The Armour Archive

Saritor

Guy Dawkins wrote:Mines showin' road conditions. Or maybe it's my condition.

Are we talking:

Or:

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Saritor

The Red Hand of Ulster and the augmentation for Baronets are both prohibited charges, one due to its long association with Ulster and the Ui Neills, and the other because it's part of the British armory. But it's not red hands that are banninated, it's either: A dexter hand apaumy gules (Red Hand of...

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LeeC wrote:Agreed except that the German masters make a clear distintion between cuts and a slices.

Germans are weird, anyway, since they also advocate cut-to-"guard" AND cut-to-center (conveniently granted a guard), depending on what works best in your current dilemma.

Saritor

Who had the injuries? Regular fighters, or infrequent ones?

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Uther, with or without integrated knees?

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jester wrote:If anyone in the marshallate can verify that the first is approved then I will buy two so that I never lack for a partner to play with.

I've asked, but have yet to get an answer back from the SRM, man...even on the possibility of making them experimental.

Saritor

Outlands requires either one year of authorized experience with some form of combat (WMA, heavy, rapier, etc) or training/working with an authorizing marshal until they're comfortable with your level of proficiency. The latter is actually the fastest route to authorization, with the exception of som...

Saritor

Fownes and Fones are clearly registerable period spellings but at this stage I'm unconvinced that either was used in the 14th century. While having no luck with the plurals, there's at least one document from the UK National Archives dated 1396 for a Henry Fowne and one in 1374 for a William le Fow...

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Pick up Tom Leoni's translation of Manciolino for your sidesword and buckler fix.

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Mostly you probably need to wear it and become accustomed, but you may also have some basic technique flaws that are being magnified by the new weight distribution. This. While wearing maille properly helps, wearing any serious amount of armor changes your center of gravity and balance. You may nee...

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Oswyn_de_Wulferton wrote:
olaf haraldson wrote:On a related note, I've decided I don't like the term "Spangen Menace". I shall henceforth be known as part of The Maille Militia !

I just thought we were the Chain Gang.

So I should quit referring to you lot as the All-Maille Revue?

Saritor

I understand that draw cuts and tip slashes are innefective in SCA rattan fighting but I am still interested in seeing what period techniques do work and why some of them that aren't shinwhacks, grappling, draw cut or tip slashing don't work. I will watch with great interest. Meyer's German dusack ...

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Breast protection concealed under the doublet is always a good idea. Stop thrusts don't care about kingdom calibration levels, and some folks have an unfortunate ability to hit the sensitive bits without actually aiming for them. Not to mention stuff like wars and melee, where you never know what's ...

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Grappling in combat is not actually the best option most of the time. Hit and move are much more important. Going to the ground with someone is simply inviting his friends to stab you in the back. Not to mention rolling around in armour for any amount of time is really tiring and it sure would suck...

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also, youre confusing me with someone else on the whole "opinion / crown" thing. It was a broken quote that I didn't see, and you are correct -- I was wrong. I owe you an apology for it. I had thought they were your words, and had a higher opinion of you than that. I'm glad to see I was w...

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I would say it probably had nothing to do with interkingdom rivalry and everything to do with safety. For at least one of the marshals, I'd suspect IKR. I just didn't phrase it that way because, seriously....how many years gone is this? And it wasn't even me getting bounced, so...meh. I just wanted...

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Broadway wrote:What was it made out of back then that is no longer available?

Serf labor.

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and youre right, im a little frustrated. im frustrated at the attempted argument that suggests that requiring people to conform to a very old rule is going to lead to folks being barred from the field if they arent in turnshoes and the proper weight of linen when all we are asking for is people to ...

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Including folks who study WMA. I believe it would be better served if on the WMA side of the fence they were willing to "learn" as well from the SCA side. You can't point me to a single reference on how fighting was "taught" any earlier than I33 either... so we just don't know w...

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Agnarr wrote:yeah they are badass. Mine is kind of a big deal. It has many leather bound books. It's library smells of rich mahogany. My shield doesn't always drink beer, but when it does, it drinks dos equis.

Does it come back to you after you throw it, or do you have to practice to get the angles right?

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D. Sebastian wrote:My proposal attempts to balance the weapon to the game.

Face shots only, archers fire en masse.

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CathalFinnObriain wrote:Scary part ... she will put on armor and go toe to toe with guys 3 times her weight. She is one tough cookie Very inspiring.

Isn't she the originator of the bruise picture for that motivational poster?

Saritor

That is Sir Kenrick reciving. Sir Kenrick was and is my squire-brother. We are proud of him, for sure. I was there in person. The ceremony for Sir Kenrick and the other two knights was as moving as a wedding. Either of you guys have Ken's contact info? We haven't heard from him since he left Citade...

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Sykes actually just emailed me last night...seems they're trying to get caught up on this sort of thing.

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Broadway wrote:Me too.

Keegan Ingrassia wrote::lol: God, I love this place...

You just wish you'd thought of it.

Saritor

Oh, great. Now this is going to end up in the political forum...

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Mord wrote:So, tell me Your Grace, who was pope during The 4th Lateran Council?

I don't know what you think the Pope did that has to do with this thread, but I'm pretty sure he was innocent.

Saritor

chris19d wrote:MLRS?

I don't think it has enough progressive give, but I could see how the marshals might be intimidated in to letting it on the field.

Saritor

They look cool? It looks better than a spun-dome on a guy otherwise dressed for 1350-1400? (Well, with the exception of those Irish helms from 1400. Those are just awesome.) EDIT: There's not really any sport advantage for SCA combat that you couldn't otherwise get from a bar grill on a bascinet.

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... modified slightly for protection ie. fans on knees and elbow cops, and he would consider that "An Attempt at Pre-17th Century Garb. Which, I think, is what Gavin's trying to point out: that the argument is over what constitutes a sufficient attempt, rather than an attempt. You're making an...

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About 160 years.. POST 1600. Basket hilts are period. Just not until the 16th century. They start appearing 1525-1550, and exist through (and obviously past) 1600. Prior to the 16th century though, I'm completely unaware of anything resembling a basket hilt. (Which ain't exactly definitive...just t...

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Balin50 wrote:And? Still looks like a modern shoe with leather scraps glue to it. What if i use faux fur and glue it to my shoes?

Hopefully, the marshal won't ask whether your house-slippers are sufficient to support your ankle in combat.

Saritor

Maeryk wrote:Or steel ones. I have yet to see a basket hilted broadsword from period.

Backsword, broadsword...what's the difference?

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I'm afraid this is completely incorrect. Noone EVER fired a crossbow, or an arrow. I'm pretty sure I can find some documentation somewhere of some French knights setting fire to a few bows, crossbows and arrows in the 14th-15th centuries after killing or maiming the English archers that had previou...

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So, what we really need is a "Dude, don't be a dick." rule?

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