too.

Nah. The Irish stick with big, heavy, blunt "walking sticks for their bum knees."

And darts.

Hmm. Maybe the thrust-and-throw rules could be modified for proper Irish darts...

Saritor

A trimount, maybe? That's supposed to be grassy hills, though.

Hungarian, and registerable in the SCA, as well.

Saritor

sean of the chipendales wrote:As a matter of fact I have a friend who is one.

Charles doesn't count, even if you have adopted him and he is an Outlands White Scarf.

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Baron Alcyoneus wrote:That is 3 heads, 1 body. He wants 1 head, 3 bodies.

Bah!

Don't bother me with numbers...

Re: Little help please -hidden leather armor-

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